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TodayPolk 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.; ce-ramics, 9:30 a.m.; Italian club meeting (Buon Giorno), 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 10 a.m.;

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

Tryon Arts and Crafts School (TACS) is looking for high school interns who love visual arts and kids to help with TACS’ Summer Sizzler children’s program.

According to TACS, The interns will not be paid, but for each week they work this sum-mer, they will receive free art classes (a session or workshop) in the media of their choice at TACS. Call 828-859-8323 for more information.

St. Luke’s Regional Hyperbaric and Wound Care Center has moved and is now Welcome, Dr. Lonnie Lassiter and team!

located at 112 Sparks Drive in Forest City * 828-351-6000Rutherford Wound Care & Hyperbarics

Amendment 1 stirs debate in PolkCrowd size forces move to courthouseby Leah Justice

Nearly 200 people packed the Womack building in Columbus Monday, April 2 for a meeting in

which the Polk County Board of Commissioners was expected to consider a resolution in support of N.C. Amendment 1. Amend-ment 1 is a proposed amendment to add a new section to the state constitution stating that marriage

between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid in the state.

Several children stood out-side, holding signs in favor of


Some of the people who stood outside the Womack building to support N.C. Amendment 1 before the county commissioners’ meeting Monday, April 3. (photo by Leah Justice)

Herb-growing expands PCHS students’ skillsHerbs sold at plant sale April 4 – 14by Cabot Lee Petoia

Polk County High School plans to hold a plant sale at the school’s greenhouse April 4 - 14.

The PCHS Future Farmers of

America (FFA) are running the sale, but Maria Freeman’s Occu-pational Course of Study students will participate by selling herbs.

The sale will be held Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and 8 a.m. - noon on Saturday, April 7 and Saturday, April 14.

After expenses for supplies, the money raised by Freeman’s students from the herb sale will help fund their next project, or possibly allow them to take a field trip for a learning experience.


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Local Weather

Today: Partly cloudy, with 60 percent chance of thun-derstorms. High 82, low 60.

Thursday: Cloudy, with 60 percent chance of thunderstorms. High 69, low 53.

Monday’s weather was: High 87, low 59, no rain.

Forecast: Today Tomorrow

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

Polk Recreation Zumba class, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 - 11 a.m. at Stearns Gym. Patty Rivera is the instructor.

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.

Lanier Library open house, Wednesday, April 4, 4 - 7 p.m. to launch the library’s new Wednes-day evening hours. Minor Adjust-ment will play, and refreshments will be offered. The library will now be closed on Wednesday mornings.

PCHS men’s tennis at home at Hendersonville at 4 p.m.

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. N.C. DMV mobile driver’s

license unit will be in Columbus in front of the post office on Ward Street on Thursday, April 5 from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. A sign on the light pole in front of the post office will inform people when the unit has had to cancel its visit because of mechanical difficulty or weather-related issues.

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.

House of Flags Museum, open Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Colum-bus.

Landrum Library, Lap Ba-bies, 10 a.m., 20- 25 minute session for young children and caregivers includes music, nurs-ery rhymes, action poems and short books. Storytime at 10:30 a.m. for preschoolers includes books, music and fingerplays. Call 828-457-2218.

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

Saluda Community Library will have preschool story time every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Open to all area children and caregivers.

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

Polk County Public Library, free yoga class (bring your own mat) every Thursday from noon - 1 p.m.

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

PCHS men’s tennis at home at Burns at 4 p.m.

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.

NAMI support group, Thurs-days, 7 - 8 p.m. in the blue room of Tryon Presbyterian Church, located on Harmon Field Road in Tryon. The group, sponsored by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), is for any-one feeling anxious or depressed and those with a diagnosis of a mental illness. All conversations are confidential. No charge. 828-817-0382.

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

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

FridaySaluda Center Friday events:

chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; Trash Train, 10 a.m.

Polk Recreation Zumba class, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 - 11 a.m. at Stearns Gym. Patty Rivera is the instructor.

The Meeting Place Senior Center Friday activities include movie matinee at 10 a.m. and bin-go at 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.

PCHS JV/V baseball at home vs. Madison at 4 p.m.

PCHS V. softball at home vs. Madison at 4 p.m.

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

PCHS JV softball at home vs. Madison at 5:30 p.m.

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

saTurdayGrassroots Art Project holds

art classes to benefit Lennie’s Fund and the Humane Society, Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. – noon. There is no fee for the class and all materials will be provided. Classes are held at the Holy Cross Episcopal Church on Melrose Ave. in Tryon. Call 828-899-0673 for more information.

House of Flags Museum, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Columbus.

Polk County Historical As-sociation Museum, open Satur-days, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

MondayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; bridge,


Freeman said this particular class of exceptional children has worked with plants a little bit ev-ery year since she’s been teaching there, but this year is the biggest project they’ve undertaken.

“Our goal is to be able to make salsa from our plants to sell, donate to the Thermal Belt [Outreach Ministry] or just give away,” Freeman said, “We just need more space to be able to do that.”

Freeman said she wrote a grant to the Polk County Com-munity Foundation requesting an addition be built onto the greenhouse in order to solve the space issue, and she is hoping to hear back from the founda-tion soon.

Freeman said learning about trade is important for her stu-dents because it is a major part of society, and practicing it in Occupational Studies students Tyrek Dood, Wesley Bullman, Chasidy Metcalf, Karandal Gary and Moira

Davis enjoy an afternoon in the greenhouse preparing seed starters for the upcoming plant sale. (photo submitted by Maria Freeman)

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school will help them be prepared to make purchases or sell prod-ucts on their own. She also said learning how to grow plants is important be-cause garden-ing could be a potential career or hobby for any one of the students in the future.

Moira Da-vis, one of Free-man’s students, said smelling the plants is her favorite part about being in the greenhouse. Tyrek Dood, another student, said he liked everything about planting, and Wesley Bullman said he especially liked working with the soil.

Karandal Gary said he doesn’t like anything about growing plants, but Freeman said this experience was still good for

him because now he knows he would never choose gardening as a career.

“It’s just important for them to be a part of something,” said Loretta Jackson, another Excep-

tional Children teacher.

A c c o r d -ing to Free-man, growing the plants has benefited her s t u d e n t s b y helping them d e v e l o p j o b skills, social-ize with other students who also work in the

greenhouse and practice team-work and patience.

She said it also introduces them to cost comparison – they get to see money being spent on seeds and will eventually see the money getting earned back at the plant sale.

“They’re learning how it works from seed to sale,” Free-man said.

Chasidy Metcalf and Tyrek Dood fill seed starters with soil in the greenhouse at Polk County High School. These students and their peers in PCHS’ Occupational Studies program will sell herbs they have grown at the PCHS Plant Sale April 4 - 14. (photo submitted by Maria Freeman)

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“Our goal is to be able to make salsa from our plants to sell, donate to the Thermal Belt [Outreach Ministry] or just give away. We just need more space to be able to do that.”

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the amendment, with many in the crowd arriving up to an hour early to ensure they would get a seat. The crowd grew so large the meeting had to be moved to the courthouse, because the Womack building meeting room holds only 160 people.

Once the meeting opened in the courthouse, the first ac-tion commissioners took was to remove the resolution from the agenda.

Commissioner Ted Ow-ens first made a motion for the resolution to be moved higher on the agenda because of the number of residents who attended, but commissioner vice-chair Reneé McDermott amended Owens’ motion to remove the resolution from the agenda. McDermott’s motion to remove the item passed 3-2, with McDermott, chair Ray Gasperson and commissioner Cindy Walker approving the removal and commissioners Owens and Pack voting against the removal.

From the crowd, a solid “boo” was heard, and one man shouted, “Start looking for a new job.”

Commissioners did allow residents to speak on the item during citizen comments at the end of the meeting, after speeches on the topic from all commissioners. Nearly 20 resi-dents spoke, with some giving their strong beliefs that mar-riage should be only between a man and a woman and others saying laws shouldn’t take away citizens’ rights and com-missioners shouldn’t endorse a state issue one way or another.

Rev. Warren Elliott said he doesn’t care what the United States government or anyone else says, he is going by what God says about marriage. He said it doesn’t take a rocket sci-entist to figure out, “When God made two people, he made man first and from the man he took a woman and so therefore, a man and a woman is God’s plan for

a home life.”“When it’s any other way a

nation is distorted,” Elliott said. “And God will judge America because of the fact that we’re re-belling and going against God’s word. That’s where I stand.”

Jerry Hardvall said the issue is not about religion but wheth-er the state of North Carolina should take away the rights of a group of citizens through a constitutional amendment. He said he wasn’t there because he supports gay marriage.

“When we say the pledge of allegiance and say for liberty and justice for all, I like the ‘for all’ part,” Hardvall said. “In no way can I support an amend-ment in the N.C. Constitution that takes away the rights of law-abiding citizens.”

Hardvall also said he finds it alarming that after people have worked so hard for so many years to have equal rights, there are now some trying to take rights away from people.

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Thomas Olson said this amend-ment has to do with what is good for society.

“You can’t do with two bolts what you can with a bolt and a nut,” Olson said.

He said that is a simple way to put it but it’s true and he is in favor of the amendment.

“This is such an important is-sue and our society depends on it,” said Olson.

Preston White said he’s seen many elections and votes cast on differing issues and it appears to him that the voters of Polk County are more than capable of making their own decisions as to how to vote.

“The voters of this county do not need an endorsement with pros or cons from our county com-missioners, as a body, on how to vote on a particular amendment,” White said.

When she made the motion to take the item off the agenda, McDermott said it is not appropri-ate for elected officials to take an official position on matters such as Amendment 1, which is a matter of religious belief and individual conscience.

“What’s more, this is a political matter, in an election year, and it should not be placed for a vote by

the county commissioners,” said McDermott. “The Polk County Board of Commissioners should not, sitting as the governing body of Polk County, tell citizens how to vote on matters that do not bear upon the operation of county gov-ernment. People who believe that government should not intrude on their lives, people who be-lieve that government should not intrude on their churches, should be displeased at this attempt to use Polk County government to intrude on those areas. The mem-bers of the Polk County Board of commissioners are elected to represent all of the citizens of Polk County, all of the citizens of our very diverse population.”

Commissioner Pack, who placed the item on the agenda, said he followed the rules in plac-ing the item on the agenda “to a tee.” He said if the resolution is removed it means that anytime there is a majority of the board it will be impossible for a com-missioner not in that majority, in this case for a Republican, to get anything on the floor.

“If you vote this off the agenda, it is a ‘no’ vote (from you) for the amendment,” Pack said.

McDermott said it is not a ‘no’ vote, but that it is inappropriate for the board to take a position where



People attending the county commissioners’ meeting Monday, April 2 file into the courthouse. The crowd was so large the meeting had to be moved from the Womack Building across the street to the courthouse. (photo by Leah Justice)

Grace Shehan Abrams

Grace Shehan Abrams 83, of Columbus passed away Monday afternoon, April 2, 2012 in Ridge Rest Nurs-ing Center, Columbus.

Born in Polk Coun-ty, she was the daugh-ter of the l a t e B i l l and Ne t -tie Newton Shehan. Mrs. Abrams was a seamstress for many years. She was a longtime member of Sandy Plains APR Church and was the

Obituarieswidow of Charles Abrams, who died in 1997.

Surviving are two brothers, Daniel Shehan of Mill Spring and Wayne Shehan of Green Creek. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 in Sandy Plains ARP Church, with Rev. Jim Mitchell officiating.

Burial will be in Sandy Plains ARP Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. in the church.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Drive, Colum-bus, N.C. 28722.

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

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

good and honest people differ in their opinions on what is right.

“And to say that taking that position means a ‘no’ vote simply is uncalled for,” McDermott said.

Walker said she leaves the de-cision up to the voters of the state.

“It is not up to me as your elected official, your local gov-ernment representative, to make a recommendation on this issue,” Walker said. “It is inappropriate for this board of commissioners, who move and act as one body, to endorse this issue; for or against. We have no business being in your business, your belief system or your ballot box.”

Walker also said when read-ing the title of the resolution, she had no problem voting in favor because it states, “in sup-port of participation.” She said the paragraph saying the Polk County Board of Commissioners endorses the amendment caused her concern.

Owens said he disagrees that commissioners are telling resi-dents how to vote.

“(The resolution) is saying we endorse it,” said Owens, “not saying you have to endorse it.”


Pack said Polk is not the first county to have the resolution on the agenda and named five other counties, including McDowell and Wake County, as well as the town of Spruce Pine, all of which have approved resolutions in sup-port of the amendment.

“This amendment is very important to the people of Polk County,” Pack said. “It is a belief that people have had for years. We are a nation founded on Christian values.”

Pack said the resolution is in support of participation and he thinks commissioners need to encourage residents to get out and vote and take a stand for what is right or what is wrong.

Same-sex marriage is cur-rently banned in North Carolina.

Amendment 1 will be on the May 8 primary ballot asking citizens to vote on whether the constitution should include an amendment that the only legal or recognized union in North Caro-lina should be defined as between one man and one woman.

Look for more coverage on Monday’s county commissioner meeting, including the resolu-tion that was removed from the agenda in Friday’s edition of the Bulletin.



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Majority should not deny minor-ity right to propose resolutions

Democratic members of the Polk County Board of Commis-sioners were wrong to remove from the agenda Monday, April 2 a resolution proposed by Tom Pack in favor of a marriage amend-ment to the State of North Carolina’s constitution.

We understand the resolution proposed by the Republican commissioners stated that the board of commissioners supported both citizens’ rights to vote on the issue and the state’s amendment as a whole. Because the resolution was proposed a month before a Democratic commissioner primary, some could argue the move was political, and that’s unfortunate.

This understandably created conflict for those commissioners who believe voters should have a say in the issue but who may disagree with the amendment itself and/or that the commission should vote on such an amendment in the first place.

As far as we are concerned, the county should not support such an amendment and we’ll explain why a bit later. What also concerns us, however, is the Democrats’ move to strike the agenda item. To us, this essentially says the majority of the board has the power to strip the minority’s right to bring up issues they feel are important to constituents within Polk County. If a commissioner thinks the county should vote on a proposal of any kind, they have the right to put the item on the agenda and hold a vote.

If the Democrats had a problem with the resolution proposed, we believe there were ways they could have attempted to either vote against the resolution itself or amend the resolution as proposed.

The state is giving voters the right May 8 to make a choice as to whether marriage should be defined as solely between a man and a woman. A statewide vote is the only proper way for such a decision to be made. We believe it would be imprudent for the county board of commissioners to represent Polk County as being in support of the amendment. Not all of your constituents are for the amendment and not all are against.

The Tryon Daily Bulletin staff neither endorses nor decries the marriage amendment proposed to the constitution of the State of North Carolina. Our staff members fall on both sides of the debate, just as many Polk County residents do, and we choose to respect all of our employees’ viewpoints and beliefs.

— Editorial staff, Tryon Daily Bulletin

Letters to the editor

GRWA’s thoughts on privatization of public liquid assets

To the Editor:Access to fresh,

c lean water i s a basic human right and the most basic of all government community services to provide for it, and is certainly in our common best public interest to be the ones in control of it and good stewards of it if we want it to remain clean and continue to sustain our communities for years to come.

How we value and plan to use, allocate and manage our local watershed resources are vital decisions to be made by the local people (and our duly elected government officials) for the local people.

Under public ownership, we all are accountable to develop our future public water system (a watershed plan) in an effective, smart and environmentally sound manner, as it will ultimately determine the direction of our community’s growth.

T h i s i s o u r p u b l i c responsibility, our “job,” and our reward will be life-sustaining water for our communities and for the generations to come.

Now is the time to recognize that this vital task belongs to us and we need to have the fortitude to get this work done for our own sakes.

In contrast, NI America’s “job,” or the job of any other private investor-owned water corporation, for that matter, will be to simply “profit” from selling our region’s water, period. As for their reward – they will be smiling all the way to the bank!

To privatize our resources is to hand over all local control

a n d l o c a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n concerning these vital decisions to an entity that does not care about protecting, valuing or conserving our precious water

for our community, but rather wants to sell as much of it as possible, for as much as possible to

any and all nearby customers in need (including out of state customers). NI America already owns systems and has a customer base in Columbia, S.C.

Food and Water Watch, a Washington, D.C. based organization, studied the effects of water system privatization and found among some 5,000 water utilities and 1,900 sewer utilities that the private entities charged up to 80 percent more for water and 100 percent more for sewer services due to their fiduciary obligation to shareholders.

I t was a l so found tha t operation and maintenance costs of privatized water systems increased 20-30 percent due to dividend, taxes and profit responsibilities.

Note that public utilities are exempt from income and property taxes with a sole concern for high profit margins; it follows, there is little room or incentive for things like water conservation efforts, proper maintenance, timely repairs and good customer service.

As our rural communities, towns and county are grappling with decis ions, plans and strategies for our future water supplies and infrastructure, let us not be short sighted or underestimate the value of our region’s water resources and the many opportunities they can afford us in becoming a self-reliant and successful


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Woman exercise second amendment

To the editor:To all female readers: Imagine

the tragedy if the owner of Cakes and Confections 4U had not been armed and was not able to scare off those two “macho” assailants with her pistol.

I t ’s h o r r i f i c that she agonized against those two punks (interesting that these “brave” boys had to double-team against one “helpless” female victim) for eight to 10 minutes, with no police cruiser in sight; being degraded physically and emotionally.

Bravo, ma’am, for upholding


your second amendment right; just as each and every law-abiding American woman ought to be doing. Please, no squeamish excuses, ladies. It’s time to educate yourselves and take the responsibility to defend your own

lives; for as you see, help will not always be on hand, not even in “small town U.S.A.”

T h e N R A o f f e r s Women On Target Safety

Classes countrywide. Allen Arms in Greenville offers personal instruction and firearm safety classes. Contact County Sheriff Chuck Wright and gain information and confidence. Ladies, do it the “Wright” way: (Join the NRA) and get a gun.

– Debra Halborn, Landrum

What a stitchTo the editor:On March 16 I wandered into

the opening reception of “Stitches for our Time,” a new show at The Gallery at Tryon Arts and Crafts School.

I had moderate expectations of what I would see but knew there would be interesting folk there willing to chat.

As the space before me opened, the eclectic nature and variety of artwork before me made the room feel electric. Some pieces were meant for decor, others to be worn.

As I entered the room of loft ceiling design with real gallery lighting, I got my socks knocked off. Not only was I struck by the quality and ingenuity of pieces on display, but also by the way in which they were displayed.

A long, narrow quilt with embedded hand painted silk graphic hung from a steel beam. A family of socks with other coordinated stitchery was enticingly draped over an eye-level high pillar with a sign that said “Not for Sale.”

There were jackets on wardrobe


hangers, positioned alone and in cluster, with complementary wearable works of art. Glorious scarves flowed like ocean waves in well-lit glass display cases.

On the walls were double framed objects and intricate wall

hangings, each tacitly telling its own story. There was enough space between objects to stand and “ponder meaning”.

Works of some artists were dispersed around the room. It added variety, enticing the viewer to more thoroughly explore each piece and compare techniques used to create them.

Agape, I wandered to the reception area for finger food and drink. There was the usual offering of wine and also what I really wanted, a microbrew. Toward the back of the room a large round table filled with savory appetizers kept people eating, meeting and moving. Oh my!

Although the initial celebration is over, this imaginative display of stitched art remains on display through April 27 at Tryon Arts & Crafts School, 373 Harmon Field Rd, Tryon.

Take a friend and enjoy.– Ginger Leavitt, Tryon

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community (that would be a very costly mistake).

Let’s keep it within our local

public hands, amid our public concern and out of corporate hands/ control and their lack of local concern.

– Sky Conard, founder of Green River Watershed Alliance

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Wolverine softball update

Varsity player Alyssa Montgomery makes the first run in the bottom of the third inning in the Wolverine’s game against Owen, Friday, March 30. (photo by Virginia Walker)

by Samantha Hurst

Polk JV and varsity teams played Owen High School March 30, with varsity winning 5-0.

Jamie Hrobak was the winning pitcher with 13 strikeouts and no walks.

The best offensive players, Coach Jeff Wilson said, were Brittany Jones, Ashley Kropp, Alyssa Montgomery and Hrobak. The highlight of the game, Wilson said, was a fourth-inning bunt by

Yancey Pace that led to the win. The Lady Wolverines are 11-2

overall this season and 4-1 in the Western Highland Conference.

The JV game, meanwhile, started with Kara Overholt making a run and

Leann Wallace pitching before the game was called off because of rain.

The Wolverines played Hen-dersonville Tuesday night but results were not available by press time.

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Early college fundraiser May 5Volunteers in support of Polk

County Early College (PCEC) in partnership with Women in Busi-ness Unite present the inaugural springtime Spring Flair on May 5. The Spring Fling opens at 10 a.m. and will be held on the grounds of the Stearns building.

The purpose of the event is to raise funds for the PCEC to use to buy textbooks, supplies and transportation for field trips, col-lege trips, etc. The festival will include many booths at which people may enjoy shopping, face painting, games and raffles. Also featured will be an old-fashioned cake walk, live music and BBQ prepared by the Polk County School shooting team students, coaches and parents.

The Columbus Curb Market

will be just across the street, and visitors may stroll from one venue to another to enjoy the festivities. Booth spaces (10x10) may be purchased by artists, di-rect marketing representatives, foundations and more; booth prices will increase after April 10. Tents and display tables are not supplied.

Business card vendor guide/poster advertising will also be available, and vendors must pro-vide one raffle item.

For more information, please contact Amy Johnson at 828-749-3580, 828-808-4762 or [email protected] or Anita Bowyer at 828-817-1478 or [email protected]

– article submitted by Chloé Elizabeth Gilbert

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GARAGE SALES

Cat & Fiddle Uniques andAntiques will re-openThursday April 5th with a40% discount on entirestock.

Huge Yard Sale, on Fri.& Sat. Apr. 6 and 7th onEast Main St. Columbus.Lots of everything. From9a until ?

SERVICES

Bookkeeper: Experi-enced in A/P, A/R, Invoic-ing, Payroll, Sales & Usemonthly state taxes, quar-terly taxes, 1099’s, &W2’s. Proficient withQuickBooks. Business De-gree and 20 years officeexp. References available.Live locally in Polk. (828)817-5857

PROFESSIONALPRESSURE WASH

We wash homes, decks,roofs, exterior/interior ofgutters, etc. Also seal or

stain wood. Excellentreferences! For free

on-site estimate.Call 828-894-3701.

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HOME IMPROVEMENT

Increase The Value ofYour Home! Brick, Block& Rock Underpinning. Ve-neers, Fireplaces & Foun-dation. Pictures & localreferences. 828-817-4726

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Roofs, renovations, siding,carpentry, decks, win-

dows, screening. All HomeRepairs. FREE estimates.Home: (828) 859 - 5608.Cell: (828) 817 - 0436.

LAWN CARE

GreenWorks Lawn CareProfessional lawn servicewith a focus on quality.

Call 828-429-3052for your free estimate.

SPECIALIZED SERVICES

Brandburn Oil Company,We Pump Out #1 and #2.Heating Oil and Diesel Oil.Call 864-608-1779.

DRIVERS/DELIVERY/OTRProfessional TruckDriver Training, Carri-ers Hiring Today! PTDICertified Course, OneStudent per Truck, Po-tential Tuition Reim-bursement. ApprovedWIA & TAA provider.Poss ib le Earn ings$34,000 first year. SAGETechnical Services &Isothermal, 828-286-3636 ext 221

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SALES

Smoke Signals TradingPost Grand opening, Fri &Sat. April 6th & 7th 9amuntil 5 pm. Sales prices20% to 50% discountedCome by and meet one ofour artist in the tent. 590 EMain Street, Columbus.828-287-5772.

HELP WANTED

Business Director: Profi-cient in accounting, AR,AP, Payroll & Medicaidelectronic billing experi-ence a plus. Only experi-enced need apply. NoPhone Calls, apply in per-son only. LaurelWoods1062 W. Mills St. Colum-bus, NC.

Cleanup Person WantedWash trucks & Containers,Mon-Fri, 1 pm - 5 pm, $10/ Hr. Apply in person only

Allbright Sanitation 180 Eda Moore St

Columbus, NC

Help WantedExperienced LandscapePersonnel, Full or Part

Time. Call Between3 PM & 7 PM Only.

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HELP WANTED

Immediate opening at alocal Columbus gardencenter for a full-time, sea-sonal sales position. Re-quires plant knowledge,retail/cash register experi-ence and physical health.Must enjoy customer serv-ice, have a good work re-cord and be drug free. Ifinterested, call 894-2200for Jeanine or Roger. OKto leave after-hours mes-sage.

POLICE OFFICERThe City of Landrum isnow accepting applica-tions for a Police Officer.Qualified applicants mustbe 21 years old, a residentof SC, have a valid SCdriver’s license and beable to pass a rigid back-ground investigation. Cer-tified officers will be givenpreference. Applicants willbe accepted at City Hall,100 N. Shamrock Avenueuntil 5pm April 13, 2012.

HELP WANTED - MEDICAL /

DENTALBayada Home HealthCare needs a skilled CNAto work with a total carepatient. Full time positionavailable. Please call828-696-1900.

Public Health Nurse II

The Nurse Family Partner-ship program has anopening for a home visit-ing nurse in McDowellCounty. This position is re-sponsible for of coordinat-ing and assuring qualitynursing services for theNurse Family Partnership.This position will be re-sponsible for providinghome visits to a caseloadof participating clients.

Minimum requirementsare a BSN which includesa Public Health Nursingrotation and one year ofPublic Health Nursing ex-perience; or graduationfrom a four-year college oruniversity with a BSN withone year of child healthexperience or one year ofmaternity experience.

Applicants must submit acurrent resume and stateapplication (PD 107) to theaddress listed below by5:00 PM on Wednesday,April 11, 2012. Applica-tions can be obtained

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CABINS

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2700 sq. ft. home on 1.40AC. Located in SunnyView. 6 bdrm, 3 full baths,fireplace, front porch &back deck full length ofhouse, paved parking.Creek & great mtn. views.Just remodeled inside &out. Some appliances.$ 1 7 9 , 9 0 0 C a l l864-978-7983 and leavecall back information.

HOUSES FOR RENT

3 BR 2 BA on horse farmin Green Creek. Fencedin yard, pets welcome.Horses possible. Availablepasture for horses.$700 / mo 817-4970

3 BR/2 BA spacious withscreened in porch, fire-place. In Columbus byRidge Rest. 1 1/2 Acrewith partial views. Has outbuilding, carport and smallfenced area. Will need ref-erences. $600/m + $600

For Rent - 2 & 3 bedroomhomes. NO SMOKERS,NO PETS. $675 and up.Requires 1st and last morent. References FirstReal Estate 828-859-7653

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HOUSES FOR RENT

Highest view in Tryon w/quick access. Spacious2bd/2ba cottage on privateestate. Spectacular viewsfrom all sides. Currentlyunder renovation. Avail-able April 2012. $1200 permonth. Call 843-514-5900

House Share Near LakeLure, 1 to 2 people. Pri-vate entrance & privateparking. 1100 sq. ft,heated, with two coveredporches. Utility & DirectTVincluded. No indoor smok-ing. Ful ly furnished$850/m, empty $750/m.Call 864-978-7983.

Tryon 2200 sq ft housenear Harmon Field. 3 bd/ 2 ba. Private. Fireplace,

Wood Floors, Patio,Views. $1200/month

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Wonderful 1 Bdr Home.Living / Dining Room,Hardwood Floors, Ter-race. Includes heat &hot water. $650 / moCall 864-415-3548

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT

Beautiful professionaloffice space for rent in

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at: 828-817-3314

FURNITURE

Dark Brown Loveseat,Like new, 1 yrs old, softcorduroy. $175 894-5110

CAMPERS & TRAVEL TRAILERS

1992 Sandpiper 32 ft, frontkitchen, back bedroom,queen bed & full bath. A/C& Heat. Sleeps 6.$4,700.00 Call 828-749-5156

WANTED TO BUY - VEHICLES

Want to buy junk vehi-cles! No title, no problem.Must have ID. Will pick upanywhere, 24/7. Neverany towing fee. Price is$325 cash to max. $3325cash, on the spot. Call(828)748-6739 or (864)356-6076.

WANTED TO BUY - VEHICLES

WANT TO BUY: Junkcars, trucks and vans. Callanytime for pick up.(828)223-0277

WE PAY CASHFor junk & cheap runningcars. Most cars $200 to$750. Towed from yourlocation. No fee for towing.FAST SERVICE.(828) 289 - 4938.

CARS

For Sale - 1997 Camaro.White, Automatic, V6,Good condition. $3500.Call 828-329-4121

TRUCKS - COMMERCIAL

2 6x6 General Truck/Tractor. 5 ton. CummingsDiesel. Allison Automatic.1 with 115 original miles,& 1 with 13,000 originalmiles. Best offer. (828)894 - 5544

WANTED TO BUY

WE BUY FIREARMS! We buy hand guns and

rifles, new and old,short and long.

Call 828-395-1396 or828-393-0067

VEHICLES

1972 Corvette StingrayStreet ROD 350/ 408HP.Very Clean. Minor me-chanic work needed. Bestoffer. (828) 894-8523

For Sale - 2005 ToyotaPrius. 30,000 miles. BookPrice: $14,300. Sell for$12,000 cash. Cal l(828)859-2072

AUTOMOTIVE

For Sale: 1988 ToyotaCamry Wagon, RunsGood. Blue with 138,000mi les . $1500 Cal l859-9204

LEGALS

LEGAL NOTICE

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

Having qualified on the15th day of March, 2012,as EXECUTOR of the Es-tate of Rachel Pittman Wil-liams, deceased, late ofPolk County, North Caro-lina, this is to notify all per-sons, firms, and corpora-t ions having claimsagainst the decedent toexhibit the same to the un-dersigned Arthur FranklinWilliams on or before the21st day of June, 2012 orthis notice will be pleadedin bar of their recovery. Allpersons, firms and corpo-rations indebted to the es-tate should make immedi-ate payment. This is the21st day of March 2012.

Arthur Franklin Williams569 Solomon Jones Rd.Cedar Mountain, NC28718EXECUTOROf the Estate ofRachel Pittman Williams

Tryon Daily Bulletin03/21, 03/28, 04/04 &04/11/2012

EST/WILLIAMS, RA-CHEL PITTMAN

Public Notice

The Town of Columbushas openings on the fol-lowing town board:

Columbus PlanningBoard/Board of Adjust-mentsWe are seeking one

regular member and twoalternate members. If in-terested, please contactthe Town Clerk at 95Walker Street, Columbus,NC at (828)894-8236.Application forms may bepicked up at TownHall or downloaded at

www.http/townofcolum-bus.com under TownGovernment, Jobs andVolunteering.

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First Baptist of Landrum presents ‘The Story of Jesus’First Baptist Church of Lan-

drum will present “The Story of Jesus” Saturday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 8 at 10:30 a.m. This musical drama portrays events from the begin-ning of Christ’s ministry to His resurrection, and it will involve the First Baptist concert choir, ensembles, quartets, band and drama groups.

This hour-and-a-half pageant portrays some of the most excit-ing stories of the Bible. One of those stories is about the wed-ding in Cana, the place of Jesus’ first miracle, turning water into wine. A festive wedding, filled

with guests celebrating and dancing, suddenly becomes a disaster when almost all of the wine is consumed, but Jesus saves the day by creating the “best wine ever tasted.”

In another scene, Jesus, played by Byron Butler, gives words of life to a multitude who have come to hear Him speak. They are hungry, tired and far from home in a deserted place. Jesus and a small boy share the boy’s lunch by multiplying five loaves and two fish and giving food to all who are there.

Many people hear of these unusual happenings and bring

their families and friends to be touched by Jesus as the story continues. A blind man receives his sight, a lame man walks again and a little girl who has died by a fever is touched and healed by Jesus. A host of lep-ers comes; Jesus heals them and they leave clean. A woman healed by Jesus responds by singing the song “Touching Jesus.” A demoniac boy finds his freedom by the power and authority of Jesus’ word. His desperate parents are relieved, and the boy sings the song, “Trading My Sorrows.”

All these stories lead to the

climax of the story, in which Jesus and His heavenly host overpower sin, death and Hell to resurrect from the tomb.

The s tor ies are woven around songs of the Easter season, such as “The Lord’s Prayer,” “Hosanna,” “It Is Fin-ished,” “Much Too High a Price,” “Arise My Love” and, the finale, “He’s Alive.”

“The Story of Jesus” is free to anyone who wants to attend. Doors will be open one hour before each performance. For more information, call 864-457-4118.

– article submitted by Bob Leverette, associate pastor

Results of Monday afternoon duplicate bridge at Saluda CenterThe results of duplicate bridge

played Monday, March 2 at the Saluda Center were as follows:

First: John Tyndall and John RossSecond/Third: Tie between the

team of Roger Hagy and Franches Holcombe and the team of Marsha Burns and Talley Wannamaker

Fourth: Livvy French and Maria McCall

Fifth: Lee Ellis and Sabra Kleinau

Sixth: Mary Margaret Lejeune and Valerie Thompson

Games are played each Mon-

day afternoon at 1:30 p.m., with a mini-lesson on bridge at 12:45 p.m. A partner is guaranteed.

– article submitted by Tollie Ross



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Bravo MarkeTplace, 83 Palmer St., Tryon. Collection includes works by Diana Gurri, Linda Hudgins, Bob Neely, Jim Shackelford, Ford and Mara Smith and J.T. Cooper. Gallery open Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Ferullo Fine arT sTudio, 140 Pacolet St., Tryon. Cur-rently conducting an ongoing class in expressive wa-tercolor, the non-traditional approach, each Thursday from 2 - 4 p.m., with open studio from 4 – 5 p.m.

kaThleen’s Gallery, 98 N. Trade St., Tryon. Gallery hours are Monday - Saturday 10 - 5 p.m. For more information, call 828-859-8316.

saluda cenTer, Jane Ratchford of Landrum is the fea-tured artist for April. She creates her work using multi-media techniques, oil, acrylic and pastels. A reception for the show will be held Friday, April 27 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. The center is located at 4 Greenville Street. 828-749-3455 or 828-749-9245 for more information.

Tryon arTs & craFTs school, 373 Harmon Field Rd., Tryon. Continuing Stitches for Our Time Show.

Upcoming workshops in bladesmithing, guitar build-ing, silk painting, purse making through wet felting techniques and more.

Tryon Fine arTs cenTer, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. April 3 An Evening With Groucho

April 12, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: “Improvisation II” with Darlene Cah. Designed to help participants find their inner voices. Wear comfortable clothes.

April 28 Greensboro Youth Symphony. Presented through TFAC’s Arts in Education program.

Tryon painTers & sculpTors, 26 Maple St., Tryon. New classes offered in introduction to drawing, sculp-ture, oil painting and figure drawing. Contact Christine Mariotti at [email protected] or 828-859-8392. Now - March 31, Green Piece, dwindling the landfills.

upsTairs arTspace, 49 South Trade St., Tryon. “Artists Among Us: 100 Faces of Art in Spartanburg,” pres-ents the many outstanding artists who live and work in Spartanburg County. The impressive range of art covers painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, mixed media, sculpture, turned wood, and ceramic and fiber art. A handsome coffee table book about the artists is available. The exhibit continues through April 28. Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 12 to 6 p.m., Sunday, 12 to 4 p.m. Contact: 828-859-2828 or visit www.upstairsartspace.org.

Exhibits/Events

EASTER WEEK AT TRYON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

THURSDAY, APRIL 5 7:00 P.M. MAUNDY THURSDAY

Share the Last Supper with the “12 Disciples”

FRIDAY, APRIL 6 12:00 NOON COMMUNITY SERVICE Congregational Church, Tryon

FRIDAY, APRIL 6 7:00 P.M. GOOD FRIDAY (TENEBRAE) A powerful service of the betrayal, suffering and death of Jesus

SUNDAY, APRIL 8 7:00 A.M. EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE

Celebration Breakfast follows

SUNDAY, APRIL 8 8:30 A.M. CONTEMPORARY SERVICE Music by Broken Bread

SUNDAY, APRIL 8 9:45 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL SUNDAY, APRIL 8 11:00 A.M. TRADITIONAL SERVICE

Chancel Choir -‐-‐ Pam McNeil, Music Director

� 195 New Market Rd. U 828-‐859-‐9218 U Phillip R. Hurst, Pastor

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Easter Week 2012

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Plants-A-Plenty Farm890 Crowe Dairy Road, Forest City, NC

828-286-2493Hours: Wed.-Sat. 8:30-5:30

Monday-Tuesday by appointment onlywww.plantsaplentyfarm.com

Shade Garden Specialists

MoviesTryon TheaTre, 45 S. Trade St., Tryon.

April 4 - 8 The Adventures of Tin Tin April 9 - 10 Albert Nobbs

April 11 - 15 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Zenzera Speedwell

Sun. April 8Larkin’s (Columbus) Fred Whiskin 11:30 a.m.

TueS. April 10Zenzera Open mic 7:30 p.m.

Wed. April 11Elmo’s Open mic session 7:30 p.m.

Thur. April 12Purple Onion Michael Reno Harrell 7:30 p.m.

Fri. April 13Purple Onion Fred Whiskin 7 p.m.

Thur. April 5Purple Onion Jimmy Landry 7:30 p.m.Zenzera Jim Peterman Quartet

Fri. April 6Elmo’s KaraokeParty Place & Event Center Closed for private eventZenzera Tony & Joey

SAT. April 7Elmo’s Night ShiftParty Place & Event Center Closed for private eventPurple Onion Overmountain Men 8 p.m.

Live Music

Music VenuesEl Chile Rojo - 209 E. Rutherford St., Landrum, 864-457-5977Elmo’s - Trade Street, Tryon, 828-859-9615.Larkin’s - 155 W. Mills St., Columbus, 828-894-8800.Melrose Inn - 55 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 828-859-0234.Purple Onion - 16 Main St., Saluda, 828-749-1179.Party Place & Event Center - Friendship Rd., Saluda, 828-749-3676. Tryon Fine Arts Center - 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 828-859-8322.Ultimate Basement – 5965 N.C. 9 North, Mill Springs. 828-989-9374.Wine Cellar - 229 Greenville St., Saluda, 828-749-9698.Zenzera - 208 E. Rutherford St., Landrum, 864-457-4554.



FENCE seminar: Roses for beginner or postgraduate growerA free gardening seminar

at FENCE on Monday, April 9 at 10 a.m. will feature rosarian Trish Walsh, owner of “New Beginnings Rose Care” in Gow-ensville. Walsh also works for Motlow Creek Gardens and has extensive experience with antique and modern roses. She will discuss when and where

to plant different varieties and how to keep them healthy and blooming.

Walsh said her love of gar-dening was handed down to her from her grandmother. She began her career in roses in the early late 1990s by talking her way into an office job at Arena Roses in California. Walsh

and her husband, Jim, moved to South Carolina when Arena was sold, and she discovered that roses grow beautifully here.

New Beginnings Rose Care came about almost by accident. A friend told a friend about some rose problems and hired Walsh to come take care of them. She has been doing so ever since,

‘Knock Knock’ – Teflon Brain Syndrome strikes againEditor’s note: Elvin Clark,

one of the actors in Tryon Little Theater’s production of “Knock, Knock,” has been writing a blog about the experience. Over the next several weeks, the Bulletin will pub-lish some of his posts to give insight into the process of creating a com-munity theater production. “Knock, Knock” runs April 19-22 and April 26-29 at the TLT Workshop.

It happened again last night. A full-fledged epidemic of TBS - Tef-lon Brain Syndrome. It seems to af-

fect the middle-aged actor mostly. It may affect other age groups but no one can remember.

Words! They were there just a couple of days ago. I swear. Last night, not so much. The only sav-ing grace is that we all experienced it at the same time. Maybe it was a phase of the moon or we passed through a rogue ion shower. Come to think of it, this never happened before the invention of the cell phone. At any rate, while it is frus-trating not to know your lines, it is

10 times more frustrating to know you know them and they choose to hide in unspoken obscurity.

We all have our different ways of expressing our bout of TBS in rehearsal. Lavin Cuddihee (Abe) looks forward and declares “I know these” as he’s asking “line.” Nancy Winker (Joan of Arc) struggles to pull key words from the unforgiv-ing and ever shifting Teflon, looks skyward and at times displays facial features I’ve only seen in women in the midst of childbirth.

I (Cohn) prefer the self abusive, inanimate-object-hitting technique. Chris Bartol (Wiseman) takes the high road and works through it with dignity. We all hate him for that. All techniques are uniquely viable but ultimately ineffective.

We must fight for the cure for Teflon Brain Syndrome, ladies and gentlemen! The future of our art depends on it! We can begin a foundation, sponsor a telethon and we can even get what’s-his-name to host it. *#$* – what is his name?….

with everything from David Austin Roses to the Seven Sis-ters growing wild in a pasture.

Refreshments will be served. FENCE receives funding for the program from the Kirby Endowment at the Polk County Community Fund

– article submitted by Gretchen R. Verbonic

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‘Dying to Live’ – Unitarian Universalists April 8The Unitarian Universalist

Fellowship will meet at the Tryon Youth Center on Rt. 176 N. on Sunday, April 8 at 10:30 a.m. The speaker will be Reverend Jean Rowe, who will speak on the topic, “Dying to Live.”

“The truth of Easter and Pass-over is this,” Rowe said, “to reach the promised land, there will be passage through the wilderness, through the valley of the shadow of death. It’s a truth at the heart of life. There have been exceptions

in some sweet places on earth: on some peaceful islands in the Pacific, in a village in China that is governed by women… but by and large, a dedication to peace, love and forgiveness comes only on the other side of great suffer-ing, death and war.”

According to Rowe, there must be endings before there are new beginnings. The fire must burn before the phoenix rises, she said; the hero dies before the com-munity is saved. It is a universal

story, Rowe said. “This is true in our personal

lives as well,” Rowe said. “We cannot begin again without leav-ing something behind, or experi-encing death.”

Come early to share fellowship and refreshments. There will be a board meeting after the service to which all members are invited. For information, call 828-894-5776 or visit www.uutryonnc.org.

– article submitted by Dan Dworkin

Easter celebration for children at Oak Grove Baptist

Oak Grove Baptist Church, located at 826 Oak Grove Road in Landrum, will have an Easter cel-ebration for children on Saturday, April 7, from noon until 2 p.m. Activities will include lunch, games and Easter egg hunts. All children are invited.

– article submitted

Easter services at Pea Ridge BaptistPea Ridge Baptist Church

will hold Easter services Sun-day, April 8. The sunrise ser-vice will take place from 7 – 8 a.m., followed by breakfast from 8 – 8:45 a.m.

An Easter cantata will be

performed at 9 a.m.There will be no evening

services.Everyone is invited to at-

tend.– article submitted

by Ann Carswell

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Kauffman speaks to Kiwanis on Medicare

Ron Kauffman, consultant, author and speaker on issues of aging, was the guest speaker at the weekly meeting of Tryon Kiwanis Club. Kauffman is the author of the “Senior Lifestyles” column for the Tryon Daily Bulletin. His presen tation on “Medicare: Facts and Fiction” incorporated some of the changes proposed and misunderstood under Obamacare. Shown here are Sue Watson (left), Ron Kauffman and Kathy Woodham. (photo submitted by Sue Watson)



bridge Players Cornerby Karl Kachadoorian

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Healthy heart topic at ICC wellness lunchOn April 19 at Isothermal

Community College, Polk Well-ness Center will host a “Take Charge of Your Wellness Lunch & Learn.”

I will be there to talk about preventive health, discussing pro-active ways to take control of your health by recognizing symptoms and receiving appropriate screen-ings. This discussion will include some of the common misconcep-tions about heart attacks, and perhaps, help you discover ways to avoid them.

Heart attacks, or myocardial infarctions (MIs), are often pre-cipitated by episodes of angina, chest pain that is commonly de-scribed as a pressure or heaviness in the chest. Angina that comes about during increased physical activity but is relieved by rest is a warning sign that an MI is likely to happen. Continued chest pain despite rest is an indication that an MI has already begun.

Other symptoms of an MI are left-sided arm and jaw pain or tin-gling, non-musculoskeletal back pain, nausea, trouble breathing, sudden weakness and fatigue and sweating. Only one or a couple of these symptoms may be present, particularly for the elderly, women and diabetics, who tend to have “silent” MIs, or MIs without the classic symptom of chest pain.

Other common causes of chest pain are; the heartburn of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), blood clots in the lung

or pulmonary embolism (PE), gallbladder disease, panic attacks and other skin, muscle and bone conditions.

Sometimes the quality of the pain can help you to determine if it is coming from an MI. For example, musculoskeletal pain is usually an aching and that worsens with use of the muscles and joints involved. GERD causes a burning and full sensation that is felt more after eating a large or spicy meal. Chest pain caused by anxiety, or stress, can be tough to distinguish from cardiac pain as the quality can vary from sharp to heavy and can be accompanied by other similar symptoms such as sweat-ing, nausea, light-headedness and a rapid heartbeat.

If you are concerned that you may have some of the warning signs of an MI, you should either see your health care provider (if the symptoms are short-lived episodes relieved by rest) or call 911 for emergency evaluation and transfer to the hospital (if your symptoms are more sudden, se-vere and unchanged by rest). The sooner you seek treatment for a MI, the less damage to your heart and the greater your chance for recovering and regaining some of your strength and energy.

Your risk of having a heart at-tack and the chances of surviving and recovering from it depend largely upon how you take care of your body. Tobacco use, obe-sity and uncontrolled high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes always pave the way to heart trouble. Do what you have to do to reduce your risk. Research for, start and stick to a diet and exercise program, make and fol-low a plan to give up smoking once and for all and/or make an appointment with your family doctor to get your blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol back down.

Blood disorders, heart valve abnormalities and thyroid condi-tions also affect your heart health. Cocaine use increases your heart’s need for blood but decreases the blood flow to it. This is becom-ing an increasingly common cause of deadly heart attacks in young American adults.

A yearly physical will help your doctor monitor for any of these or other health risks that you may be unaware of.

For more information on how to improve your heart health or to receive medical treatment or mental health care, including drug addiction counseling, please call 828-894-2222.

This article was submitted by Amanda Hovis, P.A.-C at Polk Wellness Center. For more infor-mation about Polk Wellness Center, visit www.polkwellness.org or call 828-894-2222.

Journey to wellness

by Amanda Hovis

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

Polk Recreation Zumba class, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-days, 10 - 11 a.m. at Stearns Gym. Patty Rivera is the instructor.

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

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Christian Fellowship Lun-cheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mon-days except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and discus-sion of relevant issues; interde-nominational.828-859-5051.

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

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

Male Domestic Abuse In-tervention Program, Mondays,

6 - 7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 828-894-2340.

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

Thermal Belt Stamp Club, first and third Mondays of each month, 7:30 p.m., Tryon Federal Bank, Columbus. Visitors wel-come.

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



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Cooking with soy at Polk extension April 16

Chef Alex Forde (left); Laura Rogers, educator for the North Carolina Soy Producers Association, and Jimmi Buell, cooperative extension. (photo submitted by Jimmi Buell)

The Polk County Coop-erative Extension Service will sponsor a “Cooking with Soy Class” on Monday, April 16 at 3 p.m. The program will teach participants about the health and nutrition benefits of includ-ing soy in their diet.

Laura Rogers of the North Carolina Soy Producers Asso-ciation will provide education on nutrition, while Chef Alex Forde will demonstrate the ease of cooking with soy and provide the opportunity to sample deli-cious soy foods. Typical foods served include stir-fry made with tofu and vegetables, soy noodles, soy brownies and soymilk smoothies.

Participants will learn about simple dietary changes par-ticipants can make to promote healthy eating, and organizers say they will be amazed by how delicious healthy eating with soy products can be.

Call the Polk County Exten-sion Service at 828-894-8218

to make your reservations for this class.

– article submitted by Jimmi Buell

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