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TodayPolk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Wednesdays,

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

ties include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Italian

Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties

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Here’s a list of up-coming meetings and events for area non-profit community and governmental organi-zations:

Foolish funApril Fool’s Festival this weekend in Tryon

Ties line Trade Street in downtown Tryon as part of the foolery marking the April Fool’s Festival to be held this weekend, April 1 - 3. The fun includes a Masquerade Ball, a parade, the popular outhouse races, a trashion runway show and more. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

by Barbara Tilly

Silliness, tomfoolery and nonsense will be the order of the day this weekend in downtown Tryon.

The annual April Fool’s Festival will begin at 6:33 p.m. Friday, April 1 with a street dance on McCown Street, including a dance contest sponsored by the Tryon Fine Arts Center.

“This quirky festival is part of what Tryon is all about - good silly fun,” said organizer Kathleen Carson. “It’s a festival that will surely grow because it is a celebration of spring and renewal -


Tryon home robbed againSame victim robbed twice in last monthby Leah Justice

A Gillette Woods home was robbed for the second time last week, while two suspects in the previous robbery at that home were in jail.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery that occurred at Braewick and East Park Drive in the Tryon Township last week. The victim

came home on Saturday, March 26 to find the home had been robbed.

Chief Deputy Calvin Atkins said a small safe was taken from the home last week. In the robbery in February, jewelry and prescription medicine were taken.

The East Park Drive home was one of several to be robbed in February in the Gillette Woods and Lake Lanier areas. In most of those incidents, items


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Local Weather

Today: Cloudy, with 100 percent chance of rain. High 52, low 41.

Thursday: Cloudy, with 70 percent chance of rain. High 49, low 42.

Monday’s weather was: High 44, low 36, 0.05 inches of rain.

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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.

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 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.

Community Agri-Business Alliance (CABA) and friends will meet Wednesday, March 30 at 6 p.m. at the Mill Spring Agricultural Center, 156 School House Road in Mill Spring. Mary Lou Surgi, director of Blue Ridge Food Ventures, and Martha Vin-ing, BRFV’s product developer, will speak about developing food products. Free, open to public. Potluck dinner. Jo Ann Miksa-Blackwell: 828-919-1000.

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. Wednesdays, March 30, April 6 & 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.

Thursday Men’s Prayer Breakfast will meet Thursday, March 31 at 8 a.m. at T.J.’s Cafe, 456 S. Trade St., Tryon.

Saluda Center, Thursday ac-tivities: 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 Arts and Crafts, glass and fiber arts exhibit, “Patterns of Perception,” runs through March 31. 373 Harmon Field Road in Tryon.

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.

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.

AA’s Sobriety and Beyond, Thursdays, 8-9 p.m., Immacu-

late 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. and 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.

April Fool’s Festival, down-town Tryon, April 1-2. Street dance Friday, 6:33 p.m., McCown Street. Games, parade, outhouse races, three-legged race, Masquer-ade Ball and more on Saturday.

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

Narcotics Anonymous, Saluda Senior Center, Friday, 8 p.m.

saTurdayFENCE Family Hike, April 2

at 10 a.m. with a crafting activity for children. Free. Call 828-859-9021 for more information.

FENCE Master Naturalist program, a 12-week program teaching the geology, ecology and biology of the Carolinas, begins April 2. Contact FENCE at 828-859-9021 for more information.

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

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

Town of Tryon will do the quarterly test of the Emergency Warning Siren on Saturday, April 2 at noon. The test will be one cycle and last for four minutes. Tryon Town Hall: 828-859-6654 or Chief Joey Davis, Tryon Fire Department: 828-859-9566.

sunday‘A Course in Miracles,’ Sun-

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

Raw Food Support Group, first Sunday of each month, 2-3:30 p.m., Comprehensive Computer Concepts, 750 Hwy. 108 East. 828-817-0200.

Tryon Painters and Sculp-tors, present Jim Greene and Su-san Hopps from April 3 to May 7 with a reception for the public on April 3 from 5 - 7 p.m. at Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave, Tryon. Refreshments will be served. For more info call 828-859-8322 or visit www.tryonpaint-ersandsculptors.com.

MondayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Mem-ber Support Group, meets in Columbus on the first Monday of the month, 10 a.m. - noon. For

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Contestants in last year’s outhouse races make their way up Trade Street in Tryon. (photo by Leah Justice)

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March 30 is Doctors Day . . . Each year, we recognize our doctors, physician assistants and

nurse practitioners for their community spirit, their healing talents

and their selfl ess dedication to the art of medicine. Th is year, you

can make your doctor feel good with a contribution to St. Luke’s

Hospital Foundation in his or her honor.

Just like our physicians, all donations improve healthcare in our

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Please make your check out to St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation, c/o Meshelle Colvin, Executive Director, 101 Hospital Drive, Columbus, NC 28722. Or call 894-2693 if you prefer to make a donation over the phone. All donors and physicians will be acknowledged.

and who doesn’t get giddy at the thought of it?”

Saturday silliness includes midway games and activities at the Tryon Depot from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., sponsored by the Mill Spring Agricultural Development Center and a bad art show sponsored by Tryon Painters & Sculptors.

From 12 - 3 p.m., live music will be performed by Ride with Daddy at the Tryon Depot.Trashion show

At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Tryon House will sponsor a trashion show at the Tryon De-pot. Emceed by Andy Millard, the show will feature garments (including hats, shoes and other accessories) constructed of re-cycled materials (newspapers, milk cartons, aluminum foil, etc.) or any previously used materials

(garden hose, office supplies, etc.). Materials may include anything recyclable. Glues, tapes, sewing and other material needed to construct the garment are not required to be recycled.

Accessories may be added to complete an outfit, but judging will be based on the “apparel.” Each entry will need a “model” for the runway show. A small en-try fee will be charged per outfit.

Proceeds from entry fees benefit the Memorial Garden at Foothills Humane Society. Prizes will be given. For more information



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At 3 p.m. the Fool’s parade will come down Trade Street from New Market Street to How-ard Street.

After the parade the highly competitive outhouse races will be held down Trade Street. This year, the Foothills Humane Soci-ety will also hold a three-legged race.Masquerade Ball

The festival wraps up Sat-urday night at 6:33 p.m. with a ticketed Masquerade Ball on Palmer Street, next to Thomp-son’s Landscaping.

Sponsored in part by Bravo Outdoor Living and Thompson’s Landscaping, the evening will feature live music by the Car-buretors, a regional band well-known from concerts at Rogers Park. A fortune-teller will reveal your character’s future, and food and drink will be offered by a beer and wine cash bar benefiting TDDA and a taco buffet provided by Paul Dale.

To reserve tickets for the Mas-querade Ball, call 828-859-8316.

The Foothills Humane Society takes part in the Fool’s parade at the 2010 April Fool’s Festival. This year’s parade will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 2 and will travel down Trade Street from New Market Street to Howard Street. (photo by Leah Justice)

April Fool’s Festival scheduleFriday, April 16:33 p.m. Street Dance, McCown St., downtown Tryon

Saturday, April 210 a.m. - 5 p.m. Activities, games at the Depot parking lot12 -3 p.m. Live music at the Depot: “Ride with Daddy”3 p.m. Fool’s parade, New Market St. to Howard St. Outhouse races and three-legged race after the parade4:30 p.m. Trashion Runway show, Tryon Depot6:33 p.m. Masquerade Ball, Palmer St., next to Thompson’s Landscaping

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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 dis-cussion of relevant issues; inter-denominational. 859-5051.

Chess Club, Mondays, 12:30 p.m., recreation room, Laurel-


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The sheriff’s office has no sus-pects yet in last week’s robbery. Charges are pending on John Jacob Kessler, 42, of Henderson-ville, in connection with the East Park Drive break-in that occurred in February. Kessler was arrested on March 1 and is still being held at the Greenville County Deten-tion Center on charges of grand larceny, three counts of second-degree burglary and one count of petit larceny.

Karen Phillips Byrd, 38, of Chesnee, S.C., was also arrested in connection with the Febru-ary robberies and pled guilty on March 23 in Polk County District Court to two counts of possession of stolen goods. Byrd is currently serving a 120-day jail sentence for the February crimes.

Atkins said there is no way to know if someone connected to Kessler and/or Byrd committed last week’s robbery or if it was a coincidence that the same home was robbed twice.

Atkins urges residents to keep all doors and windows locked as some entries have been made through unlocked doors and windows.

Anyone with any information regarding the East Park Drive robbery last week is urged to contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at 828-894-3001.

No court date has yet been scheduled for Kessler in Green-ville County for the February robberies, but a bond hearing will be held tomorrow, Thursday, March 31, through the Greenville County Solicitor’s Office and court.

Kessler is being held on a $55,000 bond and is being rep-resented by attorney Randall Chambers.



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

Harmon Field Board of Supervisors meets on the first Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Harmon Field Cabin. The next meeting will be on April 4. Public welcome. Information: 828-859-6655.

Male Anger Management/Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Mondays, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

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 newcomers. For more informa-tion, contact Shannon Slater at 828-894-7000 or 800-617-7132 or [email protected].

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.


by Samantha Hurst

Seventy-nine percent of Polk County horse owners who voted in the March 15 referendum, regarding a $2 assessment fee placed on commercial horse feed, voted to keep the fee in place.

Sta te vot-ers approved the measure as well.

Polk Coun-ty Extension Agent Kendra Bissette said 12 percent of local horse owners participated in the vote.

“Usually there’s not high participation with these referen-dums,” Bissette said.

She said of those who cast votes, 28 percent did so by ab-sentee ballot.

Twenty-one percent of voters locally voted down the measure.

North Carolina Horse Council representative Nancy Wilson said the council looks forward to another three years of funding for its aims to advance the state’s equine industries.

Polk, N.C. horse owners vote to keep horse feed assessment

“We are thrilled the referen-dum passed so our efforts can continue,” Wilson said. Horse owners as young as 9 were al-lowed to vote.

The assessment fee began 12 years ago in an effort to boost

f u n d i n g f o r horse council activities.

Funds col-l e c t e d f r o m the fee trickles down from the state to the N.C. Horse Council.

Wilson said the council uses the funds to support 4-H and other youth programs, REINS volunteer programs, trails advocacy, equine research, representation of horse interests in government, market-ing programs, enforcement of horse laws and improved public awareness of diseases and other threats to horses’ well-being.

Voters must approve the con-tinuation of the assessment every three years.

For more information, con-tact agriculture extension agent Kendra Bissette at 828-894-8218.

“We are thrilled the referendum passed so our efforts can continue.”

-- N.C. Horse Council Representative Nancy Wilson


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Send your thoughts: Bulletin, 16 N. Trade St., Tryon, NC 28782 or by e-mail 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

Polk sheriff office salaries need to be competitive

Sheriff Donald Hill recently requested that the Polk County Board of Commissioners take into consideration raising the salaries of employees in the sheriff’s office.

In difficult economic times, we know this can be a trying move for any county to make. Every department of course would want to see its employees earn more, especially when they feel the sting of employees leaving for higher-paying jobs.

In this one case, however, we feel it’s essential for the com-mission to truly work to improve the salaries of our police force.

Can you envision going to work knowing there’s a chance you could be spit or urinated on? Imagine the detriment to morale this causes to people who already feels as if their pay doesn’t compen-sate properly for the work they do.

Loosing those talented and dedicated law enforcement members to jobs that pay more across county or even state lines diminishes the quality of service a department is able to provide. It diminishes the level of safety residents feel in their own community.

The sheriff and his staff should not be constantly wondering if hiring someone new will end in their providing quality training only to lose that employee down the road.

Keeping crime rates low across the county is vital to our area remaining a place where people want to raise families, retire and visit on vacation. That’s a need the county needs to be willing to fund fully.

— Editorial staff, Tryon Daily Bulletin

Letters to the Editor

Comments on stories found online at Tryondailybulletin.com

From: [email protected] response to: “Tryon ABC

store’s future at risk” on March 24.

That’s too bad, the lady who works at the store there is friendly and helpful, overall it’s a much more pleasant experience than go-ing to the ABC in Columbus.

The Bulletin welcomes your letters of 450 words or less. Please include your name, address and phone number. Emailed letters are preferred.

You can submit letters via email to: [email protected] or mail to: 16 N. Trade St., Tryon, N.C. 28782.

Tryon Daily Bulletin communications policy

Railbanking strips property rights

To the Editor: The real reason Renee, Ray

and Cindy refuse to rescind their support for Rails/Trails.

It is called “Rail-banking.” A provi-sion of the National Trails System Act, that states:

Because a railbanked corridor is not considered abandoned, it can be sold, leased or donated to

a trail manager without reverting to adjacent landowners.

My apologies Renee. You are not planning on Imminent Domain, but the results are the same. The landowners will still

lose their property, and you, Ray and Cindy will be guilty of supporting the loss of personal property rights. Way to go!

Railbanking can be accessed at www.railstotrails.org.

Check it for yourself.––Keith Holbert

Letters to the Editor

Stirring up moot point

To the Editor: In reply to Commissioner

McDermott’s comment about “Why are you trying to stir this up?” And this is concerning the Rails to Trails matter being a “Moot Point.”

Commissioner I must repectfully note the three commis-sioners who refused to rescind the resolution of sup-port for Rails to Trails are the ones who have as you said, “stirred it up.”

Clearly the point is not moot with that resolution out there in the world.

You above all others know very well that resolution is all that group needs to proceed to federal

court within hours of whenever Norfolk Southern should happen to change the status of that rail corridor from active to inactive.

You also are well aware that rail corridor can be bought, sold, traded or leased as a commodity by the railroad which happens to

own the rights to it. That is why rails

to trails organization exists!

It exists to change the use of the prop-

erty known as the rail corridor without any further eminent domain process.

That is why this is stirred up as you say.

Property owners are very, very concerned about that resolution as they should be.

Respectfully,––Max Bradey

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Pavillon Treatment Center in Mill Spring has once again received accreditation for its treat-ment programs by The Com-mission on Accreditation of Re-habilitation Facilities, CARF International.

The non-profit center for the treatment of substance abuse and alcoholism has received a three-year accreditation for its integrated day treatment, detoxification pro-gram, intensive outpatient treat-ment, residential treatment and community housing.

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level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization.

“Our organization takes pride in achieving this accreditation again as it is one more indication of our dedication and commitment to constantly improving the quality of our programs,” said Anne Vance, CEO for Pavillon.

For 15 years, Pavillon has of-fered 12-step residential treatment, research-based recovery services and education for addiction and its related disorders. It is a non-profit organization treating patients from around the nation. .

CARF is an independent, non-profit accrediting body whose mis-sion is to promote the quality, value and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accredita-tion process that centers on enhanc-ing the lives of the persons served.

Founded in 1966, the accredit-ing body establishes consumer-focused standards to help orga-nizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.

For additional information, contact Pavillon at 828-694-2300 or visit online at pavillon.org.

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‘Comin’ Round the Mountain’ plays in Rutherfordton April 1-2

Rutherford Community The-atre announces its upcoming production of “Comin’ Round the Mountain,” by Ned Albert, to be performed at Union Mills Learning Center Auditorium, located at 6945 Hudlow Road in Union Mills on Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 3 at 2:30 p.m. Call 828-287-4809 to reserve tickets.

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House of Flags featured in London flag magazineRemodeling continues with hopes of opening this summerby Leah Justice

The House of Flags Museum has been featured in the “Flag Master,” a London magazine organized by the Flag Institute.

House of Flags Chairman Robert Williamson said yester-day that the magazine should be delivered soon as the House of Flags has already been featured. As Lair told commissioners at the March 21 board of commission-ers meeting, the “Flag Master” wanted to feature the House of Flags because they had never heard of another flag museum anywhere in the world.

Bob Lair, vice-chair of the House of Flags board, gave commissioners their first “good news” update on the remodel-ing efforts of the House of Flags Museum. He said hopes are the new museum will be open by the Fourth of July, but the way things are going an opening date is hard to predict.

The remodeling project of the former Columbus Fire House located adjacent to Veteran’s Park and just behind the Polk County Courthouse in downtown Co-lumbus is progressing. Lair said the front of the building, which was an addition for the lobby on a town easement, is about 60 percent complete.

Work so far has resulted in five full dumpsters of material being removed from the build-ing. The dumpsters, hauling and a port-a-jon were donated by AllBright Sanitation, Lair said.

Lair also reported that the House of Flags has held three volunteer work days so far in an attempt to save money.

The House of Flags will also donate three United States flags to the Polk County Middle School ball fields this year for the third year in a row.

Lair also told commissioners that despite running into some issues that have cost money, the House of Flags has enough money to complete the first phase of the project. Grants are pending

Remodeling continues at the future House of Flags Museum in Columbus. The front of the building is about 60 percent complete. (photo by Leah Justice)

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Williamson said the remodeling proj-ect will double the facility’s space. The current location has approximately 2,500 square feet and the former fire house has approxi-mately 5,700 square feet. The former firehouse is two stories, with the second phase of the proj-ect being the remodeling of the upstairs. Plans include a library, flag displays and storage.

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A notice clipped to the new House of Flags Museum building in Columbus identifies it as the only House of Flags Museum in America. (photo by Leah Justice)

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EXECUTOR'S NOTICEHaving qualified on the 24th dayof February, 2011, as executorof the Estate of CHRISTINECAMILLA GERALD, deceased,late of Polk County, North Caro-lina, this is to notify all persons,firms and corporations havingclaims against the decedent toexhibit the same to the under-signed Executor on or beforethe 9th day of June, 2011, orthis notice will be pleaded in barof their recovery. All persons,firms and corporations indebtedto the estate should make im-mediate payment.,This the 9th day of March,2011.R. Anderson Haynes, ExecutorEstate of Christine Camilla Ger-aldP.O. Box 100Tryon, NC 28782R. Anderson HaynesAttorney at LawP.O.Box 100Tryon, NC 28782

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Longtime resident, wood-carver, author, composer and performer Willard Pace will be interviewed by Anna Con-ner about his historical novel “Witch Ann” at the Polk County Historical Association meeting on Tuesday, April 5 at 2:30 p.m.

The time line of the novel is before, during and after the Civil War. Pace did extensive research for his novel and says he was interested in the legend of “Witch Ann” for many years before for-mulating the work. Willard will also perform his original song, “Witch Ann Was a Lady.”

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Royal Thai Marines show U.S. Marines and Republic of Korea Soldiers some of the plants that are edible in Thailand as part of jungle survival training held in Ban Chan Krem, Kingdom of Thailand during Cobra Gold 2011. (photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Griffin)

by Dona Fair

For the son of a Tryon couple, providing humanitarian aid, civic assistance and military training to a country known for deadly cobra snakes, Buddhist temples and shrimp pad Thai was quite an experience recently.

Navy Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Edgar S. Nicholson, son of Eddie and Sandra Nicholson of Tryon, was one of more than 7,200 U.S. service members involved in Cobra Gold 2011, the largest multi-lateral military training exercise in the Pacific region. Sponsored by the Royal Thai Supreme Command and the United States, Cobra Gold is conducted annually throughout the Kingdom of Thailand. This year’s participants were Indone-sia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, United States and the Republic of Korea.

“I control the craft landing zone,” said Nicholson, a 2002 graduate of Polk County High School. “We assist with off load-ing and on loading all vehicles and personnel from the landing craft air cushion.”

Cobra Gold 2011 marks the 30th anniversary of the Cobra Gold Exercise and has developed into an important symbol of the U.S. military’s commitment to maintaining peace and security in Asia. The exercise provides real-istic training, improves efficiency

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Service members work on their tactical skills and test their ability to operate in a joint, mul-tinational environment. These range from amphibious assaults to engineering and medical hu-manitarian and civic assistance projects geared toward improv-ing the quality of life of the Thai people.

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A Royal Thai Marine shows U.S. Marines the correct way to approach and corral a cobra in the wild during jungle survival training at Ban Chan Krem, Kingdom of Thailand during Cobra Gold 2011. (photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Griffin)

a row with this exercise.”With its lush jungles, exotic

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Leather sheath workshop at Tryon Arts and Crafts April 9, 10

Leather sheath by Rick Lowe. (photo submitted)

Tryon Arts and Crafts School will host a basic leather sheath construction weekend workshop with instructor Rick Lowe. The workshop will be held on Satur-day, April 9 and Sunday, April 10 at the craft school located on Harmon Field Road. This is an opportunity for students to learn traditional methods for creat-ing sheaths, as well as modern techniques for embellishments and decorations.

Leather craftsman Rick Lowe will teach students to design, cut out and assemble leather sheaths created espe-cially for their personal knives. The course will cover dyes, glue, sewing and finish work. Leather needs, essential tools and their sources will be dis-cussed. The workshop will be held on Saturday, April 9 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 10 from 1 – 5 p.m.

Lowe, currently a resident of Candler, N.C., has been making knives and sheaths for the past 20 years and is a new addition to the faculty at Tryon Arts and Crafts School. Knives have been a part of Lowe’s life since a very early age. He has carried one in a pocket or on his belt every day and over the years has developed an interest in custom handmade knives produced by the true craftsmen of the knife world.

Along with the knives came the interest in making sheaths to protect both the knife and its owner. His first efforts were raw, but his continued work in both areas has given his work a high degree of form and function. Lowe has had the op-portunity to meet and work with some of the best leather artists and bladesmiths in the country and through their guidance,

patience and advice, his knives and sheaths are true works of art.

Advance registra-tion for all workshops is required. For more information about the instructor or workshop, contact Tryon Arts & Crafts School at 828-859-8323 or by email at [email protected]. More details and examples of projects are available on the Tryon Arts and Crafts School website, www.TryonArtsand-Crafts.org. There are a limited number of spaces available for this class.

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Tryon Painters and Sculptors will feature two artists in the month of April.

In Gallery One, Jim Greene will exhibit his eclectic sculptures, which consist of wood, metal, feathers and other materials he finds to enhance his creations. He will also exhibit paintings and wall hangings, which range from realistic to abstract.

The Mahler Gallery will fea-ture the watercolor, oil and mixed media paintings of Susan Hopps. Hopps has inspired small stu-dents as a second grade teacher for years. She cites Mathew Fox’s words as encouraging her to cre-ate: “The most prayerful, most spiritually powerful act a person can undertake is to create at his or her own level, with a conscious-ness of the place from which that gift arises.”

This show is from April 3 - May 7 with a reception for the public on April 3 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the

Tryon Fine Arts Center, located at 34 Melrose Avenue in Tryon. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, call 828-859-8322 or visit the TPS website at www.tryonpainter-sandsculptors.com.


Fly-fishing school at Harmon Field

The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited is holding its annual Fly Fishing School on Saturday, April 30 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. at Harmon Field in Tryon.

Students will receive a full day of practical instruction from experienced anglers covering the basics of fly fishing including equipment, casting, line manage-ment and stream tactics along with a ½ day session of “hands-on” learning on one of the area’s trout rich rivers or streams.

The cost of the school in-cludes lunch on Saturday, April 30. Equipment for the class will also be provided. For more information or to register for the school, visit the PCTU website at www.pisgahchaptertu.org. Class size is limited. All proceeds from the school help support Trout Unlimited educational and en-vironmental programs in WNC.



Lady Wolverines softball punishes Avery 13-3

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by Daniel Hecht

To say that it has been a good week for Polk County’s softball program would certainly be an un-derstatement. On Tuesday March 22, staff ace Jamie Hrobak pitched a perfect game as Polk notched a decisive conference victory over Mitchell. And on Thursday, the Lady Wolverines notched a major win over visiting Swain County, upsetting the number one ranked 1A team in the state by a score of 4-2.

So, with two big wins in the books, it was easy to understand the challenge facing head coach Jeff Wilson entering Polk’s matchup with visiting conference foe Avery Friday – namely, how to keep his

young squad motivated and fo-cused on the task at hand.

“I told the girls that we had to battle through the blahs, coming off of the ‘pump’ of playing number one with a big crowd on hand,” said Wilson.

Reasoning that a letdown fol-lowing a big win was understand-able, yet not inevitable, Wilson counseled his team to strike quickly and often.

“I told the girls that our goal is to score early,” said Wilson, add-ing, “I really challenged them to work hard in the first inning.”

Evidently, Wilson’s ladies lis-tened well, as Polk’s offense ex-ploded for nine runs in the bottom of the first on their way to a 13-3

bruising of the visitors from New-land in six innings.

Offensively, the Lady Wolver-ines were led by two-time All State player Alyssa Montgomery, who went 2 for 2 on the afternoon with a single, a double and two walks, notching two RBIs while reaching base on all four trips to the plate.

Leadoff hitter Shayln Brown added an RBI as well, going 2 for 4 with a walk, while Cassie Couch turned in a 2 for 3 performance with a walk. Casey McDowell played a strong game defensively at second base while turning in a 1 for 3 offensive outing with a walk and an RBI.

Polk ace Jamie Hrobak pitched two innings of one hit ball, striking

out four and earning her 37th career victory before turning the ball over to reliever Yancey Pace, who held the Lady Vikings to just three hits on the rest of the afternoon. Hrobak is now just one win shy of tying the school record for victories held by Tiffany McCord.

“I’m really proud of the way we played today,” Wilson said follow-ing the game. “We kept our focus and won a game we needed to win.”

The Lady Wolverines, now 8-1 on the season and 3-0 in the conference, play a home and away series against Thomas Jefferson this week before traveling to Black Mountain Friday afternoon to square off against the Warlassies of Owen High School.

Polk’s Cassie Couch slides safely into home versus Avery Friday, March 25. (photo by Daniel Hecht)


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Landrum’s Cann wins Class A Athletic Director of the Yearby Joey Millwood

The sun was shining bright. The parking lot was full. Three differ-ent fields were alive with fans and athletes. Landrum baseball, soft-ball and soccer were playing home games at the same time. In the middle of all that, Landrum Ath-letic Director John Cann was on and off the school’s Gator, busy making sure ev-erything was running smoothly.

To his coaching staff that hard work is a definitive characteristic of Cann, who was recently named Class A Athletic Director of the Year in South Carolina. He also won Region 2A Athletic Director of the Year for the third time.

“Coach Cann has worked very hard and many hours,” Landrum football coach Russell Mahaffey said. “He cares about the kids. He cares about the program running well.”

Mahaffey would know. Cann

has been at Landrum High School for 10 years and Mahaffey has been with him all 10. Cann coached the football team for seven years and has been athletic director for nine. Cann handed over the reins of the football team to Mahaffey three years ago.

Cann’s tenure at Landrum has been successful. The Car-dinals have had 14

graduates playing nine different sports at 14 different colleges from Pennsylvania to Georgia Southern. Two of those athletes are Cann’s kids, Caroline (Presbyterian Col-lege) and Mark (Marshall).

The Cardinals have also won 10 state championships in that span.

One of things Cann is most proud of is the facilities. At every sporting event you can see the Car-dinal AD roaming and monitoring the facilities.

“I like to watch teams the first

time they come here,” he said. “They’re blown away by our facilities.”

While the award he received on the surface appears to be an

individual award, that’s not the case according to Cann.

“The whole coaching and sup-port staff is sharing in this honor,” he said.

Landrum High Athletic Director John Cann, who recently was named Class A Athletic Director of the Year in South Carolina. He also recently won Region 2A Athletic Director of the Year for the third time. (photo by Joey Millwood)

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To the Editor: I’m pleased to report my

friend that spring has sprung here in the Tiny Kingdom and soon the area will be alive with the color of the magnifi-cent azalea and dogwood on a background of spring green. Our local government contin-ues to amuse some and bring tears to the eyes of others.

Recently our local paper, the Tryon Daily Bulletin, which is just like the New York Times only different, had a half page picture showing new Dell laptop computers in use by the elected

wise elders at their monthly meeting. All future meeting agendas will be on the laptop’s screen instead of on paper!

Wow, there’s a giant leap forward into the 21st century at a cost of $340 per laptop times five elected wise elders, let’s see, that comes to a total of $1,700.

The town said this saved the cost of printing 450 copies of the multi page agenda for the meeting packets.

Get your crying towel out because we’re going to run the numbers on this bad boy. There are 500 pieces of paper in a ream and a ream costs about $10. The wise elected elders meet about 14 times a year, so that’s $140 per year for paper, add $30 for wear and tare on

the copier and we’re up to a cost of $170 per year to produce agenda packets. The 10 year cost comes to $1,700.

So amortization it will be the year 2021.

Also, this laptop technology will be considered current for maybe the next 10 months, not 10 years! I trust a few paper agendas will be available for the lowly taxpayer who takes an interest in the management de-cisions made at these meetings.

One other small point. Let’s hope that meeting

agendas are the only thing these laptops are used for otherwise the elected wise elders may be in violation of the open meeting laws. (Transparent government is the current buzzword.)

Yes my friend I believe you

are right when you say those who can do, and those who can’t teach. I could only add, and all others wind up in gov-ernment management.

Another recent example of too much government is the town’s interest in tackling the Kudzu problem yet again. Even the elected wise elders admit that most of the Kudzu is lo-cated on private land. In the old America government kept its hands off a person’s property. But then they are talking about burning it and everyone knows what happens when you get a wiff or two of Kudzu smoke!

On second thought I think we should have a law in the Tiny Kingdom that says you must burn your Kudzu.

– John Calure

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Greer named winner of VFW’s Patriot’s Pen essay contest

From left: Rebecca Tinsley, Patriots Pen Winner Danielle Greer, Albert Tinsley, Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post #9116 President Joyce Preston, VFW Post #9116 Commander Scott Camp and N.C. 16th District Ladies Auxiliary to VFW President Bessie Bright. (photo submitted)

The Polk County Memorial VFW Post #9116 and Ladies Aux-iliary recently held a recognition banquet to honor the Patriot’s Pen winner for their Post. Danielle Greer, daughter of Al and Re-becca Tinsley of Co-lumbus, was presented a U.S. Flag, a Buddy Poppy, a certificate and a monetary award by VFW Post Com-mander Scott Camp and Ladies Auxiliary to VFW President Joyce Preston.

Greer was also the second place winner for the N.C. VFW 16th District and received a certificate from N.C. Ladies Auxiliary VFW 16th District President Bessie Bright. The Patriot’s Pen is a nationwide youth essay compe-

tition the VFW sponsors to give students in the sixth, seventh and eighth an opportunity to write essays expressing their views

on democracy with the prospect of winning US Saving Bonds. This year’s theme was “Does Patriotism Still Matter?” School

Superintendent Bill Miller was there to see his student from Polk County Middle be honored.


Pesticide collection day April 19Do you have pesticides at

your home or farm that you no longer need or use? If your answer is “yes,” then you’ll be interested in the Rutherford County Pesticide Collection Day on Tuesday, April 19.

The N.C. Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program, in coopera-tion with the Rutherford County Extension Center, will offer this Pesticide Collection Day for residents in Rutherford, Polk, Cleveland and other surrounding North Carolina counties. The Pesticide Collection Day will be held from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Rutherford County Extension Center, located at 193 Callahan-Koon Road in Spindale.

Nearly all pesticide products will be accepted at this disposal event, including out-dated and undesired pesticides. For pesti-cides with unreadable or missing labels, contact the extension center for instructions. Save any portion of the label to help iden-

tify the materials so you can be assisted with disposal. Unknown materials will not be accepted.

For pesticide containers greater than 5 gallons in size, contact the Rutherford County Extension Center before the Pes-ticide Disposal Day for special instructions and information.

Each year the Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program (ww.ncagr.com/PDAP) visits between 40 - 50 counties to collect unwanted and unused pesticides. There is no cost to the participant for disposing of the pesticides.

For additional information on transporting the pesticides safely to the disposal event, contact Jan McGuinn at the Rutherford Extension Center at 828-287-6011.

The North Carolina Coopera-tive Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons, regardless or color, national ori-gin, sex, age or handicap.



Rosemary Pleune, Tryon Kiwanis Club member, reads to children at the Columbus Children’s Center twice a month. The club supports reading for and to children with the Imagination Library program and the donation of books to local schools. Pleune gets involved with her visits to the 2 - 3-year-old classes, as well as the toddlers. (photo submitted)

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Tryon Summer Premiere held May 26 - 29 The May 2011 Tryon Sum-

mer Premiere at Harmon Field in Tryon is being designed to create memorable horse show moments for trainers and exhibitors alike. A-rated, the May 26 - 29 show is slated to have a full line-up of special events including a Puis-sance on Friday night, sponsored by Tryon Equine, a pancake breakfast on Saturday morning, a 2’6” and 3’ Hunter Derby on Saturday evening, sponsored by NickerDoodles All Natural Horse Treats, and more to be unveiled as show time gets closer.

“In addition to the enthusiasm from riders and trainers for this upcoming show, we are also very pleased with the response from local and regional businesses in regards to sponsorships for the event” said Lisa Otto, chairperson of the show committee. “Sponsor-ships not only promote those com-panies and services, but also help us to defray individual exhibitor costs and gives the show commit-tee the means to create a high cali-ber equestrian experience. We are thrilled to be generating a show venue that the entire community is looking forward to.”

Laura Weicker, executive

director of The Tryon Riding & Hunt Club, notes that the May show encourages all local rid-ers to participate as there will be several opportunity classes offered, which allow riders to participate in a USEF rated horse show without being a member or having their horse recorded.

“All of us with The Tryon Rid-ing & Hunt Club cordially invite the general public to come out and enjoy the events, the hospi-tality, the horses and the historic Harmon Field during the four days of showing,” Weicker said.

To reserve stall space or to request a prize list, visit www.TRHCevents.org or call 828-859-6109. For more information on Try-on Summer Premiere sponsorships, contact Lisa Otto at 518-312-1690.

The Tryon Riding & Hunt Club is a non-profit (501c3) orga-nization. With funds raised from successful events, including the Block House Steeplechase, na-tionally accredited Horse Shows, Horse Trials and the Any & All Dog Show, Tryon Riding & Hunt Club has contributed more than a half million dollars to the com-munity in the last five years.



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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (photo by Todd Arcos)

Simon Thompson of Polk County will teach two hum-mingbird workshops on Sat-urday, April 2 at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

The workshops will be held at the Asheville Wild Birds Unlimited store in Asheville.

Thompson will give an insight into the world of

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Sessions announced for Isothermal writers’ workshop April 9Some of the region’s top

authors and poets will share techniques and tips on becom-ing a better writer this spring.

The Seventh Annual Iso-thermal Writers’ Workshop is set for Saturday, April 9 from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Isothermal Community College.

This year’s event will feature Abigail Dewitt, Julia Nunnally Duncan, Amina McIntyre and Scott Owens, organizers said.

The registration fee includes coffee, breakfast pastries and lunch. Registration closes on Monday, April 4. Pre-registra-tion is required.

Dr. Kathy Ackerman and Tom Tucker, Isothermal’s writ-ers-in-residence, are coordinat-ing the event, which is open to writers of all experience levels.

Tucker, an instructor at Iso-thermal, is the author of “Bolt of Fate: Benjamin Franklin and His Fabulous Kite.” He wrote “Brainstorm!: The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inven-tors,” which has remained in print constantly since 1995. He has also written several other invention histories, including two commissioned by NASA. He reviews books in the Char-lotte Observer.

Ackerman, Isothermal’s dean of arts and sciences, is the author of “The Heart of Revo-lution: The Life and Novels of Olive Dargan.” She has also

written three poetry chapbooks, “Knock Wood,” “Crossbones and Princess Lace” and “The Time It Takes.” Her poetry has also appeared in several literary journals.

An agenda, brochure and registration form are available online at www.isothermal.edu/pio/2011/03/Writers-workshop-flyer-2011.pdf.

For more information, con-tact Ackerman at 828-286-3636, ext. 306, or Tucker at ext. 360.

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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 arTS and craFTS, 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, “Patterns of Perception,” glass and fiber arts exhibit – runs through March 31.

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Music Venues

Live Music Art ExhibitsWed. Mar. 30Celtic Tavern

Live music 4 - 8 p.m.Zenzera

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Thu. Mar. 31Carolina Thunder

Bands, Karaoke, DanceEl Chile Rojo Landrum

Geraldo 5:30 p.m.Purple Onion

Louise Mosrie 7:30 p.m.

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Celtic TavernKaraoke

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Bands, Karaoke, DancePurple Onion

Fred WhiskinWine Cellar

Jay Lichty 8 p.m.Elmo’s

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Southern Pointe 8 p.m.Zenzera

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Kyle Sorenson 8 p.m.Brannon’s at Red Fox Mark Levin 6:30 p.m.Celtic Tavern

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Sun. apr. 3Larkin’s Carolina Grill

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upSTairS arTSpace, 49 S. Trade Street, Tryon. The fifth Silent Art Auction opens Friday, April 1. Bids are placed throughout the week with final bids made by 4 p.m. on Sat-urday, April 9. Right after the silent auction, a live auction starts at 5 p.m. with auctioneer Bill Jones selling off care-fully selected art works. Wine and appetizers will add to the occasion. Call 828-859-2828 for information. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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 arTS and craFTS, 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, “Patterns of Perception,” glass and fiber arts exhibit – runs through March 31.

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. Reception April 3 from 5 - 7 p.m. at TFAC. Refreshments. Information: 828-859-8322 or www.tryonpaintersandsculptors.com.

Live TheatrepolK counTy high School, 1681 N.C. Hwy. 108, Colum-bus, 828-894-894-2525 ext. 261. “Grease.” The show will debut on Friday and Saturday nights, April 8 and 9, at 7:30 p.m. Call 828-894-894-2525 ext. 261 for tickets.

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Thanks in part to the Relay participants at more than 5,100 event nationwide, the American Cancer Society, is saving lives by helping people stay well and get will by finding cures and by

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Did you know that colon can-cer is preventable, treatable and beatable? If you are 50 or older, getting tested can prevent colon cancer or find it early enough to be treated successfully. Relay for LIFE organizers urge those 50 or older to get a colonoscopy.

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History of North Carolina wines told in Saluda March 31“A History of North Carolina

Wines: From Scuppernog to Syrah” will be discussed and parts read by author Alexia Jones Helsley on Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. at The Wine Cellar at the Saluda Inn.

North Carolina historian Alexia Jones Helsley, with roots in the region (her parents are Hendersonville residents and her father is a native of Saluda) has authored “A History of North Carolina Wines: From Scupper-nong to Syrah,” a comprehensive examination of North Carolina’s love affair with grapes and vines.

Optimism was early, she points out, as indicated by a quote from a Wilmington newspaper in 1881: “We do not see why good wines should not be made in this state.”

North Carolina’s native grapes, says the author, grew with a wild abandon that impressed early explorers. Wine produc-tion, on the other hand, followed a long and twisting trail. She writes of the disappointments and successes vintners encountered, and describes the complex variet-ies of North Carolina wine. She shows how the highly acclaimed vineyards of today have deep

roots in the state’s past.Helsley is a founding member

and vice president of the Hen-derson County Genealogical and Historical Society. Her previous books include “A Guide to Historic Henderson County, North Caro-lina,” and “The Henderson County (N.C.) Revolutionary Pensioners of 1840,” which was awarded the Willie Parker Peace Prize in 1997.

The Wine Cellar at the Saluda Inn is located at 229 Greenville Street, just off Main Street in Saluda. For information call 828-749-9698.


Samantha J. Payne graduates from basic training at Fort JacksonArmy Pfc. Samantha J.

Payne has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradi-

tion and core values, physical fitness and received instruction and practice in basic com-bat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship,

armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.

Payne is the niece of Lisa

Clark of Canton, N.C., and Kim Brock of Campobello, S.C.

Payne graduated in 2009 from Pisgah High School in Canton.



Sailing aboard the largest fully rigged sailing ship in the world is a cruise I would de-scribe in one word…subtle.

I have been many places in my life and time, and I am usu-ally disappointed by fanfare. You won’t get that on a cruise aboard the Royal Clipper, and that’s what makes it perfect for artistic types, from 35 to 91 years old.

My seven-day journey from Barbados to the Grenadines was the tropical highlight of a lifetime, accentuated by the unfurling of 42 sails in the wind as you found y o u r s e l f swiftly and noiselessly being car-ried port to port like a character in a “Cap-tain and Commander” novel. The same ship sails the Mediter-ranean and the pacific coast of Costa Rica.

Loved: Listening to the groan of the sails instead of engines, the fabulous menu, the soft adventure, and the mix of British, Canadian, American and German passengers.

Note: For the very things I loved, it took a day or two to lay back and realize that I wasn’t on the “megaship of the seas.” Be willing to leave anyone under age 20 at home. My daughter

Subtle joy of green cruising

Where’ve You Been?by Lucianne

Evans

had a good experience, but she was the only teenager.

Favorite port of call: Grenada, con-s idered the most beauti-ful harbor in the Caribbean. We hiked to the Seven Sis-ters Waterfall, a rite of pas-

sage. Martinique, which is like a mini-Paris, with great deals on French designer chic.

St. Lucia, and the iconic mountains of Les Deux Pitons, from the sea. St Vincent’s is waterfall heaven, and little known Bequia is laid back, but famous for it’s miniature boat building.

It was a goal of mine to end up at Thomas’ Boat Build-ers, where the most exquisite miniatures of sailing ships are hand-crafted before your eyes, as they have been for royalty since the 18th century. With

prices ranging from about $25-$4,500, I settled on a coconut boat, and cannot be more proud of my souvenir.

Another goal was obtaining a freshly-grilled Caribbean lobster. I bartered with a lo-cal fisherman, and got a good price. It was snapping itself silly, when he asked, “do you want me to cook this now, or do you want to take it home as a pet?”

Star Clippers hired a three-star rated Michelin chef, which is a great merit in the world of cuisine. All the dishes and flavors are organically de-rived, with no “sour cream and onion” added! I don’t have a sweet tooth, but I enjoyed the most remarkable chocolate cake, which was almost sa-vory, with no icing, and had just the right balance of sweet and chocolate.

It is something to be said for the Caribbean, that every-one should take a green cruise

Left: Evan’s daughter, Rhiannon, at the Seven Sisters Waterfall in Grenada. Right: Climbing the mast.

like this one, or ANY type cruise, and see the reefs for themselves.

The coral reefs of Tobago Cays Nature Reserve, another port of call, were the healthiest I saw during the trip, but it’s no mystery that many reefs are turn-ing “gray.”

There was an active marine bi-ologist aboard, and she explained the reason is not so much pollu-tion, as it is sediment. It’s a cause and effect of storms that wash mud onto the coral, clogging a sensitive photosynthetic system can’t survive it. But you can watch dolphins swim alongside this ship, and you can climb the mast if you want to! That beats that rock wall on the megaships by a mile.

And finally, the captain was very popular in a subtle sort of way. Subtle, there’s that word again.

For information on this cruise, call your travel agent or contact [email protected] with your travel story.

Letter to the Editor

Return passenger trains to tracks not “pedquestrians”

To the Editor:It seems to me that instead of

supporting a transfer of railroad property to some nebulous group

that will magically transform the Saluda grade railroad to a “Park” of trails for hiking, riding of bikes and horses, the County Commissioners should be pursu-ing a program of having Norfolk Southern return the railroad to actual service with passenger service with stops in Tryon and/or Saluda.

In addition, I feel they should

be pushing for a rail connection from Tryon to Charlotte. The North Carolina Department of Transportation has long-range plans of making just such a con-nection. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to get on the train in Tryon and ride to Charlotte, Raleigh or even all the way to New Bern via the North Carolina Railroad?

But if the Commissioners

“let” it be known that they’d rather have the rail line made into a pedestrian/equestrian (pedquestrian) trail, then they may take the passenger service to Asheville from Charlotte through Hickory and Polk County might just be bypassd all together!

With the price of gasoline going up, maybe this isn’t such a far fetched idea.


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Classic Car Show at Blue Ridge BBQ & Music FestivalOn Saturday, June 11, some-

thing new will happen at the Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival – a classic car show. Beautifully and meticulously restored cars will be on dis-play by their proud owners, all of whom will be hoping for prizes and trophies. The new attraction is sponsored by McCurry-Deck Motors of For-est City. The Carolina Classic Car Club of Spartanburg will host the event.

Chuck Britton, chairman of the festival, said this is just one of the things that’s going to make this the best year ever.

“One of the things that keeps people coming back to the festi-val year after year is that we try to have new experiences in store for them,” he said, “And people just seem to love the old cars.”

Dennis Nagle, who chairs the car show committee, ex-

pressed appreciation for Mc-Curry-Deck Motors’ underwrit-ing of the event.

“Our sponsors make it pos-sible for us to put the festival on – their commitment to com-munity is inspiring to all of us as we work to make it all come together,” he said.

Paul Deck of McCurry-Deck said this will be his first year at the festival, but that he has long known that it is a key economic factor in the Tryon-Columbus area.

“The festival draws a lot of people here for a really enjoy-able event, and that just makes more people aware of what the area has to offer,” said Deck.

Deck said he has loved cars all his life and has a real interest in vintage cars. A 1969 Pontiac Firebird is currently on display at his GM store, and he plans to host his own classic car show

there in late April.Anyone interested in dis-

playing a car at the Barbecue Festival should contact the BBQ office at 828-859-7427.

The 18th Annual Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival will be held at Harmon Field in Tryon on June 10 and 11. The event includes a cooking competi-tion – sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society – music (on two stages), a juried craft fair with more than 50 artists and crafters displaying, dem-onstrating and selling their art, carnival rides and games for kids, sponsor displays and, of course, some of the best food to be had anywhere.

Saturday’s special events include the classic car show, the third annual Rubber Ducky River Race and “Hawg” Runs (motorcycle poker runs) origi-nating in Greenville and Ashe-

ville and ending at the festival. Look for upcoming announce-ments about other attractions that are being added to the 2011 event.

The festival is conducted annually under the auspices of the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce. Proceeds from the festival help support cham-ber operations and additional proceeds go to the Carolina Foothills Chamber Founda-tion to be returned to the com-munity through distributions to a variety of charitable and civic programs and projects throughout the county. Funds are generated by a modest ad-mission fee, contestant entry fees and sponsorships.

For further information, call the festival office at 828-859-RIBS (7427) or visit Blu-eRidgeBBQFestival.com.


Saluda Community Land Trust begins spring projects

The Saluda Community Land Trust (SCLT) has geared up and is starting their spring projects.

First on the list was a day out cleaning up sections of Highway 176 that SCLT has volunteered for through the “Adopt a Highway” project.

Two trail walks are planned for April on the “Missing 40” and on a section of private prop-erty that takes you along a cove toward North Pacolet River.

Kudzu control projects have been in the works this winter and more work is still needed. The group plans on getting back to work on “their site” located on the corner of Ozone and Thompson Road starting in April.

Kudzu Kollege is held the

last Saturday of each month, sponsored by the Spartanburg Kudzu Coalition. For more information, check out www.kokudzu.com.

The Kudzu Killers in Co-lumbus have taken on the proj-ect of eradication on the Polk County Library property.

Did you know?Kudzu is native to China, but

is now found throughout Asia and other parts of the world. Kudzu was first brought to the United States by Japan as part of an exhibition.

For more information about SCLT and their projects call 828-749-1560 and leave a mes-sage, someone will return your call promptly.


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Foothills Music Club March organ concert a successby Elizabeth Gardner

The March meeting of the Foothills Music Club (FMC) took place at the Tryon Presbyterian Church on Thursday, March 10. The concert, featuring perfor-mances by local organists, was preceded by a business meeting, at which president Fran Creasy presided. Highlights of the meet-ing were the announcement of the 2011 FMC scholarship winners and election of FMC officers to fill two vacancies. The scholarship winners have been announced separately by Elaine Jenkins, FMC scholarship chair.

Jeanette Shackelford will succeed Fran Creasy, who has served as FMC president for four years. Carole Bartol was elected vice-president. The other officers are Krysti Hamlin, secretary, and Nancy Walburn, treasurer, who are continuing to serve.

Following the meeting, the annual public FMC organ concert began at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary

of the church. Creasy opened the program by announcing that more than $34,000 has been given to de-serving high school musicians in the community since the founding of the FMC by Lesley Oakes in

1988. She then introduced Eleanor Roemer, the organizer of the organ concert, who was the first organist to perform. Roemer recalled that the organ as we know it today had its origins around 1,000 BC, and that the bellows then were driven by water pressure, hence the name of this instrument was the hydro. She then performed two organ Fantasias, the first by Johann Pachelbel and the second by J.S. Bach.

More Baroque organ music was presented by Bartol after she shared a couple of J.S. Bach tid-bits: Bach was an extremely large man whose hand could reach four white keys beyond the reach of an average person’s hand; therefore, he could do all kinds of fingering between his thumb and little finger, which most organists find diaboli-cal. It is also said that the clergy of the churches where Bach was organist were disconcerted that Bach would never play the hymns correctly; instead, he played all kinds of embellishments, which caused the following conversa-tion: “Don’t you understand? He’s a genius!” answered by “We do not need a genius; all we need is an organist who will play from the book!” Bartol performed two cho-rales by Bach – “Wer den lieben Gott” and “Komm, suesser Tod,” followed by a movement from the

Second Suite by Louis-Nicolas Clerambault.

Susan Mahnke then performed the “Liturgical Suite for Organ” by Denis Bedard, followed by John Gardner’s playing of the sparkling “Gloria” by Marcel Dupre, one of the giants of 20th century French organ music. He was then joined by Elizabeth Gardner, soprano, who performed Aaron Copland’s musical setting of Emily Dickinson’s poem “I’ve heard an organ talk sometimes…and understood no word it said…”

Lesley Bush demonstrated the miracle wrought in organ-land through modern technology. He used a “midi” device that enabled the organ to play automatically while he led the congregation in singing the hymn “O Sons and Daughters of the King.” He then seated himself at the console and performed Healey Willan’s organ arrangement of this hymn.

The Sine Nomine Singers, under the direction of Rita Stobbe with Roemer at the organ, con-cluded the program with “Look at the World” by John Rutter, contemporary English composer of many choral pieces, who may be more popular in the States than in England. This piece about the beauty of creation and the source of all our blessings brought the concert to a fitting close.

Tryon organists (from left) Carol Bartol, John Gardner, Eleanor Roemer. Lesley Bush and Susan Mahnke. (photo submitted)


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The Town of Tryon Board of Com-missioners and Tryon Township Fire Commission will hold a public hearing to consider adoption of the proposed FY 11-12 Fire Department Budget at a special meeting on April 12, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Tryon Fire Depart-ment, 56 West Howard Street, Tryon, NC 28782.

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Conversations from Birdlandby DonWeathington

In the mid – 1970s I was cho-sen by the organization for which I was working in Tampa, FL, to attend a week long seminar in Miami aimed at training com-munity organizers.

On the first morning of the seminar, and after a rousing key-note address, the large contingent of attendees was broken up into groups of eight to 10 people and assigned to rooms where the training was to take place. The group I was assigned to gathered at the appointed time and place, eager to learn how to change the world. After the expected starting time passed without an instructor showing up, we began to talk among ourselves – introducing ourselves and eventually sharing ideas about what we believed was going to happen during the ensuing days of training.

As we talked, I remained watchful, glancing out the door, searching for the instructor. On a couple of occasions I saw a well dressed black man walk past the door. His three-piece suit was well cut and he carried a cane, as he strolled by first in one direction, then the other. I pegged him as one of the event sponsors checking up on how sessions were going and felt a little apprehensive that our in-structor was late. Within minutes the group became so absorbed in our interaction that thoughts of the instructor were left behind – we were coming up with many interesting strategies for chang-ing how business was carried out by our local governments.

Suddenly there was a clatter and bang as that cane I had seen bounced off the floor, the wall and the trash can. Our collective jaws dropped and total silence fell on the room like a blanket of snow. We all looked to the door where that well dressed black

man stood with a scowl on his face that was intimidating and yet irresistible. Then the deep voice rolled over us. “Well, good morning to you, too. I am Charles and I’ll be your instructor for the next few days. It’s good to have so many ideas about how to pro-ceed from where you are, even if you have no idea what you’re doing or where you’re headed. That’s where I come in.”

I hope I never forget the next 30 minutes of that experience. Charles began our training by explaining that what we were engaging was the changing of the power base in the communities that we represented. Paraphrased he said, “If you have no power and disagree with those who do have it, you must know how to change that. You could ask them for it. In all likelihood they would laugh at you. If they said OK and “gave” you some power, then, of course, they could just as easily take it back – so you wouldn’t have gained anything by asking.

No, young idealists, if you really want power, you must TAKE it. And in order to take it you must approach the task in an organized fashion, converting your community to the ideals that you represent.”

As Charles explained things during that first half hour, I real-ized that underlying his premise was one of those ideas that I laughingly had catalogued as “things my father never said”. Briefly stated, Charles presented a plan that included: a) First you have to articulate the issues being contested, b) Then you

Charles, me and powerhave to get the attention of the people (as he had done with his cane), c) Next you must imple-ment strategies for popularizing the message, as well as strategies for fending off challenges from those in power, d) Finally you need a thorough plan to follow when put in the position to create change [Or, as my father never said: “You have to have a sound bottom under the boat or it just won’t float.”] and, e) Afterwards, you must maintain contact with and listen to the people who helped you and faithfully guard against those who have been deposed.

The massive change that is attempting to manifest in the Middle East is roughly following this pattern. Events in Tunisia, Egypt and other countries in the Middle East are unfolding rapidly since December of 2010.

The protests by the people and the varying responses from entrenched regimes has been spectacular and frightening to watch. Organizers have the atten-tion of the regimes, have clearly posed the issues, and their strate-gies have worked thus far.

The tenacity of continued protests suggests that strategies for fending off the entrenched regimes are working to varying degrees. While the world seems to be firmly on the side of the demonstrators, there are those lingering questions at the back of our minds: “Do these boats have bottoms, or are they doomed to sink?” And, “How will the dicta-tors who are losing their power in the region react, both in the immediate scenario, and in the long term?”

Don Weathington is a retired psychotherapist and business owner who lives in Gillette Woods at a place called Birdland.

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Saluda Fire and Rescue has formed an Auxiliary to benefit the community. The first meeting was held Wednesday, March 9. The Saluda Fire and Rescue Auxiliary will hold fundraisers in order to help support the community in many ways. The first fundraiser will be a yard sale held at Saluda Fire and Rescue on Greenville Street on Saturday, April 30. Donations are currently being accepted at the fire department. New members are welcome to come to meetings. You must be 16 or older and a Saluda resident. With more members the auxiliary can better serve Saluda, the firefighters and families affected by fire or natural disasters. You can also find the auxiliary on Facebook under “Saluda Fire and Rescue Auxiliary.” (photo submitted)

Saluda Fire and Rescue forms Auxiliary

Saluda Arts Festival confirms judges, musicThe Saluda Arts Festival

will be held May 21 in Saluda. Participating artists can win up to $1,500 in cash awards. The judges for the arts festival will be:

Robert Dunning, a profes-sor of art at UNCA, where he is chairman of the art de-partment. He has a BFA in drawing and painting and an MFA in printmaking. His art-work is on display at Blue Spiral Gallery in Asheville. Ben Pfingstag has a MFA in painting and a PhD in art history. He taught art for 10 years at Norwich University in Vermont, and currently teaches continuing education in art at Blue Ridge Community Col-lege and Isothermal College.

Terry Holland is an interior designer from Macon, Ga., who has purchased original art for hundreds of clients during his 30-plus years in the interior

design business. His personal collection includes paintings, ceramics and glass, which he has placed in his homes in Franklin, N.C., Beaufort, S.C. and Macon, Ga. He has also donated many paintings from his collection to universities, historic homes and museums in Macon, Ga., and Asheville, N.C.

Festival visitors will hear musical performances by One Leg Up, the Swayback Sisters and the Appalachian Brass Quintet.

Based in Asheville, N.C., One Leg Up performs a mixture of upbeat Gypsy Jazz, Latin, swing and original jazz com-positions and is a favorite of club, concert and festival stages throughout the southeastern United States.

The Swayback Sisters are Laura Blackley, Nikki Tal-ley and Lyndsay Wojcik. This

Asheville-based roots trio de-cided to join forces and create a diverse musical experience for themselves as well as their audiences. While each sister is proficient in her songwrit-ing and guitar work, they also blend their voices in three-part harmony.

The Appalachian Brass Quintet from Brevard, N.C., is a five-piece musical ensemble of acclaimed musicians that have played with many orchestras and chamber groups.

Twenty students from The Dancer’s Extension will also perform their spring concert at the Saluda School auditorium at 11 a.m. on the day of the festival.

Contact Susie Welsh at 828-749-3900 or Catherine Ross at 828-243-8696 or email [email protected] for more infor-mation.


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Here's the secret – send that hard-to-please friend a subscription to The Tryon Daily Bulletin! We'll even provide a free card to announce your gift. Come by our office on Trade Street or call us for details.


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