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Tickets are cur-rently available for the Tryon Kiwanis Pancake Supper.

The supper will be held Thursday, March 29 from 5-7 p.m. at the Tryon Elementary School

cafeteria. Proceeds will benefit Kiwanis scholarships. Kids under 5 eat free.

Purchase tickets from any Kiwanis member.

Clark Loro’s sculpture Moby Dick’s Revenge won first place in the table sculpture category of the Tryon Painters and Sculptors “Green Piece” show. The show is comprised of pieces made from recyclable and found objects. (photo submitted)

Some commissioners want elevation removed from MRPOPlanning board to discuss using slope onlyby Leah Justice

Polk County’s Mountainside and Ridgeline Protection Ordinance (MRPO) is currently based on both slope and elevation, but some com-

missioners are now asking that the ordinance be based strictly on slope after hearing numerous concerns over the elevation restrictions.

The Polk County Board of Com-missioners met Monday, March 5 and

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Green Piece show finds artistic value in discarded itemsby Samantha Hurst

Gallery space at the Tryon Painters and Sculptors (TPS) location off Maple Street showcases works fashioned from rusted tools, scrap mesh, wine corks, bottle caps, sticks woven together and cro-cheted plastic bags.

All of the works are part of TPS’ Green Piece show, which will run through March 31, said TPS President Aviva Kahn.

“It’s fun, I think, for the people who come because they have to really look at some of the works and they are intrigued by them,” Kahn said.

Capturing first place in the table sculpture category was Clark Loro’s “Moby Dick’s


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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.

Tryon Toy Makers Museum, open Friday 2 - 6 p.m., 43 E. Howard St., Tryon. 828-290-6600.

PCHS softball game at N. Buncombe, Friday, March 9, 4 p.m.

LHS boys JV baseball at home vs. Whitmire, Friday, March 9, 5 p.m.

LHS JV girls softball at Whitmire, Friday, March 9, 5 p.m.

PCHS varsity baseball at W. Henderson, Friday, March 9, 5 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.

LHS boys varsity baseball at home vs. Whitmire, Friday, March 9, 7 p.m.

LHS girls varsity softball at Whitmire, Friday, March 9, 7 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.

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

PCHS JV softball at home vs. Trailblazers, Saturday, March 10, 4 p.m.

Tryon Fine Arts Center will present QuinTango on Saturday, March 10 at 8 p.m. QuinTango is a quintet of two violins, cello, bass and piano dedicated to the musical performance of tango. Complemented by championship dancers. A tango master class will follow the performance.

MondayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

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

senior fitness, 11 a.m., bingo or bead class, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Christian Fellowship Lun-cheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mon-days except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and dis-cussion of relevant issues; inter-denominational. 828-859-5051.

Polk County Retired School Personnel will meet Monday, March 12 at noon at Calvert’s Restaurant in Columbus. Officers will be elected and Vera Taylor, district president, will give an update on membership.

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

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

PCHS golf at Landrum, Mon-day, March 12, 4 p.m.

PCHS men’s tennis at E. Rutherford, Monday, March 12, 4 p.m.

PCHS varsity baseball at Swain, Monday, March 12, 4 p.m.

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

Southern Appalachian Fiber Community meeting, March 13, 6 p.m., Mill Spring Agricultural Center. Everyone invited to share potluck dinner and hear Cindy Walker talk about her visits to area fiber mills, processing plants and farms. For more information, email J.E. Bradley at [email protected] or call Lynn Sprague at 828-894-2281.

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 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.

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

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Revenge.”Loro moved here from New

York to be near his mother. He said one day, not long after arriving, he took her dogs for a walk as a refreshing therapy from living in the city for so long. While doing so he began noticing all of the beautiful pieces of wood filling the area behind her home.

He said the particular piece used for “Moby Dick’s Re-venge” spoke to him.

“I just liked the shape of it initially – it was huge and I had to dig it out of the ground and put it in a wheelbarrow to bring it out of the woods,” he said.

Loro left the wood in his mother’s garage for about a year to dry out before he really began to work with it. He said the first aspect he noticed was a notch on one side, which im-

• Green Piece(Continued From page 1)

(Continued on page 4)Winning first place in the hanging sculpture category of TPS’ Green Piece show was “Guiness the Guppy,” by Lindsey Moore. (photo submitted)

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“I just like to stare at things for a long time and ideas usually come out of them,” Loro said. “My whole philosophy of what I’ve been trying to do here is to create something out of nothing. All I have to do is appreciate what it could become.”

Taking apart a storage shed provided materials for the frame-work for the ship and thrift store type material fashioned the sails.

Grabbing first place for hanging sculpture was Lindsey Moore’s “Guiness the Guppy.”

As a landscape and portrait and graphic artist, Moore said this piece was different from his typical work.

“I really enjoyed the creative challenge because it made me simplify down to the elements of the materials I used, but I also put more thought into it than I thought I would,” Moore said.

He said the theme was based on a piece of an old wine crate, which serves as the base of the piece. Since it was curved Moore said he felt it lent itself to the form of a fish. Before long it all came together.

“As more of a visual artist for painting it really made me look at things from a three-dimensional frame,” he said. “I am very just very pleased and honored to be a part of the show.”

“Guiness the Guppy” show-cases the image of a guppy made from the end of a broom, an old neon orange work glove, clothes-pins and paintbrushes.

Kahn said the Green Piece show required all artworks to use nothing but recycled materi-als – things the artist was going to throw away otherwise – or

found objects. Tryon Painters and Sculptors

held a similar show just a few years back. Kahn said a close friend sparked the idea when she took an old chair and through decoupage covered it with Na-tional Geographic covers. TPS ran with that thought in mind and decided to host a recycled materials show.

“People get excited because it makes them aware of the environment,” Kahn said. “It makes you think about what we’re throwing away and what can really be used to create art of real value.”

Kahn said Bernard Eiserloh, for example, who placed in the show, usually creates beautifully symmetrical ironwork pieces but with this project he stretched his creativity. Eiserloh’s piece in this show is more whimsical and far from strictly symmetrical as it has unique curves and twists in the metal and even has moving parts. Eiserloh’s piece is one of many from the show that have already sold.

The show itself was rated as a people’s choice meaning that attendees voted on their favorite pieces.

Placing in the pedestal/floor category were second place win-ner Eiserloh with his scrap metal work entitled “Super Forest Fire Fighter” and third place finisher Mike Seagle with his mixed me-dia piece, “Bomb Flyte.”

Placing in the hanging catego-ry were Catherine Gurri with her second-place mixed media work, “Tortured Souls,” and third place winner Diana Gurri with her mixed media piece, “Artemis.”

The show will run through March 31. TPS is open every Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., but Kahn said interested art lovers could also come by to see the works when the gallery is open for classes. Those times are Tuesdays-Fridays from 9:30 a.m. – noon.

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agreed to ask the planning board to discuss taking elevation restric-tions out of the ordinance.

The slope versus elevation issue has been discussed several times during the county’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) committee meetings, with particu-lar concerns coming from Saluda residents.

The current MRPO ordinance res t r ic t s any c o m m e r c i a l building at el-evations 1,650 feet and above, which includes all of Saluda Township.

Polk County commissioners amended the MRPO o rd i -nance on March 5 to allow mo-bile homes to be placed above 1,650 feet and to exempt from regulation minor excavation proj-ects (less than 750 square feet of dirt being moved). The amend-ments brought out some concerns of commissioners and citizens regarding why the ordinance in-cludes elevation restrictions.

Commissioner Tom Pack sug-gested Monday night that the county ask its planning board to rework the ordinance so that it is based strictly on slope.

“Way back when I was a com-missioner in 2004 we talked about protecting the ridgetops,” Pack said. “What we had in mind is not what got passed.”

Pack said the ordinance should be based on slope only, not eleva-tion. People who live in Saluda and other areas, Pack said, have a lot of flat areas to build on and the county shouldn’t restrict those.

During public comments Mi-chael Gage also asked why the ordinance is based on elevation.

He said if you build something on a slope it will slide down, so he said it makes sense to regulate that, but he asked what the difference is between building something on a flat surface at low elevations

versus higher elevations.“I really think you guys need

to consider this ordinance, send it back to the planning board and base it on something that makes sense,” said Gage. “Right now the elevation thing is a bunch of garbage.”

Commissioner Ted Owens also said he agreed with Pack that the current mountain and ridgeline restrictions are not what commis-sioners had in mind years ago.

“Years ago we didn’t want to see high-rise ho-tels on ridges,” said Owens.

C o m m i s -s i o n e r v i c e -c h a i r R e n é e McDermott said the UDO com-mittee has had many meetings listening to the Saluda mayor, c o u n c i l a n d business own-ers and is help-ing to determine

where commercial development should be allowed there.

“So a great deal has been done in Saluda to take care of the concerns that they have,” McDermott said. “The group is listening and I feel sure that will be recommended to the planning board and commis-sioners.”

McDermott also reminded the board that when MRPO was ad-opted, the planning board approved it unanimously after spending many months working on it and the board of commissioners also approved it unanimously.

McDermott and commissioner chair Ray Gasperson also pointed out that the planning board will be looking at the whole document soon after getting a recommenda-tion from the UDO committee.

When the planning board origi-nally drafted the MRPO ordinance, the idea of basing restrictions on slope was discussed and the end result was the document includes both slope and elevation restric-tions. The board of commissioners adopted the ordinance in June 2009.

The Polk County Planning Board canceled its March meeting and will meet again in April.

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“I really think you guys need to consider this ordinance, send it back to the planning board and base it on something that makes sense. Right now the elevation thing is a bunch of garbage.”

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Polk to spend $3,200 to replace wood in cupolaThe Polk County Board of Commissioners recently learned that repairs will be done soon to the courthouse cupola. County manager Ryan Whitson said several pieces of wood have rotted and it will cost approximately $3,200 to replace them. He said the main expense will be equip-ment needed to reach the cupola.

DSS to hold open houseThe new Polk County Department of Social Services (DSS) will hold an open house on Monday, March 19 beginning at 1 p.m. The DSS is located off Wolverine Trail in Mill Spring on the Polk County Middle School and Recreation Complex. The board of commissioners will hold its meet-ing at DSS following the open house beginning at 3 p.m.

Polk approves pass-through water line agreement with Columbus

The Polk County Board of Commissioners approved a pass-through agreement with Columbus for a water line the county is installing to connect the two systems. The pass-through agreement specifies that if Polk or Colum-bus receives or sells water to/from another entity and the water passes through Polk’s or Columbus’ line, the buyer pays one percent of the sale for the pass through. Construction of the connecting line should begin soon as all agreements have been sent to the state for approval.

Tryon approves FETA access through wastewater plant property

Pending approval by town attorney Bailey Nager, Tryon Town Council approved an encroachment request from FETA for its equestrian trails. The access is approximately 300 ft. long and will go through the town’s wastewater treatment plant property off East Howard Street. Council approved the access during its Feb. 21 meeting.

Tryon to sell old leaf machineTryon has received its new leaf machine and council ap-proved on Feb. 21 declaring the old machine as surplus. The machine will be sold at auction on www.govdeals.com.

Tryon seeks DOT approval to place bike rack near clock tower

During its Feb. 21 meeting, Tryon Town Council approved placing a bicycle rack in an open parking space blocked by a crosswalk sign beside the clock tower downtown. Council members said there is money available and they will seek approval from the N.C. Department of Trans-portation (DOT) to place the rack in that location. Mayor pro-tem Roy Miller voted against the motion, saying he is not against the bike rack but doesn’t want to approve it until the DOT gives its approval.

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Economic development subject of public meetingby Samantha Hurst

Polk County’s Economic De-velopment and Tourism Commit-tee (EDTC) board held its first open meeting Thursday, March 7 to inform the community of its efforts and to seek input.

“One of the r e a s o n s w e wanted to open our meeting up to the commu-nity was to let you know exact-ly what we were doing so there was no question about what the Economic De-velopment and Tourism Committee does,” said EDTC Director Libbie Johnson.

She went on to explain that the board’s mandate is to improve the economy and tourism through focused growth that benefits the long-term prosperity of the county. This means focusing on the development of human capi-tal, infrastructure, environmental

sustainability, regional competi-tiveness and more, she said.

“We are located in an abso-lutely unique area,” Chair Craig Hilton added. “We do have many resources here that over the next

few decades will become increasingly desirable.”

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Ann Miksa-Blackwell, Melinda Young (tourism director) and Diane Timberlake, who serves as the secretary.

“We’re happy to report that we have a working board that has a variety of projects in the works… that are ‘can do’ proj-


Craig Hilton and Bob Morgan talk with Saluda Mayor Fred Baisden after the EDTC’s community meeting held Wednesday, March 7 at the Womack Building in Columbus. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

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To accomplish specific goals the committee is then broken down into three subcommittees – business and entrepreneurial development, technology and websites and tourism develop-ment and media coordination. Business and entrepreneurial development

Miksa-Blackwell said the business and entrepreneurial development subcommittee is focused on efforts related to Polk County’s Certified Entrepreneur-ial Community designation. It took two years to get the certi-fication from AdvantageWest, she said. This designation means the county has mapped its assets and developed a plan to assist entrepreneurs in their business endeavors.

What they found in the pro-cess surprised them, Miksa-Blackwell said.

Another manageable goal the committee has worked to develop is a home builder’s resource directory. This directory will include listings of local contrac-tors, painters, landscapers, etc. Once published it will be mailed to the 3,000 out-of-town property owners who have homes in Polk County.

“The goal behind this was to stir up some work for [the contractors] now, not wait until the economy gets better and bet-ter and better, which could take years,” Johnson said. Technology and websites committee

“The purpose of [the technol-ogy and websites subcommittee] is to help us as a community to develop all the technology we need to attract people to Polk County,” Jones said.

Jones said things have hap-pened very swiftly over the last few years in regard to the way people gather information. She said this subcommittee wants to

use technology in the most effec-tive manner to promote what is available locally.

Caudle said the primary focus would be to solicit responses from vendors locally, regionally and internationally to ensure the right people are getting the right information. This would mean, he said, integrating blogging and a social media presence on sites like Facebook and Twitter.

“We need to make sure we are properly positioned in all of

those places in a way that makes sure people can find us,” Caudle said. “Especially in markets like Atlanta, Charlotte and Charleston – if someone is looking to visit the mountains or start a new busi-ness in a new location, we want to make sure when they begin those searches that they find Polk County and they consider us as an option.”

To do this the committee will be looking at ways to drive more people to the tourism and

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economic development websites. He said the key is making

sure people stay on the websites long enough to find out what the county does have to offer both locally and within close enough proximity to stay and eat here, but also visit other regional at-tractions.

Carey spoke about how the board would work toward de-veloping more tourism business



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LEGALS

CREDITOR'S NOTICE

IN THE GENERALCOURT

OF JUSTICESUPERIOR COURT

DIVISIONBefore The Clerk

COUNTY OF POLKIN THE MATTER OFJOSEPH CORDA

12 E 38All persons, firms and

corporat ions havingclaims againstJosephCorda, deceased, arehereby notified to exhibitthem to Vincent JohnCorda, Executor, of theestate of the decedent at70 Ford Ridge Lane, Co-lumbus, NC 28722, on orbefore the 29th day ofMay, 2012, or be barredfrom their recovery. Debt-ors of the decedent areasked to make immediatepayment to the above

LEGALS

named Executor.This the 29th day of Feb-

ruary, 2012.Vincent John Corda, Ex-

ecutor of the estate of Jo-seph Corda70 Ford Ridge Lane, Co-

lumbus, NC 2872250-1P

Tryon Daily B ulletinMarch 2, 9, 16, and 23,

2012

CREDITOR NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

EXECUTOR'S NOTICE

Having qualified on the15th day of February,2012 as EXECUTOR ofthe Estate of Eva S.Fowler, deceased, late ofPolk County, North Caro-lina, this is to notify allpersons, firms and/ or

LEGALS

corporat ions havingclaims against the dece-dent to exhibit the sameto the undersigned JesseL. Fowler on or before the2nd day of June, 2012, orthis notice will be pleadedin bar of their recovery.All persons, firms and/ orcorporations indebted tothe Estate should makeimmediate payment tothe undersigned Jesse L.Fowler, EXECUTOR.This is the 2nd day or

March, 2012.Jesse L. Fowler12905 Rivers Bend Rd.Chester, VA 23836EXECUTOR ore theEstate of Eva. S. Fowler

Tryon Daily Bulletin03/02, 03/09, 03/16, &

03/23/2012

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and marketing that to outside communities once they found the sites Caudle talked about earlier. Tourism development and media coordination

Carey said the tourism de-velopment and media coordi-nation committee’s goals are to improve the website calen-dar on www.Firstpeaknc.com, launch a marketing strategy and encourage agribusiness and co-ordinate bundling of attractions.

The plan is to try to in-crease revenue in occupancy tax through gathering inter-ested vendors and merchants together to develop packages for visitors.

“I think where we can take it

to another level is by encour-aging collabo-ration among vendors and merchants be-cause there is certainly pow-er in numbers,” Carey said.

His sugges-tions included packages such as a wine get-a w a y w i t h tours and tastings of local wineries, dinner at a restaurant such as Giardini’s and a stay at the Pine Crest Inn for example.

“You want to direct these messages to the right kind of people, whether it’s a family outing or a romantic getaway – we can certainly meet all

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those different demograph-ics and offer something for all of them,” Carey said.

Carey said subcommit-tee members realize there will be chal-lenges, but he said they feel it doesn’t hurt to set the envi-

ronment for collaboration. Several community mem-

bers also had input related to things they felt the committee could do to draw more people to the area.

John Vining suggested find-ing retired volunteers willing to serve as docents to the county

because, as he said, “there are tons of things to see here in Polk County, but unless you grew up here like me, you don’t know how to find them.”

Another audience member suggested taking advantage of any free publication listings for events.

Hilton encouraged com-munity members to participate in these efforts. An individual can do so by contacting some-one on the EDTC board or Di-ane Timberlake in the county manager’s office. He said another community EDTC meeting would be held in six months.

The EDTC board also puts out a monthly electronic news-letter called ReImagine Polk that aims to keep citizens in the loop about its efforts.

“You want to direct these messages to the right kind of people, whether it’s a family outing or a romantic getaway – we can certainly meet all those different demographics and offer something for all of them.”

-- Geoff Carey



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Trash 'n' Treasure SaleTryon Presbyterian Church

Harmon Field RoadSaturday, October 2

9am-12 noonBAG SALE 12:00-1PMClothing, Housewares, Jewelry, Bric-A-Brac, Something for Everyone

Proceeds to the Jane Brown/Mary Martin Scholarship Fund

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TRYON PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH Worship: 8:30 & 11:00 am

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430 Harmon Field Road

859-6683

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-propriate worship time for this Sunday, Decem-ber 18 (Tapestry of Light: A Celtic Christmas Celebration 10:00 am) [we won’t have church school or the regular two worship services – only the musical event at 10:00 am]

Saluda post office to observe Passport Day tomorrow

If you’re planning to travel outside of the United States in the next few months and don’t have a current passport, the Saluda Post Office reminds you that you can apply for a passport at the post office.

Passport Day in the U.S.A. will be observed at the Saluda

Post Office on Saturday, March 10 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Photos can be taken. Appointments are necessary; call 828-749-5921.

For passport information, fees and forms, visit www.travel.state.gov.

– article submitted by Cindy Keeter, Saluda postmaster

Hardin sentenced for meth labBarnes case continued to Aprilby Leah Justice

Sentencing occurred last Wednesday, Feb. 29 in a case involving Polk County’s largest methamphetamine laboratory, which was busted Aug. 24, 2011.

Jessica Nicole Hardin, of 3201 Hwy. 9 North in Columbus, who was 22 years old at the time of her arrest, was sentenced on charges related to the meth lab by Judge Mark E. Powell.

Hardin was sentenced to 16 to 20 months, which was suspended for her to serve 30 months supervised probation, 90 days in jail with credit for pretrial time served and court costs on charges of possession of precur-sor with intent to manufacture meth, possession/distribution of meth precursor and maintaining

a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance, according to court records.

Also charged in the case was Jason Carroll Barnes of 3201 Hwy. 9 North, Columbus, who was 33 at the time of his arrest. His case was continued last week until April 18. Barnes faces charges of manufacturing methamphetamine, possession/distribution of meth precur-sor and maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance.

The meth lab was busted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Of-fice and the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation in Sunny View and was referred to as the largest meth lab ever uncovered in the county. It was the first of three meth labs busted last year. Two toddlers, ages 1 and 2 and a half, were found living in the home.

Pecel’s ‘Making Juggling Tolerable’ at Super Saturday

On Super Saturday, March 17, Ivan Pecel will bring his high-energy performance, “Making Juggling Tolerable,” to the Tryon Fine Arts Center stage.

“As funny as a stand-up comic and as skilled as an acrobat, Ivan is the new generation of performers and is one of the best at what he does,” organizers said. “Whether he is blindly kicking a torch over his head, juggling

ping pong balls using only his mouth, or having you laughing so hard that you’re bent over double, Ivan’s show is guaran-teed to change your mind about juggling.”

Ivan’s performances at TFAC are at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. For ticket information, go to TryonSuperSaturday.com, or call 828-859-8322, ext. 301.

– article submitted by Connie Clark

Polk superior court administrative session resultsIn the Polk County Criminal

Superior Court Administra-tive Session held Wednesday, Feb. 29 with Judge Mark E. Powell presiding, 101 cases were heard. Some cases were continued or dismissed. The following persons were con-victed of a crime (names are given as they appear in court records):

Amanda Michelle Belue was convicted of felony pos-session with intent to sell and deliver methamphetamine, felony larceny of a motor vehicle, misdemeanor larceny and common law forgery. On the charges of possession with intent to sell and deliver meth-amphetamine, Belue was sen-tenced to 30 months supervised probation, $600 in restitution and court costs. On the lar-ceny and common law forgery

charges, Belue was sentenced to 30 months supervised proba-tion and $80 in restitution.

Jessica Nicole Hardin was convicted of possession of precursor with intent to manu-facture meth-amphetamine, p o s s e s s i n g /d is t r ibu t ing meth precursor and maintain-ing a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance. Hardin was sentenced to 30 months supervised probation, 90 days in jail with pretrial credit and court costs.

Elizabeth Ann Huett was convicted of possession of methamphetamine, maintain-ing a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance, pos-session of drug paraphernalia and attempt to traffic opium or heroin. Huett was sentenced

to 30 months supervised pro-bation, 120 days in the N.C. Department of Corrections, $600 in lab fee restitution and court costs.

Marlon Shane Ruff was convicted of felony proba-tion violation and unauthor-

ized use of a motor vehicle. Ruff’s probation was revoked and Ruff was sentenced to 120 days in adult corrections and $80 in restitution.

Tyler Dayor Tanner was convicted of breaking and/or entering, felony larceny, possession of burglary tools, carrying a concealed gun and possessing a stolen firearm. On the charges of breaking and/or entering, feloncy larceny, possession of burglary tools and carrying a concealed gun,

Tanner was sentenced to 30 months supervised probation and court costs. He was sen-tenced to 30 months supervised probation, a $300 fine, $200 in restitution and court costs for possessing a stolen firearm.

Simon Hector Ziegler was convicted of felonious seri-ous injury by vehicle, driving while impaired, driving after consuming under age 21 and driving to endanger. On the charges of felonious serious injury by vehicle, driving after consuming under age 21 and driving to endanger, Ziegler was sentenced to 60 months supervised probation, $14,849 in restitution for medical bills, $4,597 in restitution to the Town of Tryon, 75 days in jail and court costs. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail for driving while impaired.

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"Take a Hike!"VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLFirst Baptist Church of Tryon

125 Pacolet Street (top of the hill)Sunday - Thursday, July 27 - 31, 2008

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Polk district court resultsIn Polk County District

Court held on Wednesday, Feb. 29 with Judge T. Mack Brittain presiding, 162 cases were heard. Some cases were continued, dismissed or sent to superior court. The follow-ing persons were convicted of a crime (names are printed as they appear in court records):

Brendan James Allen was convicted of possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding 95 mph in a 65 mph zone. Allen was sentenced to 12 months unsupervised probation, a $125 fine and court costs.

S t e p h e n Glenn Burgess was convicted of possession of drug paraphernalia. Burgess was sentenced to 12 months unsupervised probation, a $100 fine and court costs.

Christopher Mario Cole was convicted of speeding 74 mph in a 65 mph zone. Cole was fined $30 and court costs.

Ruth Evelyn Cruz was con-victed of operating a vehicle with impaired equipment. Cruz was fined $40 and court costs.

Jason Randal Eustace was convicted of simple possession of a schedule IV controlled substance. Eustace was sen-tenced to 24 hours community service, a $100 fine and court costs.

David James Francuz was convicted of speeding 74 mph in a 65 mph zone. Francuz was fined $30 and court costs.

Justin Allen Galloway was convicted of operating a ve-hicle with impaired equipment. Galloway was fined $40 and court costs.

Keith Edward Gerboth was convicted of speeding 79 mph in a 65 mph zone. Gerboth was fined $100 and court costs.

David Alan Hackelberg was convicted of habitual misde-meanor assault. Hackelberg was sentenced to 36 months supervised probation, 20 days in jail with credit, 72 hours of community service, a $500 fine

and court costs.Brian Keith Hampton was

convicted of speeding 34 mph in a 25 mph zone. Hampton was fined $30 and court costs.

Daniel Thomas Jackson was convicted of speeding 93 mph in a 65 mph zone. Jackson was sentenced to 12 months unsu-pervised probation, a $90 fine and court costs.

Michael A. Jones was con-victed of speeding 79 mph in a 65 mph zone. Jones was fined $30 and court costs.

Marjorie Kather Justus was convicted of level 5 driv-

ing while im-paired. Justus was sentenced to 12 months

unsupervised probation, 24 hours of community service, a $100 fine and court costs.

Richard Cameron Lindsey was convicted of possession of drug paraphernalia. Lindsey was sentenced to 24 hours of community service, a $100 fine and court costs.

Juan Martinez-Perez was convicted of speeding 74 mph in a 65 mph zone and driving a vehicle with no operator’s license. Martinez-Perez was sentenced to 12 months unsu-pervised probation, an $80 fine and court costs.

Robert Vance McCraw was convicted of disorderly con-duct. McCraw was sentenced to four days in jail with credit for time served.

Matthew Gregg Metcalf was convicted of speeding 106 mph in a 65 mph zone. Metcalf was sentenced to 12 months unsupervised probation, a $100 fine and court costs.

Andres Morale Morales was convicted of level 5 driving while impaired. Morales was sentenced to 30 days in jail with credit for time served.

Lyle Robert Myers was con-victed of speeding 74 mph in a 65 mph zone. Myers was fined $30 and court costs.


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Karla Nevares Najera was convicted of driving a vehicle with no operator’s license. Najera was sentenced to 12 months unsupervised probation and court costs.

Nona Jean Parker was con-victed of possession/consump-tion of beer/wine on unau-thorized premise. Parker was sentenced to 1 2 m o n t h s unsupervised probation, a $50 fine and court costs.

Whitney N. Patterson was convicted of level 5 driving while impaired. Patterson was sentenced to 12 months unsu-pervised probation, 24 hours of community service, a $100 fine and court costs.

Amanda Barnes Rhodes was convicted of reckless driving to endanger. Rhodes was sen-tenced to 12 months unsuper-vised probation, a $50 fine and court costs.

Olivia Adair Robertson was convicted of level 4 driving while impaired. Robertson was sentenced to 12 months unsu-pervised probation, 48 hours in jail with pretrial credit, a $200 fine and court costs.

Crystal Kay Sarratt was convicted of level 5 driving while impaired. Sarratt was

sentenced to 12 months unsu-pervised probation, 24 hours of community service, a $300 state bureau of investigation fee and court costs.

Bradley Raymon Scoble was convicted of speeding 74 mph in a 65 mph zone. Scoble was fined $30 and court costs.

Ryan Michael Seymour was convicted of speeding 79 mph in a 65 mph zone. Seymour was fined $30 and court costs.

D a v i d T h o m p s o n was convict-ed of driving

while license revoked. Thomp-son was sentenced to 12 months unsupervised probation, a $200 fine and court costs.

Paraskeva Vasi Trakas was convicted of failure to wear seat belt – front seat. Trakas was to pay court costs.

Timothy Scott Wheaton was convicted of operating a vehicle with impaired equip-ment. Wheaton was fined $40, court costs and a $50 impaired equipment fee.

Louise Sullivan White was convicted of speeding 74 mph in a 65 mph zone. White was fined $40 and court costs.

Christopher Woolford was convicted of speeding 92 mph in a 65 mph zone. Woolford was sentenced to 12 months unsupervised probation, a $92 fine and court costs.

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Court results

AARP Driver Safety Program set for March 16

Tryon Estates will host the AARP Driver Safety Program of Instruction on Friday, March 16 from 1 – 5 p.m.

The program is open to the public and will be held at the Tryon Estates’ Administrative Building, located at 617 Laurel Lake Drive in Columbus.

The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation’s first and largest classroom driver refresher course especially designed for drivers age 50 and

older. The course is taught by AARP-trained volunteers in a four-hour session.

It covers rules of the road, driving environment, and strat-egies to compensate for these age-related changes. Tests are not given. Course participants may qualify for an auto insur-ance discount.

For a reduced fee, show your AARP membership card. Call 828-894-3092 for reservations.

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S.L. LangleyS.L. Langley, 69, of Mill

Spring died March 6, 2012. He was the son of the late Leo and Ethel Lee Langley and husband of Judith Langley.

He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and retired from the U.S. Coast Guard.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, John Langley and Thomas Langley of

Obituaries Mill Spring and David Schoelkopf of Lincolnton, N.C.; a daughter, Donna Langley of Pennsylvania; two brothers, James and William Langley, both of Cheraw, S.C.; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A rosary service will be held on Friday, March 9, 2012 at St. John the Baptist Church in Tryon at 5 p.m. The funeral mass will be held on Saturday, March 10 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at 11 a.m.

Petty Funeral Home & Crema-tory, Landrum.

Herman Van ‘Red’ Conner

Herman Van “Red” Con-ner, 80, of Mill Spring died March 2, 2012. He was the son of the late Boney Simp-son and Mary Daisy Mathis Conner.

He is survived by a daugh-ter, Joy Conner of Mill Spring; his loving companion, Dean-na Coppedge; two grandsons, Neil Jackson of Mill Spring and Trent Jackson and wife, Jackie, of Mill Spring; two great-granddaughters, Teagan and Angelina “A.J.” Jackson; two sisters, Ruby Hodge of Rutherfordton, N.C. and Juanita McFalls of Boiling Springs, S.C.; five step-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by two sons, Tony Van Conner and

Obituaries Roy Ben Conner. Graveside services were

held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Pea Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, conducted by Rev. Ronnie Hodge and Mr. Robert Carney. Pall-bearers were Joy Conner, Neil Jackson, Trent Jackson, Dale Gosnell, Billy Thom-son, Mark Fowler and Robert Fowler.

Herman’s family would like to thank the staff at St. Luke’s Hospital, Columbus, and Mission Hospital, Ashe-ville, N.C. for their care and express their love and grati-tude to his faithful friend and helper, Dale Gosnell.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Thermal Belt Outreach Ministries, P.O. Box 834, Columbus, N.C. 28722 or to Meals on Wheels, c/o The Meeting Place, 75 Carmel Lane, Columbus, N.C. 28722.

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On March 5, the members of the Men’s Monday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club met in the home of Mike Verbonic for the playing of their weekly duplicate bridge games.

At the end of the afternoon’s play, the partnership of Don Eif-ert playing with Bob Palmer was determined the winning team.

The second place team was Ken Yeager playing with Bruce Fritz. Placing third was the tandem of Charlie Stratford and Don Iaf-faldano.

The club will meet on Monday, March 12 at the home of Dick Belthoff.

– article submittedby Jack Saunders

Men’s bridge club results, March 5

Well, it’s just about that sea-son. Time for folks to start plan-ning their vegetable gardens. When deciding what to plant this year, don’t forget tomatoes. These little gems not only taste great, they’re really nutritious too.

Tomatoes are one of the most frequently consumed “veg-etables” in the United States. Actually, though they’re usually thought of as vegetables, toma-toes are botanically classified as fruits. Tomatoes come in all colors and shapes. They can be red, yellow, green, orange or purple. They can be round, oval, tiny, huge or bite- sized.

Even though tomatoes are available all year round, the best tasting ones are grown in late spring, through mid to late summer, and are vine ripened. So just what is so great about the tomato?

Well first, tomatoes contain a powerful antioxidant called “lycopene.” Lycopene is actu-ally what give tomatoes their beautiful red color. It’s been extensively studied, and proven to show amazing results in help-ing to preventing certain cancers such as; prostate, lung, stomach and breast.

Lycopene research also sug-gests some amelioration of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and even premature aging. Cooked tomato products actually contain more lycopene than fresh one’s, so your best sources are tomato sauce, spa-ghetti sauce, ketchup, tomato soup, canned tomatoes and to-mato juice.

Ok, now back to fresh to-matoes. Tomatoes are high in vitamins A, C, B6, niacin, fo-late and potassium. Tomatoes are fortified with the mineral “chromium,” which is benefi-cial for diabetics to keep blood sugar levels under control. To-

matoes also contain vitamin K and calcium for strong bones. Tomatoes are great for weight loss too, because they are low in calories, while filling. Also, tomatoes may act as a natural appetite suppressant.

Our stomachs produce a hormone called “ghrelin.” The function of this hormone is to tell the brain, the body needs to be fed. This means the level of ghrelin increases before eating, and decreases after. Research shows tomatoes decrease ghre-lin, and other appetite regulating hormones, thereby helping us eat

less.S m o k e r s

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too, because they contain or-ganic compounds “chlorogenic” and “coumaric” acid, which help fight against carcinogens due to smoking. Also, the “chlorogenic acid,” found in tomatoes is mar-keted in Norway and the United Kingdom” as a weight loss supplement, so tomatoes can help you lose even more weight. Don’t store your tomatoes in the refrigerator. Cold temperatures ruin their taste and texture.

Also, believe it or not, when slicing a tomato or any vegetable or fruit, use a sharp knife. A dull one bruises vegetable tissues and diminishes its vitamins.

Diet or exercise question? Email me at [email protected] or visit fitness4your-life.org. David Crocker of Lan-drum has been a nutritionist and personal trainer for 26 years.

He serves as strength direc-tor of the Spartanburg Y.M.C.A., head strength coach for the S.C. state champion girls gymnastic team, USC-Spartanburg base-ball team, Converse college equestrian team, lead trainer to L.H. Fields modeling agency, and taught four semesters at USC-Union. David was also a regular guest of the Pam Stone radio show.

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It’s not that I’m not aware that I’m tall. 6’ 2,” actually.

I was the humiliated child that stood in the rear, ‘geek row,’ along with other aspiring ecto-morphs, all boys, for elementary school class photos. In senior high, the gym coach made sev-eral fruitless attempts to urge me to take up basketball. Later, as an adult boarding a flight sometime during the 20 years that I toured heavily as a stand-up comic, I finally snapped to a flight atten-dant who reminded me to “mind your head.”

“I’ve had this head for over 30 years. I fly twice a week and have flown with you, per-sonally, four t i m e s t h i s month. I think I can remem-ber to mind my head.”

And then I hit my head.But there certainly are bonus

points for being tall: spotting my luggage easily on the airport carousel, being passed up by a potential mugger who wonders if I might be a transvestite, and, best of all, being mistaken for a tree.

At least that’s my latest theory.Not quite two weeks ago,

stooped over in the wash rack in front of the barn and scrub-bing out water bucks, the crows were the first to alert me that a threat had infiltrated the field. Normally, it’s Teddy, our mur-derous donkey, but he was still eating breakfast in the back paddock, and, glancing up in the direction of their hysterical cawing, I caught sight of a young male, fox, resplendent golden-red coat gleaming in the early morning light, sinking back on his haunches to scratch himself beneath one of the nearby oaks. Leaving my chore, I walked carefully to the gate to get a closer look. He took note of me and, to my amazement, rose, stretched lazily, and then trotted directly over. I stood stock-still: any abnormal behavior exhibited

by a wild animal, particularly a fox, can be indicative of rabies, and I knew my truck was parked directly behind me if I needed to leap inside for safety. When Rey-nard was no more than twenty feet away, he took a sharp left and climbed atop the grave of one of my horses, sniffed, dug around a bit, then dismounted and trotted towards me once again. He halted, this time just beneath the paddock railing and eyed me cautiously- yet there was a glint in his eye that I recognized as one I see in my own terriers. He plunged downwards upon his forelegs in the half-bow that

a playful dog will offer, then turned and, in a flash, streaked across the field into the woods.

And just this m o r n i n g , m y

youngest horse, Valentino, left his grain, (unheard of) to look worriedly out his stall window into the same field. I’ve learned from experience, particularly during a ride on him, when, as a four year old, he insisted there was something terrifying in the woods and it turned out to be a bear, to listen to his opinion. Following his gaze, I could see movement beneath a copse of trees down the hill and stepped out of the barn to investigate.

Standing on top of what Paul and I refer to as “Suicide Hill” when we have the rare oppor-tunity to do some sledding, I saw a doe and her autumn born youngster, still nursing, down at the bottom. The mother returned my gaze, but as I could see she was resting one hind leg, it was apparent she wasn’t poised for flight- if anything, she was en-joying a doze in the sun. Her charge, however, full of spring fever, left her side and tore across the woodland in several, large, loops, then, overcome with curi-osity, peeled off her curved line and charged straight up the hill

“I’m Just Saying…”

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The animals think I’m a tree

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towards me.Half way up, she slowed and

stood, rooted, staring, then feel-ing no threat, slowly lowered her head and began to pick at the early grass coming up be-

neath the leaves. I stayed still, waited her out and, after a few minutes, boredom won her over: she turned and flew back to her mother, white tail flagging.

“It’s gotta be these brown Carhart’s I zip into each morning before going out to the barn,” I mused to Paul after relaying my adventure over breakfast. “The

• I’m Just Sayin’(conTinueD From page 20)

Thomas M. ‘Bud’ Stone

Thomas M. “Bud” Stone, formerly of Tryon, passed away Feb. 27, 2012, at home in Cincin-nati, Ohio.

Bud was born May 25, 1921, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He graduated from Am-herst College in Amherst, Mass., and served in the United States

Marine Corps from 1941, leaving active service in 1947 at the

rank of first lieutenant. He was a skilled craftsman who built from scratch materials many miniature houses, log cabins, and furnish-ings that continue to delight those close to him.

He was active in the First Con-

Obituaries gregational Church, obtaining certification as a lay minister of the United Church of Christ, and he loved adding his distinctive tenor voice to the choir.

One of his strongest desires throughout life was for people to get along with one another.

Bud is survived by his wife of 63 years, Janet; daughter, Virginia Corsini (John) of Cin-cinnati, Ohio; sons, Philip B. of Pleasanton, Calif., Don-ald P. of Garland, Texas, and Thomas C. of Flagstaff, Ariz.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18 at the Congregational Church in Tryon.

Donations may be made in his honor to: Crossroads Hos-pice, 4360 Glendale Milford Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.

John I. ‘Jack’ Greenwood

John I. “Jack” Greenwood, 84, of 105 Hallelujah Hill in Co-lumbus passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills.

Born in Providence, R.I. on July 2, 1927, Jack and his wife, Jody, have lived in Columbus since 1984.

Jack served in the U.S. Navy for 32 years and saw action

in World War II, Korea and Viet-nam. While living in Columbus, Jack volunteered for two years at the Sheltered Workshop in Columbus and later joined their staff. He also drove a school bus for the Polk County School

Obituaries District.A devoted husband, father

and grandfather, Jack is survived by his bride of 65 years, Jody; son, John and daughter-in-law, Annette, of San Diego, Calif.; and granddaughter, Sarah, of Charleston, S.C. Jack was pre-ceded in death by a daughter, Susan.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 14 in the McFarland Fu-neral Chapel, Tryon.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Foothills Humane Society, P.O. Box 126, Tryon, N.C. 28782.

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

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

animals think I’m a tree.”After a few moments of si-

lence, I added, “Thank you very much.”

“What did I do?” Paul asked, perplexed.

“Nothing.” I retorted, rising to carry my mug to the sink. “That’s the problem. You were supposed to say, “Well, that’s

ridiculous. No animal could mistake your shapely figure for a Tulip Poplar.”

“But it’s Lent.” Paul began. “I hate to begin Lent not being truthful.”

Thinking it best to discard the conversation, I returned to the barn, followed by the dogs.

And gave them a wide berth.



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Cast announcedA kooky comedy in the ab-

surdist tradition is coming to the Tryon Little Theater (TLT) Workshop.

Scenic designer Richard Shar-key is designing a set for “Knock, Knock,” by Jules Feiffer, the farce now in rehearsals for a mid April opening. Sharkey’s assign-ment is to create a performance space that allows two holes to be blown out of the back walls. In addition, characters die and are resurrected, then vanish and reap-pear in a puff of smoke. Sharkey has an extensive background in technical theater at the university level and professional credits.

Playwright Jules Feiffer is a renowned cartoonist, screen-writer and author, whose Pulitzer Prize winning cartoon strip ran for 40 years in “The Village Voice.” Feiffer authored more than 35 books, plays and film scripts. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Academy Award for his short animated film, “Monro.” His most recent books are his memoir, “Backing into Forward,” and the children’s book “My Side of the Car” with Kate Feiffer.

Frances McCain will direct “Knock, Knock.” McCain first appeared as an actress for TLT in 1972’s “Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen.” Since then, “buck-ets of grease paint flowed” into her veins, keeping her coming back year after year, not only as an actress performing in 30 or more productions, but in every aspect of the theater.

McCain’s favorite roles have included Annie Nations in “Fox-fire,” Truvy in “Steel Magno-lias,” and Gloria in “Everybody Loves Opal.”

Her directing credits for TLT include “Raney,” “The Moving of Lila Barton,” the revival of “Everybody Loves Opal,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” “You Can’t Take It with You” and “Steel Magnolias.”

When asked to describe

“Knock, Knock,” McCain laughed.

“Alice in Wonderland meets The Wizard of Oz!” she said. “It’s a miracle play, told all in fantasy. I had to read it twice to believe what I was reading. There are so many laugh-out-loud, genuinely funny moments.”

The synopsis goes something like this: Two cranky Yankees, Abe and Cohn, who have lived together for the last 20 years, are sitting around bored and bickering, when they hear a “knock-knock” on the door. In walks Joan of Arc, in the flesh, armor and all. Of course Joan is accompanied by her meddling voices, loud and manipulative. But wait, there’s more. Joan tells of a past life as Cinderella. She goes on to explain her assignment this go-around is to recruit two of every species for a ride to heaven

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on a spaceship. Starring as the atheistic, ago-

raphobic Cohn, an unemployed musician who longs for intelli-gent conversation, will be Elvin Clark. Clark is appearing as an actor in his 23rd TLT production, dating back to 1983, when he was, by his own account, Tryon’s version of a male ingenue.

“Needless to say, the bloom fell off that rose some time ago!” quipped Clark.

Some of his favorite roles have been Pseudolus in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” Arthur in “Camelot” and Harding in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” He has ap-peared in productions with the Warehouse Theater, the Upstate Shakespeare Festival, Hender-sonville Little Theater and the Belfry Players.

For TLT, Elvin has also di-rected “Grace and Glory,” “Ja-cob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” “Lost in Yonkers” and “Into the Woods.”

The other half of this odd couple will be Tryon actor Lavin Cuddihee, as Abe, the agnostic ex-stockbroker, and adamant rationalist. This is Cuddihee’s seventh production and third sea-son with Tryon Little Theater. His favorite performances include “The Sound of Music” as Captain Georg von Trapp; “Little Shop of Horrors” as the masochistic den-tist, Orin Scrivello; “Our Leading Lady” as Harry Hawk; “Oliver!” as Fagin and his all-time favorite, R.P. McMurphy in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” with Elvin Clark.

“Elvin and I haven’t per-formed together since ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ so I figured it was time.”

Cuddihee has also performed locally in Greenville at Cen-tre Stage, The Warehouse and Greenville Little Theater. This past season he also had the pleasure of directing his first production, “My Three Angels,” for TLT.

Cuddihee received his theatri-cal training at Webster University

in St. Louis, Mo. and the Ameri-can Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.

Playing Joan of Arc will be Nancy Winker, who last per-formed for TLT in the musical “Oliver!” and “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).”

Chris Bartol will play the role of Wiseman, originally played on Broadway by Judd Hirsch. Bartol has appeared frequently on the TLT stage, most notably in “Driving Miss Daisy” as Boo-lie, “The Odd Couple” (female version) as Manolo Costazuela, “A Thousand Clowns” as Leo, a.k.a. Chuckles the Chipmunk, “Uproar in the House,” “Morn-ings at Seven,” “First Monday in October” and “Little Shop of Horrors,” to name just a few performances. Bartol grew up in Tryon and then moved away for college and career, returning in 1986.

Cast as the Messenger and supporting roles will be Joshua Moffitt, a familiar face on the TLT stage. Audiences will re-member from him from “Done to Death,” “Oliver!,” “Clue - the Musical,” “My Three Angels” and most recently in “A Little Night Music.”

Continuing a cameo career, with 11 lines, as the voice of the policeman is Landrum resident Lorin Browning. His theatrical career began in 1949, when he played the smallest billy goat in “The Three Billy Goats Gruff.” He was absent from the stage for 55 years until he appeared in TLT’s “State Fair” in 2004, where he delivered his one line with flair. Browning declaimed three lines as the Fourth Man in “To Kill a Mockingbird” and seven lines in “Little Shop of Horrors.”

“Knock, Knock” will play at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19 - 22 and April 26 - 29.

Tickets will be on sale begin-ning April 5. For more informa-tion call the Tryon Little Theater box office at 828-859-2466 or visit www.tltinfo.org.

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Fiber Community was started to preserve the agricultural traditions of fiber production – spinning, weaving, plant grow-ing and animal husbandry. The group is intended to weave together the artisans who create in the media of fiber with one another and with the sources of the fiber, local farmers. There is a large base of people raising fiber animals in Western North Carolina. In addition, people grow plants for fiber and dye stuff.

The group had its first field trip to North Wood’s alpaca farm and fiber mill, where participants got to see the animals in the fields and follow the process from fleece to yarn. They learned how fiber was processed for felt-ing as well.

On another occasion, one of the members showed partici-pants how to use kudzu vines to weave quirky free-form baskets that had their own unique char-acter.

With more than 30 members, the group began at the Mill

Spring Agricultural Develop-ment Center (MSADC) in June 2011 under the direction of the ag center, Mountain Bizworks and HandMade in America. The group now meets monthly on the second Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the ag center. Anyone working in some way with fiber, or who raises fiber animals or plants, or just interested in fiber is encouraged to attend.

Meetings are divided into several sections: an idea session, planning for future activities or events and a short demonstration by one of the members.

The demonstrations are de-signed to enhance participants’ creativity by helping them ac-quire multiple techniques and broaden their horizons.

One of the goals of our group is to organize a farm and fi-ber tour, where artists will be paired with the farmers raising fiber animals or growing fiber and dye plants. The artists will demonstrate techniques using the farmers’ products if possible.

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The group has also begun creating a dye, culinary and medicinal demonstration herb garden at the ag center, with June Ellen Bradley, coordinator of the herb gardens. Members of the group are volunteering their time to prepare the site, building raised beds, gathering plants and planting later this spring. Dona-tions from the community are welcome.

The group’s intent is to help people interested in herbs be-come familiar with their botani-cal features and how they grow. Future workshops are planned on plant identification, growing and processing techniques. The group will also learn how to dye fiber and material with plants. There will be cooking classes and medicinal herb classes as well.

Cindy Walker, Polk County commissioner and a member of the fiber group, has been touring area mills, processing plants and farms.

“As I have gotten to know the folks in our fiber group, I have been moved by their creativ-ity and their passion for fiber; whether it be weaving, dyeing, knitting, embroidery, sewing or spinning (just to mention the tip of the iceberg).” Walker said. “They not only enjoy what they make, they enjoy the search for new materials and discovering outlets for their ‘wears.’ Unfor-tunately, the outsourcing of our textile industry, our once vibrant mills now closed, leaves a gap in our economy, in our local re-sources and our workforce. This gap has pushed me to search out what still remains of the textile industry in Polk County and the surrounding area.”

The group’s next meeting, Tuesday, March 13 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the ag center, will feature Walker’s discoveries. Everyone is welcome – bring a little some-thing to throw in the potluck.

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Landrum leadoff hitter Taylor Wahler readies to swing at a pitch on Wednesday night. (photo by Joey Millwood)

by Joey Millwood

Landrum took its first step in defending its Region II-1A cham-pionship on Wednesday night. The Lady Cardinals wasted no time in making a statement in a blowout of Greenville Tech Charter.

The Cardinals (1-1, 1-0) beat the Warriors 23-0 in their Region II-1A opener. Landrum lost a tough game to Woodruff earlier in the week 10-4 and this game was just what the doctor ordered, head coach Tucker Hamrick said.

“It was a good confidence booster for my girls,” he said. “It was great to come back out and play solid defense and offense.”

The Warriors were in trouble early.

The Cardinals waited pa-tiently in the batter’s box and Warrior pitcher Annie Cloonan pitched herself into a box. Taylor Wahler, Lauren Pitts and Jordan Farmer all drew walks to start the game. Cloonan retired Bre Cuff, but then walked Taylor Jenkins. Some of the damage had already been done, however. Wahler stole two bases and scored on a ball that got passed Warrior catcher Allison Corn. Pitts and Farmer both scored on pass balls.

Shelby Morris followed with a double down the left field line

driving in Jenkins from first base. Morris scored on a pass ball. Third baseman Savanna Lachica followed with a single and scored after Skylar Henderson advanced to second on a Warrior fielding error. Landrum scored three more runs as Wahler singled and Pitts

doubled to drive her in. Pitts scored on a pass ball. Farmer walked and Cuff drove her in with a double to centerfield.

The Cardinals scored ten runs in the first inning. They added ten more runs in the third inning, led by a two-run homer by Farmer. They a d d e d t h r e e m o r e i n t h e fourth inning before winning by the mercy rule in the fifth. Farmer struck out five batters. Sydney Davis entered the game in the fourth inning to close out the game. Davis struck out the side in the fifth inning to seal the game for the Cardinals.

Pitts finished the game 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs for Landrum. Farmer was 1-for-

1 with three walks and two RBIs. Cuff went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Wahler was 3-for-3 with a walk and two steals. Wahler, a freshman, has solidified herself

atop the Cardi-nals order and felt pretty com-fortable there on Wednesday night.

“I feel like I did pretty good,” Wah le r s a id . “I’m pretty used

to (batting leadoff). I play travel ball (and leadoff).”

The Cardinals return all but one player from last year’s team and are the frontrunners to repeat as Region II-1A champions. Wednesday night’s victory was a good start, Hamrick said.

“I feel pretty good building on what we did last year,” he said.

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The farm at Polk County High School has received a grant in the amount of $21,400 from the Polk County Community Foundation. The grant was made possible through the Paul Culberson Quality Local Food Initiative Fund.

The Paul Culberson Quality Local Food Initiative is intended to broadly impact the whole com-munity by educating community members about the importance of local food, increasing the demand for local food through increased consumption and supporting the production of quality food by lo-cal farmers.

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In addition, I can’t say how much we appreciate the support the Polk County Community Foundation gives us… they really can make dreams come true.”

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Polk County High School students work on a fence at the school farm, one of the projects that received funding through a recent $21,400 grant from the Polk County Community Foundation. (photo submitted by Kevin Bailey)



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William Ray Horne

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

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

the U.S. Army as Medic during WWII.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Dorothy Waymon Simmons

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

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

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

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

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Before I begin this tale of do-ing something I don’t get to do often enough, though the offer is always there for me, I wish to extend my thanks about some-thing that moved me deeply. I’ve received countless cards, emails and personal condolences for my tribute to Allie. I want you all to know that I read every word to her. Though all were beautifully expressed, one in particular struck at the core of my heart. It said, “Death can never take away what love has already given you.”

Except for a few minor loose ends which I seem to have every day, I put the whole day aside last week to visit Sue and Rich-ard Wallahora. I needed a day to be selfish and these wonderful friends and supporters of mine were not only willing, they were anxious to comply. Richard and Sue are in possession of Gizmo, one of my original Special cases written in June of 07. By the way, Richard, I’ve done the math and Gizmo will be 5 years old this month. The pup had been tossed from a vehicle and had a broken hip and leg on one side and a stick fracture on the other, both rear legs. We had labeled him a lab mix, but today we have a whole new descrip-tion of him. At 3 months old he weighed in at about 8 pounds and the playful little guy tore at all our hearts. Casts and splints were put on him and the ball joint from his hip had to be re-moved. Dr. Maiola at Landrum vet did all the work for free as my very first gift to the Urgent care fund, which is now Lennie’s fund. Gizmo today is now near-ing 90 pounds and is deemed a Plothound Great Dane mix. He has retained all the love and playfulness he had as a pup and the boy runs like a deer.

Along with Gizmo, the Wal-lahora’s have two older dogs and Treasure, who is now Gracie, a little Boston terrier mix who was another of my kids.

On my visit my first attention was given to the two older dogs

because we never know how long we’ll have them and I want them to know they’ll always be loved. Gizmo trotted over, sat down at my feet and looked up at me lovingly with his one blue eye and one brown eye. As I knelt down and wrapped my arms around him, Richard tearfully exclaimed, “He never forgets you, Lennie.” “I know Richard,” I answered, “he’s al-ways in heart too.” Meanwhile, Gracie the Boston terrier was on her back kicking her feet in the air making pretty. I went over to rub her tummy, “I love you too darling.” We went outside for a little more running and playing and then came the time to make this visit complete.

Richard and Susan often foster and a beautiful 2 year old girl had been brought into F.H.S. on Feb. 4th, two days after her newborn pups were located. The seven pups were brought to the shelter about a week old and I was there when mom was brought to nurture them. My heart got lodged in my throat when I saw her. She turned out to be wonderful with people and the most loving, caring and perfect mom and thus was aptly named Angelique. The Wal-lahora’s have a beautiful large area for such occasions with a whelping crate that has plenty of room. My heart was pounding

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but I had flashbacks of when John the Great Dane sent me Jeremiah. We can never know for sure but you can never con-vince me that Allie didn’t have a hand in this.

The time spent in that room with puppies crawling all over

me and Angelique licking my face was utterly joyous and thor-oughly healing. Upon leaving I said goodbye to my boy Gizmo, then looked up to the heavens and whispered, “Thank you Al-lie, I won’t forget you.”

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Computer-free video calling helps seniors stay connectedDear Savvy SeniorCan you recommend any

easy-to-use products for video calling? I live in a different state from my mother, who’s now 78, and would like to see her more often. But mom doesn’t have a computer or a smartphone for video chat-ting and she’s intimidated with technology.

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ful way to stay connected and get that important face-to-face time with your mom when you can’t be there. Here are some good video calling products to consider for technology-challenged seniors who don’t use a computer.

Home VideophonesIf you’re not familiar with

them, home videophones are a nice option and very easy for seniors to use. Basically, they work like a regular telephone

but come with a built-in camera and video screen that gives you the ability to see the person you’re talking to in real-time. All you need is a high speed (DSL or Cable) Internet connection and you’re ready to go.

While there are various types and styles of videophones on the market today, some pos-sible options to consider are the Grandstream 3140 and VoSKY videophones that work with Skype (see skype.com) – a free software application that lets you make free video calls via the Internet.

Retailing anywhere between $150 and $250, the big advan-tage of using a Skype certified videophone is that after you purchase it, there are no month-ly service fees to use it. Skype-to-Skype video calls are com-pletely free, and you can use your personal computer (if you

have a web-cam), Android smartphone or tablet, iPhone,

iPad or Mac to call your mom’s videophone (and vise versa), which means you don’t have to buy a second videophone to converse with her like you do with other services.

These videophones will also let your mom make unlimited calls to other landlines and mo-bile phones in the U.S. and Can-ada for only $3 per month. To learn more or to purchase these products visit amazon.com or shop.skype.com/phones.

Another good product to check out is WorldGate’s Ojo Vision Digital Videophone which you can buy through ACN (myacn.com/digital, 877-226-1010) as the IRIS 5000 Video Phone. With a bright 7-inch LCD screen and excel-lent audio and video capabili-ties, this videophone is a higher grade product than the Skype phones, but it’s more expensive. The cost: $179 for the phone with a two-year contract and a $30 monthly service fee for unlimited calling.

This phone will also only let you place video calls to other Ojo/IRIS videophones. That means that you and your mom will each have to buy your own phone in order to video chat with each other, which adds to your costs.

TV Video Calls

Another great option you need to know about are the new “TV compatible webcams” that have a built-in HD camera, speakers and microphones that will turn your mom’s TV into a videophone – no computer required.

She will, however, need a television set with an HDMI port (most HDTVs have them) and wireless Internet access installed in her home to uses one of these devices. If she has an older TV that doesn’t have an HDMI port, converter boxes can be purchased for around $50 to adapt most sets.

If you like this option, check out the Biscotti TV Phone (biscotti.com), a new product that costs $199 and, at the press of a button, will let your mom make and receive unlimited free video calls from her TV, to any computer, smartphone or tablet that uses Google video chat (google.com/chat/video) or to other Biscotti owners.

Or, if youa’re a Skype user, consider the new telyHD web-cam (tely.com). This device costs $250 and works similarly to the Biscotti, but provides its free video calling via Skype.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

This year The Rotary Club of Tryon will once again, partner with the organization Stop Hunger Now in an effort to provide nutri-tious meals for the hungry. “SNH” is a food packaging organization that supplies food to help relieve hunger all over the world. They provide meals that are complete, nutritious, and include rice, veg-etables, protein and vitamins. The meals are dehydrated and ready to eat by adding water heated to 150 degrees.

SNH partners with communi-ties and organizations to donate 25 cents per meal packaged to purchase the ingredients and provide for ad-m i n i s t r a t i v e costs.

They have earned a 4-star rat-ing for their effective management of finances. If you would like to learn more about Stop Hunger Now you can visit their website at:

www.stophungernow.orgThe club’s hope for this year is

to raise enough funds to provide 40,000 meals for the children of Haiti. The meals will be stored at the Haiti Out-

reach Ministries secure warehouse and be prepared each day for the children who attend school. Some days this is the only meal these children will receive.

Publisher’s Notebookby Betty Ramsey

Living in the land of plenty we are blessed with an abundance of food and most of us take for granted that we will be eating several times today. For many of the people of Haiti, and especially the children, the next meal is not a given but a daily challenge. If you would like to help, please contact Charles McKeller at 828-859-9347. Contributions can be sent to the Rotary Club of Tryon Foundation, PO Box 923, Tryon NC 29782.

Rotary partners with Stop Hunger Now to raise funds for children of Haiti

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women coping with loss. The group meets at 9 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe in Tryon and is open to newcomers. For more informa-tion, contact Shannon Slater at 828-894-7000, 800-617-7132 or [email protected].

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

American Legion Auxiliary meets on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the House of Flags Museum in Columbus.

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

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

LIFECare of Polk County/

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

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

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

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

PCHS golf at TCC/N. Bun-combe, Tuesday, March 13, 3:30 p.m.

PCHS JV/V baseball at Madison, Tuesday, March 13, 3:30 p.m.

PCHS men’s tennis at N. Henderson, Tuesday, March 13,

4 p.m.PCHS varsity softball at

Madison, Tuesday, March 13, 4 p.m.

PCHS JV softball at Madi-son, Tuesday, March 13, 5:30 p.m.

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.

Community policing meet-ing for the Columbus area will be held Tuesday, March 13, 6:30 p.m. at Columbus Town Hall.

Thermal Belt Friendship Council meeting, second Tues-day of every month at 7 p.m. at the Roseland Community Center.

WednesdayLanier Library, spring book

sale, Lanier Library, March 14-17.

Polk County Mobile Recy-cling Unit, Wednesdays, Fire Department in Green Creek, 7 a.m. - noon.

The Meeting Place Senior Center Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Italian club meeting (Buon Giorno), 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 10 a.m.; bingo or bridge, 12:30 p.m.; medication assis-tance program, 9 a.m. - noon. 828-894-0001.

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

Tryon Kiwanis Club meets Wednesdays, noon, Congregational Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

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The Tryon Downtown Devel-opment Association announces its first scheduled Tryon Gallery Trot of 2012 on Saturday, March 24, 5 to 8 p.m.

Join 10 participating galler-ies, businesses and restaurants for opening art receptions, music and special events. Par-ticipating businesses are Rich-ard Baker’s Studio, The Book Shelf, Bravo Outdoor Market-place, Green River Gallery, Kathleen’s, The Pine Crest Inn, Skyuka Fine Art, Tryon Paint-ers & Sculptors and Upstairs Artspace.

A few of the scheduled events are:

Richard Baker Studio con-tinues to demonstrate Baker’s commitment to painting scenes of the Foothills and will be ex-hibiting his new works of 2012.

Skyuka Fine Art hosts an opening reception for “Historic

Tryon Artists.”This show features famous

artists who were part of the his-toric Tryon artists’ colony, such as Homer Ellertson, Lawrence Mazzanovich, Elizabeth Paxton Oliver, Amelia Watson and Will Henry Stevens. The art has been contributed by area dealers and collectors.

Also opening is Tryon Paint-ers & Sculptors’ exhibit “Green Piece”; fascinating two- and three-dimensional art made with recycled materials and reused or found objects. Many outstand-ing artists present their imagina-tive, clever and fun pieces that are environmentally friendly.

The Upstairs Artspace has a major exhibit, “Artists Among Us: 100 Faces of Art in Spartan-burg,” showcasing art in many mediums by many Spartanburg artists.

Vines & Stuff is featuring

the porcelain work of Tiffany Gipson, a Southern Highland Craft Guild member, and the clay pottery of Claude Graves of Little Mountain Pottery.

Future Trot dates are: May 12, June 23, Aug. 11, Sept. 29 and Nov. 3.

For more information, find Tryon Gallery Trot on Face-book, visit www.downtown-tryon.org or email Kim Nelson at [email protected].

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TDDA announces Tryon Gallery Trot March 24

Left: Skyuka Fine Art will have an opening reception for “Historic Tryon Artists.” Right: Vines & Stuff is featuring porcelain work of Tiffany Gipson. (photos submitted)

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This year, the entire fee for the tournament is 100-percent tax deductible because the event sponsor’s donations will pay all

FENCE golf tournament held at Carolina Country Clubthe expenses.

For more information or a registration form, email [email protected] or call FENCE at 828-859-9021.

– article submittedby FENCE

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