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

Polk High teachers compete in Mud Run

PCHS teachers Abigail Hall (left), Craig Claussen, Rachel Hall and Heather Claussen found the mud trap while competing in the 17th Annual Marine Mud Run in Columbia, S.C. See p. 3 for more photos. (photo submitted)

Five Polk County High School teachers participated in the 17th An-nual Marine Mud Run in Columbia, S.C., held Sept. 25. With more than 3,600 teams, the Marine Mud Run is now the largest “Mud Run” in North America.

All teams are made up of four participants, with several categories of competition (all men, all women, co-ed, military, police, corporate, etc). The “Mud Buds” team #1058, made up of two teachers, Cindi McFadden and Jenny Wolfe, teamed with Sharon Orr and Lacey Saltz (McFadden’s sisters) to finish the 4.5-mile obstacle course in one hour and 13 minutes, earning them 14th place out of 505 women’s teams.

Three other teachers, Heather Claussen, Craig Claussen and Rachel Hall, teamed with Polk student Abigail Hall to compete in the co-ed division. Jenny Wolfe’s sons, Jacob and Jared Wolfe, participated in the Kid’s Pol-liwog Mud Run. This event raises money for scholarships and aid for family members of fallen Marines.

Grant helps Polk residents repair, rebuild their homesby Leah Justice

A grant is currently helping five Polk County homeowners make needed repairs and one Tryon resident demolish and rebuild his home.

Polk County was awarded $400,000 ($333,000 for rehab and demolition) in 2008 through the Polk County Community Development Block Grant Scattered Site Housing Project.

The funds were awarded specifically to be used to complete substantial housing repairs on five homes and to demolish and replace one unit for low income homeowners who reside in Polk County.

Homes that are being addressed were selected at the time of the grant

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Tuesday: Cloudy, with 30 percent chance of rain. High 64, low 46.

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saluda.com.The Meeting Place Senior

Center, Monday activities in-clude 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 to 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and discussion of relevant issues; in-terdenominational. 859-5051.

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

Tryon Tourism Develop-ment Authority, Monday, Oct. 4, 5 p.m., Tryon Town Hall, Mc-Cown Room. Public welcome. Information: 828-859-6655.

Harmon Field Board of Supervisors, first Monday each month, 5:30 p.m., Harmon Field Cabin. Public welcome. Informa-tion: 828-859-6655.

Male Anger Management Intervention/Education Pro-gram, Mondays, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Carolina Community Cho-rus, first rehearsal for Christmas Concert Monday, Oct. 4, 6:30 p.m., Tryon Presbyterian Church. Future rehearsals 7 p.m. Concert is Sunday, Dec. 12, 3 p.m.

Thermal Belt Stamp Club, first and third Mondays of each

month, 7:30 p.m., Tryon Fed-eral Bank, Columbus. Visitors welcome.

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

TuesdayPolk County Mobile Re-

cycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy 176, Saluda, 7 a.m. to noon.

Polk County Transportation Authority makes a regular trip to Hendersonville on the first and third Tuesday of each month. 894-8203.

Hospice of the Carolina Foothills daytime grief support group, first Tuesday each month, noon, Hospice Center behind St. Luke’s Hospital. For anyone grieving the death of a loved one. No registration; no charge. 828-894-7000, 800-617-7132, [email protected].

Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, We Care informal social group for women coping with loss. Open to newcomers, Tuesdays, 9 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe in Tryon. Shannon Slater, 828-894-7000.

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

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

Saluda Center, Bridge, Tues-days, 10 a.m., chair exercise, 2:15 p.m. 828-749-9245. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

Polk County Library, Pre-school Storytime, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Free. All area children and caregivers welcome. Care-giver must remain with child.

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

Cracker Barrel, 1 p.m. Tues-days, conference room, Congre-gational Church.

Polk County Historical As-sociation, David Smith, Civil War re-enactor, will talk about local men who fought in the war and what life was like for them, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m., at the museum in Columbus. All welcome.

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

Foothills Autism/Asperger’s Parent Support Group, first Tuesday, 6 p.m., Polk County Library community room (Co-lumbus). Sept. 7 speaker Belynda Vsere will discuss medications.

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

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

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

WednesdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

cling Unit, Wednesdays, Fire Department in Green Creek, 7 a.m. to noon.

Saluda Community Library, Preschool Storytime, Wednes-days, 10:30 a.m. Free. All area children and caregivers welcome.

Caregiver must remain with child.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Italian Club Meeting (Buon Giorno), 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 10 a.m. bingo or bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Medication Assis-tance Program, 9 a.m. to noon. 828-894-0001.

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

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

Male Anger Management Intervention/Education Pro-gram, Wednesdays, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

ThursdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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Saluda Center, Thursday activ-ities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gen-tle Yin Yoga 5:30 p.m., Saluda Center. 828-749-9245.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m. 828-894-0001.

NCDMV Driver’s License van, three Thursdays a month, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in front of Columbus Post Office. Check www.ncdot.gov/dmv/office_locations for schedule. This month, Oct. 7, 14, 21.

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Above: Polk County High teachers Cindi McFadden (back row left), Sharon Orr, Lacey Saltz and Jenny Wolfe were joined by Wolfe's sons Jacob (front row left) and Jared Wolfe as they competed in the 17th Annual Marine Mud Run recently in Columbia, S.C.

R i g h t : T h e " M u d Buds" team included PCHS teachers Cindi McFadden (back row left), Sharon Orr, Lacey Saltz and Jenny Wolfe (front).

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The county is also completing emergency repairs for various homeowners who have urgent needs, such as roofs and ramps, etc., according to Paula Kempton, grant services assistant manager with the Isothermal Planning and Development Commission (IPDC), which is administering the grant.

The first project undertaken with the grant funds is the demo-lition and replacement of Calvin Carson’s home at 940 Markham Road in Tryon.

Demolition of the home at 940 Markham Road was done a

couple of weeks ago by Glance Building, a Polk County contrac-tor. Contractors said part of the reason for the grant funding is to put people back to work locally.

Other contractors working on the project include Larsen Exca-vating, CB Smith Plumbing and Joe Pfaff Construction.

Carson’s home is the only home to be torn down and rebuilt. Repair work will begin on the other five homes after Carson’s home is finished.

CDBG funds are provided to the state by the U.S. Depart-ment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). They are administered at the state level by the N.C. Department of Com-merce through the Division of Community Assistance and the Commerce Finance Center.

Calvin Carson's home at 940 Markham Rd. before (above) and after (below) demolition. The demolition and replacement of the home is being funded by a CDBG Scattered Site Project grant. (photos by Leah Justice)


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St. Luke’s Hospital hires information systems analystVillage Insurance in Tryon becomes Penny Insurance

St. Luke’s Hospital has an-nounced that Jason Sain has joined the hospital's staff as information systems analyst, intermediate.

Sain has a strong background in the implementation and man-agement of hospital information services. His expertise lies in the analysis, design and implementation of connected networks. He received his bachelor of science in computer science from Limestone College. Most recently, Sain worked for Mi-chelin IBM in the IT department.

“I want to see St. Luke’s Hospi-tal as connected as larger hospitals,” says Sain. “This will allow St. Luke’s to be more competitive. This will also help my co-workers to be as efficient as possible with little downtime due to computer malfunction. I’m excited to be able to implement the latest technology for healthcare at St. Luke’s.”

Sain will be working alongside David Pearson, information ser-vices director.

“I am very pleased that Jason’s prior experiences have allowed him to come on board and immediately begin supporting our end-user com-munity at St. Luke’s," Pearson says. "Jason has thus far been an asset in reducing information services re-sponse times, which in turn improves services to our patients. His knowl-edge and troubleshooting skills have already made a noticeable and posi-tive impact for information services at St. Luke’s facilities.”

Sain, who graduated from Polk County High School, resides in Green Creek with his wife, Carla, and their five children, Madolyn, Olivia, Clayton, Josiah and Phoebe. When not working, Sain and his family enjoy motorcross, church events and spending time with family and friends.

“I’m excited to have a job that feels like home. I’ve wanted to move to the medical field with IT support and what better place to do

that! I’m close to home, work-ing with people I know, in a community I

love,” says Sain. St. Luke’s Hospital is a not

for profit, acute care hospital af-filiated with Carolinas HealthCare System of Charlotte, N.C., for specialized management expertise, experience with developing strong community-based clinical services, and participation in revenue and purchasing contracts. CHS is the largest healthcare system in the Carolinas and the third largest public system in the nation.

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which has been in Tryon since 1968, is getting a new name: Penny Insurance Agency. Judy Placak, agency manager, says she wants people to know that noth-ing is changing but the name.

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A new sign and a grand re-opening celebration will be com-ing soon.

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Jason Sain, new information systems analyst for St. Luke's Hospital. (photo submitted)

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At this very same time, a sweet “horse crazy” young girl had convinced her parents to let her take some riding lessons. She caught the bug and now dreamed of having her own horse. After some poking and prodding her parents answered an ad they found at the local feed store: an Appaloosa mare – for sale!

The little girl, whose name is Amanda, met the little mare, who’s name is Nia, and as most dreams happen (when they come true) it was destined they be together.

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Mountain chapter of N.C. PBA endorses Shields for Polk sheriffThe Mountain Chapter of

the North Carolina Police Be-nevolent Association (NCPBA) recently announced that it is endorsing Nathan Shields for sheriff of Polk County.

NCPBA recently held a series of screenings for candidates for Polk sheriff, and the organization said that Shields demonstrated why his experiences and educa-tion make him uniquely qualified

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Molasses was one of the money crops

At the molasses pan. Dora (Mother), Hugh or Beauford, Inez, and Nelma. All Arledges.

Working for the past nine years, Beauford Arledge, 84, gathered his memories into a book that only he could write, “The Stories of the Green River Cove.” With permission, the Tryon Daily Bulletin is shar-ing excerpts from the book with our readers. If you would like to purchase a copy of “Stories of the Green River Cove” and read the entire book for yourself, call Arledge’s daughter, Susan Howell, at 894-3724 to order a copy.

Molasses making timeThe money crops around the

house were sweet potatoes and molasses.

When the fall of the year came, and the weather began to get cool, we knew molasses making wasn’t long off. This had to be done before frost came, as frost beaten cane wasn’t good for molasses.

Wood was a problem as it had to be dry to cook the cane juice. Lots of times my Dad waited to the last minute to get the wood and this meant going up in the mountains to find old dead trees. Saw milling had come along and large slab piles had been left at the site. He was able to use them, cutting them up and hauling them to the molasses making site.

The cane mill had to be set up. A three roller mill was pulled by mules or horses. I guess it was hard on the animals to walk around the circle all day long. But we didn’t have much of a choice. We needed two animals to take time about pulling the mill, and would change them about every two hours to let them rest.

The furnace for the molasses pan had to be worked on to make sure it was ready for boiling the molasses. Out in the field the cane had to be cut down, the fodder pulled off the stalk, and the head cut off. Then it was ready to be hauled to the mill to grind the juice out.

Usually a day of molasses making would begin about three o’clock in the morning with

grinding the cane. By daylight we would have

enough juice to fill the pan and start the fire. It was usually eleven o’clock in the morning before every thing warmed up enough to get the molasses going good.

One person to grind the cane, one to keep the fire going under the pan, and one to boil the juice into molasses. Of course, there were many other jobs to be done. Anyone passing by usually could find something to do if he was anxious to work.

By late after noon every one was getting tired, and we tried to close down by night fall. Light to work by was a problem, as this was years before electric power was brought to this area. Cleaning up the pan, carrying cane to the mill for next morning, taking the molasses to the house---by about nine- thirty, the day finally came to a close.

Christmas timeChristmas time was the time

of year that took a long time to come. When we were small, we would hang our stockings on each side of the fire place. Looking for old Saint Nick was a little bit misleading.

But we didn’t mind that since we got a stocking full of oranges,

apples and candy, maybe a big peppermint stick and a toy. Santa Claus had been here.

My Mother, along with Grace and Nelma, would decorate the house. They would take different colored paper, cut out and make chains and bells, and hang them in the house. Holly and mistletoe were put in the windows and on the mantle. And we just hoped a big snow would come.

When I think of the hill going down to the spring, I can’t help but remember one special Christmas.

We didn’t usually get much, but this Christmas we got a big red wagon. It had dual wheels on the back and a wooden bed with side boards. It was something to look at.

On Christmas Day we gath-ered in the yard, and would take turns riding down the hill through the branch. It was a little rough, but we didn’t mind that. We found it more fun for two or three of us to ride at a time.

By the end of the day the front wheels had come loose and we never could repair it. Looking back over time, we really had a good day, I have often wondered if Mother and Dad felt they had spent their money wisely. Money was hard to get in those days.

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Memories, perceptions and goals often changeTo the Editor:

I have some tough things to say in this letter. But it’s very important that the voters know and understand them. I do not take pleasure in writing them.

If Polk County government is a “hotbed of political activ-ity”, it is because Warren Wat-son and Tommy Melton have been using it as a platform to advance their otherwise aim-less campaigns.

Before switching to unaffili-ated status, they worked pretty well with us who remain Dem-ocrats. Nearly all of our votes were unanimous. Communica-tion was pretty good, although Mr. Watson never was all that good about returning telephone calls. Each of us talked with Mr. Melton regularly, but he always has seemed to enjoy “hiding the ball” from other commissioners and surprising them by “springing things” on them at the last minute at meetings.

It’s clear that as soon as they became unaffiliated, both became overwhelmingly po-litical, playing everything for all it was worth and making up controversy where none need, or should, exist. I certainly agree that compromise can often result in a win-win situ-ation. But it’s also true that the two unaffiliated candidates no longer, or seldom, compromise on anything, or offer any com-promises.

In fact, Mr. Watson, himself, directly gives the lie to the main proposition in his recent letter. He’s trying to argue that a split board works best to-gether, but he admits that since he and Mr. Melton bolted the Democratic Party, things have deteriorated, not improved. Maybe split boards don’t work

Letter to the Editoras well as Mr. Watson nostalgi-cally imagines.

Mr. Watson stated in his letter that the County Manager told him that he doesn’t think he’ll ever work for a more productive board than the prior board. I specifically asked the County Manager if he said that. The County Manager stated that he did not recall ever having said such a thing, adding that he tries to stay out of the politics of the various commissioners. It simply wouldn’t make sense for the County Manager to boost one commissioner to the detriment of another.

Mr. Watson again has sug-gested in his letter that when he was a Democrat, the party “leadership” told him what to do. In fact, he was an important part of that party leadership, serving on the Democratic Executive Committee. But the idea of the party leadership telling him what to do is a fig-ment of his imagination.

When I ran for office in 2008, I repeatedly asked Mr. Watson every way I knew how whether the Democratic Party gave him instructions or in any way told him what to do. I would not have run for office if Mr. Watson had told me what he’s saying now. Rather, in answer to my questions, Mr. Watson told me, repeatedly and unequivocally, that no, he was never given instructions or told what to do. Mr. Watson, why would you have told me that if it hadn’t been true?

I can say without reserva-tion that, since I have been in office, neither the Democratic leadership, nor the Democratic Party, has told me what to do or given me instructions. I am sure my Democratic col-leagues, Cindy Walker and Ray Gasperson, would truthfully say the same.

The Democratic Party and Democratic leadership are surely not more interested in what is best for the party than

what is best for the county, as Mr. Watson claims. That is a vile thing to say. He has no basis in fact for saying it. I have seen absolutely no evi-dence of it.

Mr. Melton used to brag that “he had a mole in the Demo-cratic party.” Of course, that mole was Mr. Watson. Maybe that’s why Mr. Watson stayed in the Democratic party right up to the last filing date for party candidacy, leading people to believe he was going to run again as a Democratic candi-date until (he expected) there would be no time left to field another candidate. It was no problem that Mr. Watson was “the mole.” Pretty much every-one knew it. But nobody cared or tried to stop it, as we had (and have) nothing to hide.

Mr. Melton left the Demo-cratic Party soon after some Democrats asked him to act according to a higher ethical standard than he was prepared to do. When I talked to him about this, he told me that “I will not change my behavior just because I’m a commission-er.” I told him I disagreed, and thought that we commissioners must conduct ourselves accord-ing to a higher standard.

Mr. Melton said to me some months ago that he “will de-stroy the Democratic party” in Polk County. That’s his obsession. And Mr. Watson has shown, through his change in affiliation and unusually close ties with Mr. Melton, including joining him in most every vote as a commissioner, his attempt-ing to block the Democratic Party from adopting its own code of ethics, and his mak-ing repeated untrue charges against the Democratic Party and Democratic commission-ers, that he joins Mr. Melton in that inappropriate goal.

Regrettably, that’s what this is all about. Are these the people you want making deci-sions for Polk County?

– Renée McDermott

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Editor’s Note: In recognition of October, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Steps to HOPE has submitted the following to bring awareness to the issue of domestic violence.

To My Abuser,Once I was a happy person; I loved

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This discussion will be lead by Rhonda Anderson, landscape de-signer and owner of Motlow Creek Gardens. Anderson will share her practical experience of planting pan-sies in the landscapes of the upstate for the past twelve years.

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Atrocity I witnessed To the Editor:

After much contemplation regarding this letter and actually sending it, I know I am doing the right thing.

I will skip the flowery descrip-tive language and get straight to the point. On Saturday, Sept. 18, I was visiting in Tryon. I took a walk on the nice track around Harmon Field to pleasantly find a small horse show being held. I only wish I had had my video camera so I could have recorded the atrocity I witnessed in the equestrian area. I watched a young woman beating a horse with a crop while she was in the ring, in public, on public prop-erty. I was devastated to watch this behavior and as I watched I heard the announcer asking her to leave the ring. I then hard a lady shout at her to leave the ring. The young woman on the horse disregarded the requests and continued to ride in the ring. I don’t know much about horses and showing horses but I do know there are rules and a national governing body and I feel the young woman was act-ing against the rules. I am still questioning myself as to why I did not call the police or animal control.

My entire love for Harmon Field, the Tryon community and the people of Tryon has been grossly damaged. I do hope this type of aggressive behavior is not the norm in this small com-munity of people, who, suppos-edly, love their horses. My heart now aches and I, unfortunately, do not want to return to Harmon Field anytime soon. I hope this type of public display towards animals, on public property (on any property) is the exception and not the rule in the Tryon community. If I ever return to Harmon Field, I will have my video camera ready.– Sharon Finnegan, Matthews,

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The first Tryon Arts & Crafts Fall Festival will fe

ature a children's area

and craft demonstrations by some of the finest artisans and craftspeople

of the region, as well as live entertainment, a pumpkin carving contest,

BBQ, pizza and lots more. (photo submitted) See article, p. 3x.

Featuring some of the finest artisans

and craftspeople from the region,

this three-day event will be held rain

or shine. In addition to shopping for

one-of-a-kind handcrafted arts and

crafts, enjoy food from Mtn. View

BBQ and Giardini Wood-Fired Pizza

and live entertainment, featuring

Phil & Gaye Johnson, Dixie Rhythm

Aces, a Youth Showcase by Tryon Fine Arts Center, Rema Keen, Music

Makers with Woody Cowan and more!

• Over 21 Artis

an Booths

• Craft Demonstrations

• Live Entertainment (bring a chair)

• Children’s Area

• BBQ, Pizza, Popcorn, Candied Apples and more!

• Pumpkin Carving Contest - Saturday Only

• Wii© Challenge - S

aturday Only

Dixie Rhythm Aces

Playing traditional jazz

and blues, and swing

Phil & Gaye Johnson

Playing folk, bluegrass,

and country

Pumpkins will be available

to purchase next Tuesday.

You may carve your pumpkin at

the festival or bring your already

carved pumpkin to enter the

competition on Saturday. P

rizes

will be awarded to both kids and adults for most

creative and most artistic.

Is there a Nintendo Wii©

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Purchase a raffle ticket for an opportunity

to challenge a local celebrity in the “Wii

Challenge” and be automatically entered in a

drawing to win a Nintendo Wii© (to be given

away December 6). Local celebrities include

Aaron Greene, Bill Miller and more to be

announced.

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Friday, October 17

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Saturday, October 18

10:00 am-6:00 pm

Sunday, October 19

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Thanks to all of our sponsors: Watson Carpet & Appliances, St. Luke’s Hospital,

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Tryon Arts & Crafts, Harmon Field Rd.,

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Tour de Leaves bicycle race

Harmon Field, Tryon

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Meet the Artists

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Frank Vignola's Rhythm Machine

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Celebrate

fall!

THIS WEEKEND: LIVE MUSIC,

CRAFTS, BIKE RACING, GREAT FOOD…

Voters line up to

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More than 300 people

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locations as of 1 p.m.

Thursday, page 12

ally 66 miles), a half-metric (32

miles) and a Family Fun Ride with a

four or eight-mile option. Registra-

tion and check in are at 7 a.m.

Meet the Artists. Kath-

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Gallery in Tryon will be

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Artist event tomorrow. The event

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include photographer Mara Smith,

textile artist Barbara Tilly, photog-

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Tryon Fine Arts Center

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weekend offers a wealth of ways

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few of the events happening:

Tryon Arts & Crafts Fall

Festival. Starting today

and continuing through Sun-

day, the first annual juried

Arts & Crafts Fall Festival will be

held at Tryon Arts & Crafts on Har-

mon Field Rd. in Tryon. The festival

will be open from 4 to 6 p.m. today,

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow, and noon

to 5 p.m. Sunday. The event will be

held rain or shine, and admission is

free. For more details, see page 3.

Tour de Leaves. The popu-

lar annual cycling event

the Tour de Leaves returns

for its 10th year tomorrow,

with cyclists starting and finishing at

Harmon Field in Tryon. Three rides

are offered: a metric century (actu-

Shuckin' and Shaggin'.

FENCE's annual Shuckin'

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The event features live music,

dancing and food, especially oys-

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Call for artists for ‘Through a Lens: Carolina Images’ exhibitThe Arts Council of Hender-

son County announces a call for artists for the juried and judged photography exhibition “Through a Lens: Carolina Images,” which runs December 3 through 24 at First Citizens Bank, located at 539 North Main Street in down-town Hendersonville.

Days and hours are Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The opening reception and awards ceremony will be Friday, December 3 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

“Through a Lens” is the last exhibition of 2010, and the first to be held at First Citizens Bank.

The 2011 student and art teach-ers’ exhibitions will also be presented at the bank.

“Through a Lens” is open to local and regional artists, and there is a non-refundable entry fee per piece. The fee for the first entry is waived for Arts Council members, who are also eligible for discounted fees on all subse-quent entries. Artists may enter up to three pieces of work in any category.

Art, applications, entry fees and optional artist statements are due November 29 and 30 at the Arts Council, 538 North Main Street in downtown Hen-dersonville.

Categories are: view scapes,

nature, and pictorial. Cash awards will be presented for Best of Show ($200), 1st place in each category ($100 each category), and 2nd place in each category ($50 each category).

Artists and craftspeople can receive a copy of the prospectus by visiting the Arts Council website at www.acofhc.org or by contacting the Arts Council at 828-693-8504 or [email protected].

“Through a Lens: Carolina Images” is sponsored in part by Mast General and Times-News.

The Arts Council of Hen-derson County is a community organization that promotes, ad-vocates for and nurtures the

arts in Henderson County and western North Carolina. The Arts Council offices are handicapped accessible.

The Arts Council is supported in part by the North Carolina Arts Council, the State of North Caro-lina, several funds administered by the Community Foundation of Henderson County, Henderson County Government, and the Henderson County Travel and Tourism Bureau.

For more information contact The Arts Council of Hender-son County at 828-693-8504 or [email protected]. Visit them at www.acofhc.org.


‘Home From the Hunt’ advises on crossbow hunting safetyWith crossbows now legal for

hunting in North Carolina, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Com-mission’s Home From The Hunt campaign recommends some safety guidelines.

“Many of the safety consider-ations for using a crossbow are the same as a longbow or com-pound bow,” said Travis Casper, state assistant hunting education coordinator. “Or even a rifle, for that matter. Hunting safety is exercising caution, follow-ing manufacturer’s instructions, obeying regulations and putting into practice what you’ve learned in hunter education, no matter what you’re using.”

As with any method of hunt-ing, always point your crossbow in a safe direction; only shoot af-ter positively identifying your tar-get and what’s beyond it. Know your crossbow’s capabilities and limitations, Casper advised.

He also stressed: • Never carry a crossbow

cocked and loaded with an ar-row.

• Keep fingers and thumb below the rail at all times.

• When cocking, be sure that your foot is firmly planted in the cocking stirrup.

• Never dry-fire a crossbow

(firing without an arrow can cause sudden breakage).

While using a tree stand, all hunters should maintain three points of contact when climbing up or down; wear a full body safe-ty harness; and check belts, chains and attachment cords before use. With a crossbow in a tree stand, Casper said hunters should:

• Cock the crossbow on the ground before climbing.

• Load the crossbow only when in hunting position.

• Always use a haul line to raise or lower an unloaded cross-

bow. • Keep the haul line away from

the trigger mechanism – haul stock-first.

• Clear away any tree branches before taking a shot.

State law requires anyone buying a crossbow in North Carolina to first obtain a pistol permit from the sheriff’s office in their county of residence or hold a valid concealed handgun permit. Questions about obtain-ing pistol permits and issuance of concealed handgun permits should be directed to the local

sheriff’s office. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission does not regulate the sale or purchase of firearms and crossbows.

In North Carolina, all first-time hunting license buyers must successfully complete a hunter education course, offered free across the state. Go to www.ncwildlife.org to consult the online version of the 2010-2011 N.C. Inland Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Regulations Digest or call 919-707-0031 for more information.



Hospice nurse graduates from Spartanburg County Leadership Institute

carolina Foothills hospice nurse gwen Painter, left, is joined by executive director jean eckert at the 2010 gldi graduation ceremonies on september 21. (photo submitted)

Carolina Foothills Hospice nurse Gwen Painter, clinical manager of the Hospice House in Landrum, is a 2010 graduate of the Grassroots Leadership Development Institute (GLDI).

GLDI is a special initia-t ive of The Spartanburg County Foun-dation, pro-viding leader-ship training, resources and support for in-dividuals to strengthen their in-ner leadership capacity in order to improve the services of the communities in which they work. Painter joins more than 120 indi-viduals who have participated in the institute in its first six years.

Graduation speaker Dr. Benja-min Dunlap, president of Wofford College, challenged the 30 recent graduates to “seek knowledge and live what you’ve learned.” He noted that leaders have the following attributes: the power to inspire; the ability and wisdom to listen to those they lead; a sense of humor; and the gift of brevity.

Painter described her six-month

GLDI experience as “one of much learning, stretching and good for-tune that put me in contact with so many accomplished leaders in Spartanburg County.” She was es-pecially appreciative to have time

with leaders in the health care system and used what she learned to evaluate her own leader-ship skills and style in her job with Carolina

Foothills Hospice. Painter takes with her a chal-

lenge from GLDI speaker Greg Blake whose words during the Institute’s first session still ring in her ears: “Legacy leaders put their organization and others in the position to do great things after they have retired, resigned, or died in office.”

Jean Eckert, executive direc-tor of Carolina Foothills Hos-pice, says: “I have great faith that Gwen is a ‘legacy leader.’ She is someone who leads by example to always do what is best for those we serve.”


Hospice nurse graduates from Spartanburg County Leadership Institute

carolina Foothills hospice nurse gwen Painter, left, is joined by executive director jean eckert at the 2010 gldi graduation ceremonies on september 21. (photo submitted)

Carolina Foothills Hospice nurse Gwen Painter, clinical manager of the Hospice House in Landrum, is a 2010 graduate of the Grassroots Leadership Development Institute (GLDI).

GLDI is a special initia-t ive of The Spartanburg County Foun-dation, pro-viding leader-ship training, resources and support for in-dividuals to strengthen their in-ner leadership capacity in order to improve the services of the communities in which they work. Painter joins more than 120 indi-viduals who have participated in the institute in its first six years.

Graduation speaker Dr. Benja-min Dunlap, president of Wofford College, challenged the 30 recent graduates to “seek knowledge and live what you’ve learned.” He noted that leaders have the following attributes: the power to inspire; the ability and wisdom to listen to those they lead; a sense of humor; and the gift of brevity.

Painter described her six-month

GLDI experience as “one of much learning, stretching and good for-tune that put me in contact with so many accomplished leaders in Spartanburg County.” She was es-pecially appreciative to have time

with leaders in the health care system and used what she learned to evaluate her own leader-ship skills and style in her job with Carolina

Foothills Hospice. Painter takes with her a chal-

lenge from GLDI speaker Greg Blake whose words during the Institute’s first session still ring in her ears: “Legacy leaders put their organization and others in the position to do great things after they have retired, resigned, or died in office.”

Jean Eckert, executive direc-tor of Carolina Foothills Hos-pice, says: “I have great faith that Gwen is a ‘legacy leader.’ She is someone who leads by example to always do what is best for those we serve.”


“Legacy leaders put their organization and others in the position to do great things after they have retired, resigned, or died in office.”

-- gldi speaker greg blake

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We would love to include your recipes in our Holiday Gift Guide, which will be included in the Bulletin on November 23rd.

E-mail your recipes to [email protected] (write "recipe" on the subject line) or drop them off at our office in downtown Tryon.

Deadline for recipes is 4pm on Friday, October 29th.

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Saluda News &

Notationsby bonnie bardos

Tailgate market; Art notes; 3rd Annual Fundraiser Masquerade Ball

*“...**the day is yet one more yellow leaf / **and with-out turning I kiss the light / by an old well on the last of the month / gathering wild rose hips / in the sun.” **- W. S. Merwin, The Love of October *

Welcome to October Sa-luda notes and notations! Fallen leaves line the sides of narrow side streets, crisp underfoot. Days grow shorter, the light changes....whispering corn-stalks stand sentinel in quiet fields....hawks wheel and circle slow in high blue skies, and geese honk as they fly in v-formations to distant lakes.

*The fine-looking landscap-ing around the Saluda Center is thanks to a grant from Polk County Community Founda-tion—thank you, PCCF! This is something we can all enjoy, for a long time. *

The Saluda tailgate market winds up this month after a long hot summer--remember Fridays at the city parking lot off Main Street (follow the signs) from 4:30 to 6:30. I am going to miss those arm loads of colorful zinnias, the delicious pound cake, dog treats galore, the warm summer tomatoes...the smiles and hugs remain, though. Speaking of local....local businesses need and want our support, from small shops, to restaurants, to services. Kind of nice, too, to get friendly ser-vice and smiles. That’s a good thing!

Joseph Burdett is recovering from a copperhead bite – the bite went through a sock or it could have been even worse. I think he is ready to get his foot back on the ground!

*Art notes*: On Monday, October 4, 5:30-7:00 at Saluda Center, 64 Greenville Street, our own Stoney Lamar who is a nationally renowned wood sculptor, teacher, and member of the American Craft Council board of directors will give a

brief talk on “Craft in Commu-nity.” This will be followed by a reception and show of 5 area artists. In addition to works by Lamar the show will feature woodturning by Mark Gardner, pottery by Kelly McCullough, tapestry by Holly Wilkes, and calligraphy by Michael Hughey. The work will remain on dis-play through A m e r i c a n Craf t Week and will be for sale at Heart-wood Gallery. Heartwood is celebrating 25 years of craft...congratulations to Shelley De-Kay and Barbara Seiler for a job well done.

Tosh’s Whistlestop cafe has moved to the Depot: Marsha, Cindi and Tosh are moved in and open for business. You will find them beside Summer House in the historic depot building, near Duck Alley, Sa-luda Realty, and Salamander.

Mark your calendar and get a costume ready: Friday evening, October 29th, our Saluda Medi-cal Center will hold its Third Annual Fundraiser Masquerade Ball at the Saluda Mountain Jamboree to raise needed funds. Our non-profit medical center provides comprehensive and accessible medical care to all individuals, regardless of age, income, or health insurance status, and serves Polk, Hen-derson, and the surrounding communities.* Music will be by Sound Investment and a bar-becue dinner is included with the price of admission. Tickets sold at Saluda Medical Center, Manna Cabanna’s Produce Market, Cathy Jackson Realty, Thrifty Barn, Macon Bank, and Saluda Mountain Jamboree. Please support SMC, and plan on having a ball! *

*Happy news:* Mary and Johnny Hiers’ son gets married

this month.Congratulations to Ken

Boyd and Alexia Timberlake who tied the knot recently. A big hug to Ruth and John Rho-des who celebrated their 68th anniversary in late September – that is special indeed!

Simple joys: warm molas-ses cookies....praying man-tises on fall leaves....roses giving a last bloom or two before colder w e a t h e r . . . .pink sunsets

over blue mountains, silver lake water rippling slowly under a soft gray evening sky....gold-brushed leaves sparkling in the light....

*Garden notes:* leaf piles are great additions to compost heaps...or start a leaf pile area in a secluded section of the yard....over time and a few years, leaves decompose into a fine garden material called leaf mold: which is a layered mate-rial that greatly enhances soil. Time to do garden cleaning, pulling weeds and vines, and planting shrubs. Every year I dream of a Victorian-style glass greenhouse appearing by magic in my back yard...my outside plants get sent to the basement instead or brought in the house. Orchids come in from the front porch where they’ve summered happily: they don’t appreciate my old, cold house during those freezing winter days!

*Funny notes:* I like to handle a lot of my bill paying on-line these days, which saves a stamp and paper, and seems easy enough. But woe to the day when one changes a computer! When it’s time to log in, you find yourself up the creek if you’ve forgotten your original pass-word. I recently spent a good half hour trying to pay two bills on separate accounts...for the

life of me, I could not get in my accounts. After calling one com-pany for ‘user assistance’...fi-nally I got the account unlocked. My problem is that I have sev-eral passwords of varying length depending on the demands they set forth: some want passwords that are 30 characters long, 15 digits (kidding, but you get the picture)...and I forget who gets what and where! Of course, the notes I scribble to keep myself straight are not to be found.

Happy October Birthdays to Patricia Case, Jo Dellinger, Aaron Bradley, Amanda Burrell, Lisa Orr, Marilyn Prudhomme, and Bubba Dawson. Feel free to add your birthday to the list! This column comes out around the first of the month, and mid-month, so if you are missed the first time around, just let me know so we can get you in on the next round!

*Reading notes:* I’m finally digging into *The Lacuna*; *The Experts’ Guide To Do-ing Things Faste*r (I can hear you snickering about that idea, dear reader!), thinking about re-reading Hillary Jordan’s *Mud-bound* again, Truman Capote’s *The Grass Harp*, and *still* weeding out magazine piles that will get passed on for others to enjoy. What’s on *your* reading list these days?

Thank you for your much ap-preciated thoughts and continu-ing feedback about this column! It brightens my day to know YOU read it. Thanks to Clara, Bill, Frank, and many others for comments. As ever, the goal is to make you, dear reader, feel like you’re enjoying a front porch visit with me—porch swing and rocking chairs, birds singing, watching spider webs sparkle in the morning. Keep in mind if you have something of note, feel free to e-mail me at [email protected]; or call me at 749-1153. You may also visit my website at bonniebardos.com.


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Dill, principal at Saluda School, speaks to Kiwanis Club

david little, president of the Kiwanis club, thanked dill for her presentation and explained that a children’s book would be donated to a local school in her honor. (photo submitted)

Ronette Dill, principal at Saluda School and 2009 Principal of the Year for Western North Carolina, recently visited the Tryon Kiwanis Club to explain the Multiple Intel-ligence Survey to club members.

People are smart in different ways - word smart, math smart, picture smart, and body smart, she said. Some people are smart in more than one way, and Dill demonstrated this by having members raise their hands when they recognized them-selves as she read the description of each of the multiple intelligences, such as verbal/linguistic or math, for example.

Teachers use the multiple intel-ligences to reach all the children in their classrooms when they are teaching. Also, each year, Saluda School has a school wide theme. This year it is “Let’s Explore” – the great outdoors, healthy habits, and how we are smart. Club members say they were impressed to learn that Saluda School is one of only 43 A+

schools in North Carolina, and that at the school, academics and the arts go hand-in-hand.

The Tryon Kiwanis Club has

committed $6,000 in financial as-sistance to Saluda School for phase 2 of the new playground.


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Deadline Thursday for cabin raffle to benefit BBBS

You have until Thursday to buy a raffle ticket to support Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) in Polk County.

BBBS of Western North Caro-lina is raffling off a log cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains of Bryson City, N.C. Proceeds from this raffle will benefit BBBS in its continued efforts to enrich the quality of life of children in Western North Carolina.

Organizers say this is a chance to win a vacation home that the entire family can enjoy for years to come. Every entrant also will make a winning difference in the life of a child.

“Imagine relaxing on the front porch in a rocking chair just mo-ments from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Consider the chance to win a fully furnished hilltop log cabin with stunning views, a wrap-around porch, and

including a hot tub! At the same time you can support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Polk County. Each ticket sold will benefit a branch of BBBS of WNC. Just designate the Polk County branch as your choice to benefit from your raffle ticket purchase,” BBBS says.

The cabin winner can rent it out to vacationers for a great sec-ond income, sell it, or keep this as a private retreat.

Big Brothers Big Sisters has been serving Polk County for more than seven years and made more than 100 matches in local schools and communities. The organization recruits, screens and trains caring adults who want to make a difference in the life of a child. The children served are usually matched between the ages of 6-14, and most are from single-parent families. Also elementary school students who need a little

extra attention at school are paired with mentors to help with academ-ics or development of social or behavioral skills.

Local support is vital to the efforts of Big Brothers Big Sisters to help more children. This is a chance to inspire a child to reach his or her full potential through an ongoing relationship with a mentor.

The raffle ends on Oct. 7 and the drawing will take place on October 14, 2010. If the minimum number of tickets is not sold, the winner selected will share in 50 percent of the proceeds from ticket sales. More than 800 tickets have already been sold.

To enter, visit the website www.logcabinraffle.org or call 828-253-1470 for more details and to buy your ticket now. Please remember to select Polk County as your designated branch.

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