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Tryon Daily Bulletin

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Vol. 83 / No. 185

Tryon, N.C. 28782

Monday, October 25, 2010

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Three local vets visit WWII memorial in D.C. Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:

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Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. to noon. Saluda Center, Monday activities include Line Dancing at 12:30 p.m. For more information visit www.saluda.com. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Monday activities include senior fitness, 11 a.m., Bingo or bead class, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. Tryon Garden Club invites the public to join them at Pearson’s Falls Monday, Oct. 25, 9:45 a.m. Phil Nisbet, local landscaper and naturalist, will discuss leaf and bark characteristics useful in tree identification. Nominal fee plus gate admission. Christian Fellowship Luncheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mondays except holidays, noon to 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and discussion of relevant issues; interdenominational. 859-5051. Chess Club, Mondays, 12:30 p.m., recreation room, LaurelHurst Apartments, Columbus. Open to anyone in community. 894-3336. Polk Soil & Water Conser(Continued on page 2)

Melissa Le Roy (left) recently escorted three local WWII veterans, Paul Nelson (right), Grover Whitmire (second from right) and Roger Traxler on a trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the WWII memorial via HonorAir. HonorAir is a program sponsored by the WNC Rotary District 7670 and the Rotary Club of Tryon that gives veterans the opportunity to see the WWII memorial. The memorial was dedicated in 2004 for a generation whose youngest members are in their late 70s, so many of the men and women who fought in WWII have not had the opportunity or ability to visit the memorial. Le Roy is a member of the Rotary Club of Tryon and the executive director of the Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE). (photo submitted)

Tryon to demolish Rippy Rd. mobile home by Leah Justice

For years, Rippy Road residents have asked Tryon officials to do something about what has been called one of the biggest eyesores in town, a mobile home on Rippy Road, which is in Tryon’s zoning district. Tryon agreed last week to demolish the abandoned home, located at 101 Rippy Road. Tryon Town Council approved a resolution to demolish

the structure at its meeting last Tuesday. About 15 Rippy Road residents attended the meeting, urging council to take action on all the structures located on the property. Residents of the area have attended both council and Tryon Planning Board meetings over the last couple of years regarding the property. “I’d like to applaud you all for staying interested in it and stay-

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ing engaged,” councilman Austin Chapman told them last week. Calling the structure an eyesore and one of the worst cases of dilapidated housing he has seen, councilman Roy Miller urged council to move forward on enforcing its zoning rules. Tryon code enforcer and fire chief Joey Davis said the town is at the point now where it can (Continued on page 6)

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vation District Board , Monday, Oct. 25, 3:30 p.m., Cooperative Extension conference room, Columbus. Public invited. 828894-8550. Tryon Tourism Development Authority, Monday, Oct. 25, 5 p.m., McCown Room, Tryon Town Hall. Public welcome. 828-869-6655. Male Anger Management Intervention/Education Program, Mondays, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340. Alcoholics Anonymous, Mondays, 8 p.m., Columbus Presbyterian Church.

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Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy 176, Saluda, 7 a.m. to noon. 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, 828894-7000. The Meeting Place Senior Center Tuesday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; art class, 10 a.m., Bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. Saluda Center, Bridge, Tuesdays, 10 a.m., chair exercise, 2:30 p.m. 828-749-9245. For more activities, email saludasenior-

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center@tds.net or visit www. saluda.com. Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free. Landrum Library, Book Discussion Group, 4th Tuesday every month, 10:30 a.m. at the library. 864-457-2218. Polk County Library, Preschool Storytime, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Free. All area children and caregivers welcome. Caregiver 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. Tuesdays, conference room, Congregational Church. Caregiver’s Support Group Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1:30 p.m., Congregational Church in Tryon. 828-894-0722. Kudzu Town Hall Meeting Tuesday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m., to discuss the local kudzu problem. Isothermal Community College, Polk campus. Public encouraged to participate. Al-Anon Family Group meets Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Saluda Senior Center, 64 Greenville Street, Saluda, one half block off Main Street (U.S. Hwy. 176 S.), 828-749-2251 (Saluda) or 1-800286-1326. Foothills Fire Service Area Commission, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m., at the Tryon Fire Department. VFW Ladies Auxiliary Polk County Memorial 9116, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., Womack Building in Columbus. VFW Columbus Post, Polk County Memorial 9116, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., Columbus Town Hall.

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Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Wednesdays, Fire Department in Green Creek, 7 a.m. to noon. Saluda Community Library, Preschool Storytime, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Free. All area children and caregivers welcome. Caregiver must remain with child.

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Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Tuesday: Partly cloudy, with 30 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms. High 76, low 61. Thursday’s weather was: High 77, low 52, no rain.

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 Assistance 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, Congregational Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Thermal Belt Amateur Radio Club, last Wednesday of each month, noon, Columbus United Methodist Church. 8945542. Kiwanis Pancake Supper, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 5 to 7 p.m., Tryon Elementary School. Tickets at the door. Male Anger Management Intervention/Education Program, Wednesdays, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

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Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. to noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus. Thursday Men’s Prayer Breakfast, Thusday, Oct. 28, 8 a.m., TJ’s Cafe, 456 S. Trade St., Tryon. Come and bring a friend. All welcome. Saluda Center, Thursday activities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga 5:30 p.m., Saluda Center. 828-749-9245. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m. 828894-0001.

Saluda Public Library, Bouncing Babies & Toddlers in Tow, Thursdays, 10 a.m. Landrum Library, Lap Babies, Thursdays, 10 a.m.; storytime, 10:30 a.m. Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills presents The Unknown Financial Benefits of Hospice and Palliative Care, Thursday. Oct. 28, 10:30 a.m., Polk County Library. Open to the public. Information, 828-894-7000 or 864-457-9122. Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise classes Thursdays, 11 a.m., 7 p.m., in gym. Rotary Club of Tryon, meets every Thursday at noon at Tryon Presbyterian Church on Harmon Field Road. Tryon Farmer’s Market, Thursdays, 4 to 6:30 p.m., Depot Street, downtown Tryon. Friends of the Polk County Library Thursday, Oct. 28, 6 p.m., community room of library in Columbus. Cynthia Terwilliger will discuss, “Waterfalls: A Spiritual Experience,” along with photographs and a brief video. All invited. Al-Anon: Foothills Come to Believe, Thursdays, 7 p.m., Polk Wellness Center, 801 W. Mills St., Suite A, Columbus. Please submit Curb Reporter items in writing at least two days prior to publication. Items must include a name and telephone number of a contact person. Items will be printed in order by date of event, as space allows.

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Marlena Warren and Dr. Ralph Aquila of CooperRiis at the recent Lilly awards ceremony in Indianapolis, Ind. (photo submitted)

CooperRiis wins Eli Lilly 2010 Reintegration Award CooperRiis Healing Community was honored recently with a 2010 Lilly Reintegration Award in the category of social support. Tom Warren, CFO of CooperRiis, and Marlena Warren, director of admissions at CooperRiis, traveled to Indianapolis (www.lilly.com) to receive the award and speak on behalf of CooperRiis. The Eli Lilly Reintegration Awards have been recognizing outstanding organizations and individuals in mental health since 1996. Each year an independent judging panel reviews the applicants for categories including advocacy, clinical medicine, employment, housing, achievement, social support, and artistic contribution. Ralph Aquila, MD, chairperson for the awards independent judging panel, spoke about the program: “We say this every year, and it’s true: these award recipients are the best of the brightest. Their tireless efforts are building the future of our nation’s mental healthcare, providing hope and an environment in which to heal.” Recipient of the second place national award for social support, CooperRiis Healing

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Community includes a 94-acre working farm in Mill Spring, a therapeutic community in Asheville, and six residential homes in the surrounding areas for continued support. CooperRiis holds to the philosophy that living within a (Continued on page 4)

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A panel of Republican candidates spoke recently at Tryon Estates. Left to right: Jeff Miller, candidate for U.S. Congress, 11th District, Nathan Shields, candidate for Polk County sheriff, and David Moore, Ted Owens and Tom Pack, candidates for the Polk County Board of Commissioners. Polk County Republican chairperson Cheryl Every introduced the panel of candidates, saying, "The Republican Party is supporting the full slate of candidates who will be working to repeal or reverse the big government solutions preferred by the incumbents." (photo submitted)

communities where optimized ‘prescriptions’ for an array (continued from page 3) bio-psycho-social supports are community and having mean- available." CooperRiis was founded in ingful work can help to restore 2003 by philanthropists Don a sense of self to individuals Cooper and Lisbeth Riis Cooper who have lost everything to after years of journeying through serious mental illness. The a fragmented mental health sysorganization's nearly 110 staff tem looking for compassionate members implement the therarecovery based care for their peutic community model, serv“A return to ethical and fiscal responsibility” family member. ing 60 individuals at multiple CooperRiis, a 501(c)(3) nonresidential sites, and more than We have a plan to eliminate the $35.00 profit, is a mental health recovery 20 individuals living off-site in program that provides within its independent housing. fee for the transfer station availability therapeutic milieu the elements Virgil Stucker, president and that is on your property tax bill. We will of psychiatry, psychotherapy, executive director of Cooperabuse counseling, nuRiis, adds, “We are honored and substance reduce government spending! tritional counseling, complemengratefully accept this award in tary modalities and life skills and the 'social support' category as Elect employment training. Recovery validation of our efforts to bring outcomes are documented through true david recoveryMoore, to individuals ted owens and tom Pack with mental illness. This award rigorous measurement and indiCounty Commissioners. We promise furtherasstrengthens our vision cate that approximately 80 percent for a conservative future where individuals of its graduates are able to successspending so you keep more with mental illness are no lon- fully transition to normal living. of your hard earned money. information ger seen simply as 'chemical For additional imbalances' with 'brain disease,' please visit www.CooperRiis. . but as complex and wonderful org or reach Virgil@CooperRiis. Paid for by the Committee human beings who can recover org. to elect tom Pack and authorized by david Moore and–ted owens by participating in therapeutic article submitted

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Polk County Schools was one of 10 N.C. school districts and 21 high schools recognized recently for having the highest four-year cohort graduation rates in the state for the 2009-10 school year. An awards ceremony was held in Raleigh, N.C., on Oct. 13. Polk County, with a graduation rate of 86.0 percent, was ranked number 8 in the top ten school districts. In each case, the graduation rates are for the four-year cohort graduation rate, which refers to the percentage of students who graduate from high school in four years or less. The rates are for students who were identified as being in the graduating class of 2010. "More than report card gardes, state test scores, or SAT results, the graduation rate reflects our ability to keep students engaged in school and learning so that they will earn a high school diploma," said N.C. State Superintendent June Atkinson. "While I commend the 31 districts and schools we celebrate today for reaching rates of nearly 85 percent or higher, we must do more to ensure every student makes it to graduation day with the skills needed for success in the future." Governor Bev Perdue also spoke at the awards ceremony. "When I visited Washington in August to make a pitch for North Carolina receiving Race to the Top funding, I talked about the innovative spirit of North Carolina. These are the people and the schools I was talking about," Perdue said. "They embody the kind of thinking we need as we work toward a common goal of making sure every single student graduates high school ready for careers and college." The top school district in the state was Dare County Schools, with a graduation rate of 90.5 percent. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools came in second with a graduation rate of 89.0 percent. North Carolina's state-wide four-year cohort graduation rate for 2009-10 is 74.2 percent. This rate

pet has improved eachyour year since 2006, Call 828-863when North Carolina reported its 4444 for more first measurement of a cohort graduation rate and is upinformation from 2008-09, when it was 71.8 percent. While the statewide rate has continued to increase, the average graduation rates among males and students who are Native American, black, Hispanic, economically disadvantaged, limited English proficient or those with disabilities are still lower than the statewide average. Atkinson said continued investment in early childhood education, efforts to extend learning beyond the school year, focused attention of student absences in middle school, development of ninth grade academies, redesign of high schools into early college or career cluster models, implementation of a new statewide school accountability model and parent and community engagement in schools are all proven strategies to keep students from dropping out. See page 8 for more of Atkinson's comments on graduation. To view all district and school graduation rates, visit www.ncpublicschools.org/graduate/statistics/. For more information about the awards, contact the N.C. Department of Public Instruction's communication division at 919807-3450.

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N.C. supt. speaks about making graduation a priority Editor's note: In conjunction with Polk's recent state award for its high graduation rate (see article p. 7), N.C. State Superintendent June Atkinson submitted the following press release about improving the state's graduation rates. The high school graduation rate is the most important indicator of success in public education today. More than report card grades, state test scores, or SAT results, the graduation rate reflects our ability to keep students engaged in school and learning so that they can successfully advance to the next grade level and eventually earn a high school diploma. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, representatives from Polk County Schools were recognized in Raleigh for posting one of the top 10 highest district-wide four-year cohort graduation rates in the state (86 percent). At the state level, from 2006 to 2010, the graduation rate improved from 68.3 to 74.2 percent. All of this progress is significant, but there is more work to do. North Carolinians should not be satisfied until every student graduates high school prepared for college and a career. So what must we do to achieve this goal? 1. Start early. By continuing to support our statewide academic Pre-K program that is proven to make a difference for our youngest, at-risk learners, we ensure that every child enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. That is why the General Assembly should establish a funding stream for More at Four consistent with the K-12 public school funding model. We have made great strides with funding for public kindergarten and we should do the same for Pre-K. 2. Change the ninth grade experience for all students. This entry point into high school is also the grade in which many students fail or drop out. In response to this issue, many schools have imple-

mented Ninth Grade Academies that provide incoming freshmen additional resources and personalized support to overcome transitional obstacles. This Academy model is one all high schools in our state should implement for incoming freshmen. 3. Redesign all high schools that have graduation rates under 70 percent. There are excellent examples of high schools in North Carolina that consistently post graduation rates above 95 percent. Schools with low graduation rates can learn a lot from these schools, many of which are early colleges, redesigned or career cluster high schools. 4. Change our school accountability system to focus on how students are doing each day rather than just how students perform on state tests at the end of a course or a school year. State Board of Education members and the NCDPI staff are currently working on a system that will produce academic growth charts to outline each student’s academic progress throughout the year. This type of chart will provide teachers and parents an opportunity to address issues a student may be struggling with before he or she gets too far behind. 5. Remember that educators cannot do this alone. Research clearly connects family involvement to student success. Active, meaningful engagement from parents and others helps schools boost student achievement and produce graduates who are prepared to be productive, globallycompetitive citizens. Every government official, superintendent, principal, teacher, parent and community member must make increasing the graduation rate a priority. The loss of human talent and potential and the cost of high school drop outs to our society are far too great for us to not direct substantial time, energy and resources to working together to address and solve this crisis.

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The Claydies are seven women who meet every Thursday in the sculpture studio at Tryon Fine Arts Center. Above are Claire Carey (left) and Gwen Bailey. Plan to see unique works of the seven Claydies before their show closes Thursday, October 28. The display is in the Mahler Family Board Room at TFAC (next to Gallery I) with many items for sale. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. (photo submitted)

Railroads from Spartanburg to the mountains at Landrum Library The Landrum Library is presenting a program on the history of the railroads in the upstate area. Craig Myers, Ray Poteat and John Jones, three individuals who are heavily involved in the local railroads and their history, will present a program Thursday, October 28 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The program will give an overview of why the railroads were built in the upstate toward the mountains, a look at the other depots that are still standing on the line that runs through Landrum, and then open the floor to general questions and discussion. John Jones is retired from CSX Transportation and has taken many pictures of railroads that he will share in a slide show. He has some of the steam excursions period of the line through Landrum.

Craig Myers is an historian with a great deal of knowledge of the railroads in the upstate of S.C. He is involved with the Greenville Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and the new Hub City Museum in the Amtrak station in Spartanburg, along with numerous history related societies. Ray Poteat lives in Forest City, N.C., and is retired from CSX Transportation, having spent his career on the former Clinchfield Railroad. He is author of a couple of books on the Clinchfield and one of the most knowledgeable historians on the Clinchfield. He is also an officer and deeply involved with the Clinchfield Historical Society. Join the library for a night of railroads. Call the library at 864457-2218 for more information. – article submitted

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The Green Creek Hounds’ recent puppy auction produced five new names. Proxy, Polly, Pathway, Parker and Pitts will soon be joining the Green Creek Hounds. (photo submitted)

Steps to HOPE brings awareness to the issue of domestic violence in Oct. Editor’s Note: In recognition years, I look forward to my future of October, National Domestic because it’s a future without you Violence Awareness Month, in it, one free of abuse. I have a Steps to HOPE has submitted the quiet, peaceful place to live, and following to bring awareness to while it’s small and furnished the issue of domestic violence. sparingly, it’s my own little nest, and I feel safe there. I am still To My Abuser, The leap of faith that I took in guarded, but you don’t know order to be free of you and your where I work or live. It’s not a abuse was incomprehensible to short path I’m taking, I know, but me not so long ago. One small well worth the walk in the end. If you are in an abusive relawallet-sized in an email uscard at:placed news@tryondailybulletin.com office by Steps to HOPE gave tionship, call Steps to HOPE at 828-894-2340. me the hope I needed. – article submitted For the first time in many

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MISCELLANEOUS COUCH, LOVESEAT, coffee table, queensize mattress set, used. TV, miscellaneous kitchen items, dishes. Great for student or someone starting a household. 828-894-5709. DONATIONS OF JEWELRY, scarves, gloves, purses, belts needed by Oct. 30 for resale Nov. 6 to benefit the Upstairs Artspace. Deliver to the Upstairs in Tryon next to the movie theater. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. FOR SALE: CHAIN FENCE, 30x17, $1000. Call 864-357-7196 or 864-316-6676. SEASONED OAK FIREWOOD, $45/load. 864-457-5235 or 864-316-5380. WE HAVE BOO-TIFUL tableware and gifts to make your Halloween party more fun!! Wild Child Gifts, at VERA, 409 N. Howard (Hwy 176), Landrum. 864-457-3694. Mon-Sat, 10-5.

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HOUSE FOR RENT, Landrum, 3BR/2BA, large LR, kitchen, DR, large laundry room. 2 miles from downtown, on acreage, fresh paint and hardwood, fireplace. $950/mo plus deposit. 864-990-8147. NC MOUNTAINS. Log cabin liquidation. New 1200+ sf genuine log cabins w/ acreage, $79,900. Plenty of windows, decks, need finishing. 1-866-7385522. NICE OLDER RANCH-STYLE home, move-in condition, 2BR/1BA, large mature lot quiet setting, close to town. $87,500. By appointment, 828863-2415. OFFICE WITH RESTROOM FOR RENT at entrance to Cliffs of Glassy. Utilities paid. $475. 864-895-9177 or 864313-7848.

SERVICES A CHIMNEY Q/A Looking for a certified Chimney sweep? Go to www.csia.org. Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) explains what you should look for in locating a chimney sweep. Foothills Chimney Sweep is a member. Call Mike at 828-817-2381. Honest, professional & dependable. FOR ALL YOUR FALL LAWN maintenance needs: Aeration, seeding, mowing, weeding, edging, blowing, pruning, mulching, pine needles and more, call BAS Landscaping. Guaranteed lowest prices! 15 years experience. 864-303-4051. POND STOCKING - FISH DAY at Green Creek Farm Supply, 2291 Chesnee Rd. 828-863-4343. Blue Gill Shell Crackers, Hybrid Blue Gill, Channel Catfish, Sterile Grass Carp. Thurs., Oct. 28, 9am. Place orders before Oct. 23. PROFESSIONAL PRESSURE WASH We wash homes, decks, roofs, exterior/ interior of gutters, etc. Also seal or stain wood. Excellent references! For free onsite estimate, call 1-828-894-3701. T & C TREE SERVICE Best price tree care guaranteed! Trimming,topping, pruning, dangerous removal, view and lot clearing. Free estimates and professionalism with every job. 10 years experience, references. Licensed and insured. 828-817-5359.

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Geneva Cochran, 88, of Columbus, didn’t know what she was getting when she bought a tomato plant at a Mill Spring Agricultural Development Center yard sale last spring. The plant has reached 11 feet and is still growing as of October 14. The tomato plant is so large it had to be staked and tied to the roof. (photo submitted)

Polk health department holds flu clinic Today Polk County Health Department will be having a flu clinic for children six months through 18 years of age on Monday, October 25 from 3 until 7 p.m. Bring the child’s immunization record, social security card, and medicaid card if child has medicaid.

Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield will pay for the flu vaccine. If a child does not have medicaid or Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance the cost will be $30. If you have questions, call 828-894-8271. – article submitted

Meeting Place bridge results The following are the results of Wednesday afternoon, October 20, bridge at the Meeting Place.

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Doyle wins PCMS cross country race Polk County Middle School hosted a cross country race on Wednesday, October 14. Five schools attended and several Polk County Wolverines ran personal best times on the new two-mile course. Polk County had three male athletes finish in the top 10. Polk County’s Sean Doyle ran a personal record by 53 seconds to win the two-mile race in 11:57, edging an Asheville Christian Academy runner by half a second. Doyle’s win was the first for a Polk athlete this season. Polk’s Jacob Wolfe finished second for the Wolverines, eighth overall, in a time of 13:12. Daniel Painter ran a personal record by over a minute 13:27 to finish ninth overall and third for the Wolver-

ine team. Rebecca Price 18:06, Esmerelda Also scoring for the Wolver- Trejo 18:45, Ellyn Amato 18:46, ines were Matthew Lochamy Grace Marshall 19:22, Carolyn 13:44 and Cory Skipper 14:29, Couch 19:28, Kianna Petty-Davis both with personal records. Also 19:36, Kayley Price 21:09, Hannah competing for the Wolverines: O’Brien 21:32, Fabyana Rivera Jake Russell 14:37, Jonathan 22:48, and Kathryn Burnett 28:04. Raines 16:38, Dustin Bradley The Polk County Middle 16:46, Dustin Calvert 17:20, School Cross Country teams Price Marshall 17:37, compete in the ConSports Trevor Morse 18:38, Jaference Championcob Morse 18:53, Zach ships Wednesday, Blanton 19:07, and Marco Trejo October 27 at Asheville Christian 20:59. Academy beginning at 4:30 The Lady Wolverines finished p.m. High school cross country fifth and had 13 of 15 athletes run a personal record as well. Scoring athletes and parent volunteers for the Wolverines was Maribel helped with course set up, course Santibanez 15:49, Jessica Bent- direction and clean up and Princiley 16:04, Emma Wagner 16:23, pal Hank Utz piloted the course Brandi Cordell 17:32, Kassidy on bicycle for the lead runners. – article submitted Reynolds 17:51. Also competing:

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PAC hike goes to Carl Sandburg Home Hikers are invited to join the Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC) on Friday, October 29 for a four-mile hike at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (NHS), the fourth of PAC’s Fall Hiking Series. PAC Education Committee Chair Christel Walter will lead the hike from the parking lot of the historic site in Flat Rock to the summit of Glassy Mountain. The four-mile hike is two miles out and two miles back and is moderately strenuous. The trail leads hikers along the edge of a pond below the historic house and through a mature forest alight with the colors of fall, climaxing at the summit of Glassy Mountain, which offers spectacular views of Pisgah National Forest. Carl Sandburg, who resided in Flat Rock for 22 years, was an American poet, historian, author, and lecturer. His 265-acre property preserves the writer’s life and legacy, offering not only hiking, but the opportunity to step into the “life and

times” of the writer and his family. Visitors are invited to enjoy the property, including the farm where Mrs. Sandburg operated a premier goat dairy from 1935-1965. Mrs. Sandburg’s goat breeding program produced champion goats and led to the acceptance of goats as milk-producing animals. Visitors can see and touch ancestors from three breeds of goats that the Sandburgs raised at the farm/estate, Connemara. Visitors may also view an interview between Mr. Sandburg and Edward R. Murrow, and for a small fee, visitors can participate in a guided tour of Mr. Sandburg’s home, frozen in time and left just as it was when the writer resided there, until his death in 1967. If you are interested in attending the PAC hike at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, contact the PAC office to sign up by phone at 828-859-5060 or e-mail landprotection@pacolet.org. Hikers should wear appropriate clothing and

PAC hikers set out on a forest trail. (photo submitted)

footwear; bring a bag lunch and/or snack and plenty of water. Be sure to bring any personal medication that you may require. In case of inclement weather, contact the PAC office by 8:15 a.m. on the day of the hike to see if the hike will take place. Hikers will meet in Columbus

at the Bi-lo parking lot at 8:30 a.m. to begin the journey. If you cannot make this hike, visit www.pacolet. org or follow PAC’s Facebook page for upcoming information on PAC’s next hike, November 12 at Walnut Creek Preserve. – article submitted

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Wild Turkeys In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving season, I think it appropriate to talk a little about a bird that almost became our national symbol, the Wild Turkey. Rather than the splendor and majestic beauty of a Bald Eagle, Benjamin Franklin wanted the National bird of the United States of America to be the Wild Turkey. While we can sit and discuss the merits of noble raptor versus familiar tablebird, none can question that the Wild Turkey does indeed have special merit, and is a highly respected and prized member by Simon of our avifauna. Thompson The Wild Turkey is the only North American member of the pheasant family, although in the Yucatan region of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala, it is replaced by the smaller, more brightly-colored Ocellated Turkey. While the northern species is widespread, the southern species is rare outside of protected areas within its small range. Turkeys have been known to Western Europeans since early in the sixteenth century, when Spanish conquerors invaded Mexico. There they found the local people in possession of large domesticated forms of the Wild Turkey. As was quickly discovered, these birds were very edible, and numbers were then transported over the At-

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Autism Society presents ‘Transition to Adulthood’ workshop Oct. 28 The Autism Society of North Carolina will present a workshop that presents practical information on how to begin preparing your child for the transition to adulthood. The IEP transition plan will be covered. This workshop will be most beneficial to parents of children age 12 to 17. The workshop will be held

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by contacting Alvarez at 828236-1547 ext. 1509 or jalvarez@ autismsociety-nc.org. This workshop is free but organizers urge you to consider a donation to the Autism Society. Any amount is appreciated and will enable the society to keep workshops like this free of charge. – article submitted

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