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Tryon Elem. second grader wins state book contest Tryon Elementary School second grader Virginia Rostick got a big surprise at school last Friday, May 20. Read-A-Roo, a popular PBS character, visited the school to bring the news that Rostick is this year’s PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest winner for second graders throughout North Carolina. Read-A-Roo brought Rostick a box of presents and balloons and allowed Libby Justice’s second-grade class to participate in a party and games for Rostick. Rostick won the statewide contest out of 251 contestants this year with “Blackberry Pie.” Rostick, who is 8 years old, wrote and illustrated the book. Rostick said she was surpised, but she knew what Read-A-Roo had in store because she also won the competition last year for the first grade category with her book (Continued on page 3)
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Virginia Rostick (left) was surprised Friday, May 20 at Tryon Elementary by a visit from PBS character Read-A-Roo, who announced Rostick won the PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest for second graders throughout North Carolina. Rostick’s book, “Blackberry Pie” (right), was selected from among 251 contestants this year. (photos by Leah Justice)
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Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Monday (Continued on page 2)
Columbus manager proposes budget with no tax increase 10 percent sewer increase recommended for WWTP upgrades by Leah Justice
Columbus Town Manager Jonathan Kanipe has proposed a budget for fiscal year 2011-12 with no tax increases and
a 10 percent increase in sewer rates. Columbus Town Council reviewed the initial proposal Tuesday, May 17. The total budget is proposed at $2,187,575, with $862,840 in the general fund and $1,324,735 in the enterprise or water and sewer fund. (Continued on page 7)
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VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Polk Memorial 9116 will meet Tuesday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Womack building in Columbus. Officers will be installed. Members are asked to try to attend. VFW Post, Polk County Memorial 9166, of Columbus will meet Tuesday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Columbus Town Hall. Officers will be installed. Members are asked to try to attend.
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titled “The Goat Elevator.” UNC-TV’s Producer Trisha Howard said this year there were different judges who were not aware that Rostick was also last year’s first grade winner. UNC-TV will animate the book sometime at the end of June to be televised and the “prize patrol” segment shot Friday at Tryon Elementary School should air in a couple of weeks on UNC-TV. Rostick’s book this year is about how to make a blackberry pie like her grandmother makes, with “a lotta, lotta love.” (see text from book, page 6). Virginia was surprised today not only by the UNC-TV crew, but by her parents, Doug and Carolyne Rostick, little brother, Neil, and grandparents, Ed and Ginny Rostick, who attended the party. “She worked really hard on the book,” Doug Rostick said. “She has her grandmother’s
Confetti adds to the celebration at Tryon Elementary when Read-A-Roo announced Rostick (to Read-a-Roo’s right) had won the PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest for second graders. (photo by Leah Justice)
creative streak and we are really proud of her.” Virginia said her grandmother, which she calls, “Mommom,” does make the best pies and her
favorite is blackberry. “We knew there was a special visitor but I didn’t know who it was,” Virginia said on Friday. She and other students knew
something special was going on, but all predicted it to be a visit from “Trucker Buddy,” local (Continued on page 4)
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Virginia Rostick (right) with her mother and father, Carolyne and Doug Rostick, and her little brother, Neil. (photo by Leah Justice)
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trucker Gary Poague, who visits the class. Virginia said besides writing, her favorite things are reading, drawing, taking dance and playing tennis. The PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest is a national-local (Continued on page 6)
Notice of JoiNt MeetiNg Due to scheduling conflicts, the joint meeting of the Polk County Commissioners, the Towns of Columbus and Tryon, and the city of Saluda has been cancelled. The meeting will be rescheduled at a later date. adv. 5/23 Notice of JoiNt MeetiNg Due to scheduling conflicts, the joint meeting of the Polk County Commissioners, the Towns of Columbus and Tryon, and the city of Saluda has been cancelled. The meeting will be rescheduled at a later date. adv. 5/23
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• Columbus budget (continued from page 1)
“Budget preparation for fiscal year 2011-2012 is once again done under an austere cloud due to the local, regional and national economies,” said Kanipe in his budget message. “While some revenues have bounced back, others remain below pre2008 levels. The measures utilized by council and staff during last year’s budget process have thus far kept the town in good financial condition.” The proposed 10 percent increase in sewer rates is intended to help pay for planned upgrades to the town’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The town projects keeping the current tax rate of 39 cents per $100 of valuation, although projections are for property tax revenue to decrease slightly from this year. The town’s total assessed property valuation this year is $122,000,000, which is projected to drop to
$116,784,225 next year. Kanipe explained the decrease is due mainly to depreciation of business personal property and projected drops in real assessed value related to lots in the Chocolate Drop subdivision. Taxes collected from property are expected to total $440,000. The motor vehicle tax assessed value ratio is also projected to decrease by 10 percent next year at $5,287,775. Motor vehicle tax is projected to net $17,440 for the town next year. Tax revenue from sales tax is projected to be the same as this year at $176,000. No major capital improvements are proposed except preparing for $2,750,000 in WWTP plant upgrades that the town is planning to accomplish through a 20-year no-interest loan. Next year’s budget proposal includes purchasing two new police vehicles, approved last week, and a new dump truck,
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but the town plans to finance those purchases with debt service not due until after the end of next fiscal year. The budget also includes contingency in both the general and the enterprise funds. Council is considering using some of the funding for employee increases. Council members directed staff to look at a 4 percent cost-of-living increase for employees, with Kanipe including budget impacts for 2 percent, 3 percent and 4 percent increases. There is $13,358 allocated in the general fund contingency and $67,129 allocated in the enterprise fund contingency. If council chooses a 2 percent COLA employee increase, it will cost $7,909 from the general fund and $6,304 from the enterprise fund. A 3 percent COLA increase would cost $11,769 from the general fund and $9,460 from the enterprise fund. A 4 percent COLA increase would cost $15,629 from
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the general fund and $12,612 from the enterprise fund. “This increase would be effective July 1, 2011,” Kanipe said. “Again, the budget presented does not include these numbers, but per council’s request, you can see what they are and the impact they would have on our budget. Staff’s proposed budget is at a surplus, and we place-marked the savings in each fund in the contingency expense item. If council wishes to give the COLA increases this year, that surplus would be reduced by whatever amount COLA is chosen.” Council can also make a decision on how much sewer and/or water rates should go up to pay for the WWTP upgrade loan. Kanipe has provided projected revenues for increases ranging from five to 15 percent in both the water and sewer funds and combinations of both water and sewer fund increases. (Continued on page 8)
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Last year, the town implemented a five percent increase in water and sewer rates. Kanipe projects the town would increase its revenue by $33,585 with the projected 10 percent increase in just sewer rates. Raising only water rates would amount to a projected $38,093, and raising both 10 percent would amount to a projected $71,678. Lost Your Pet? A 15 percent increase If your pet is lost or missing, would mean a projected contact the Foothills Humane $107,516 total increase in Society at 828-863-4444, or the revenues ($57,139 fromAnimal water Rutherford/Polk County Control at 828-287-6025 immeand $50,378 from sewer). A diately. adv. increase in water five percent and sewer rates is projected Lost Your$33,450 Pet? more in to generate revenue ($17,777 water If your pet is lostfrom or missing, contact the Foothills Humane and $15,673 from sewer). Society 828-863-4444, or the Per aatrecent recommendaRutherford/Polk County Animal tion by councilman Michael Controlnext at 828-287-6025 Gage, year’s budgetimmeprodiately. adv. posal also includes a $5,000 expense to pay for half of Lostyear’s Your Pet? next Fourth of July fireIf your pettown is lost or missing, works. The decided last contact Foothills Humane year not the to include funding for Society at 828-863-4444, or the the festival, after having spent Rutherford/Polk County Animal approximately $32,000 the Control at 828-287-6025 immeprevious year on the festival. diately. adv. The Fourth of July Committee has downsized the Lost Your Pet? festival this year, funding If your pet is lost or missing, it only with donations. The contact the Foothills Humane Polk County Board of ComSociety at 828-863-4444, or the missioners agreed to fund the Rutherford/Polk County Animal remainder of firework immecosts Control at 828-287-6025 this year. Columbus will take diately. adv. the $5,000 down payment, or are reading thisPet? ad confirms about half the total cost for Lost Your our year’s claim tofireworks be a closelynext out of If your pet is lost or missing, read newspaper – Humane andThe occupancy revenue. contact the tax Foothills illustrates the old tomotto town is atexpecting receive Society 828-863-4444, or the multum next in parvo – in much Rutherford/Polk County Animal $20,000 year occuin little. next time you Control atThe 828-287-6025 immepancy tax funding. have something to sell, diately. adv. Council is planning a budremember the quickest, getsurest workandsession to discuss most welcome Lost Your Pet? the budget in detail as is early way to reach buyers asthrough this week. town will If your pet isThe lost or missing, their favorite contact the Foothills Humane likely hold its budget public newspaper. Society atduring 828-863-4444, or 16 the hearing its June The Tryon Daily Bulletin Rutherford/Polk County Animal meeting. Control 828-287-6025 immeThe at town is required to diately. adv. approve the budget by June 30, with the new fiscal year Lost Your beginning JulyPet? 1.
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WHERE WE WORK An in-depth look at an area business
PERSON FEATURED: Brandon Towns BUSINESS: Larkin’s Carolina Grill ADDRESS: 155 W. Mills Street, Hwy. 108, Columbus PHONE NUMBER: 828-894-8800 EMAIL: Brandon@LarkinsCarolinaGrill.com HOURS: Mon-Thurs 11 a.m. - 9 p.m Fri and Sat 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sun brunch 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
ment. We offer nightly specials. Every Tuesday is locals night and we have karaoke on Wednesday nights, 9 - 11 p.m.
NATURE OF BUSINESS: Restaurant
GENERAL MANAGER: Brandon Towns
SOMETHING YOU OFFER THAT A CUSTOMER WON’T FIND ELSEWHERE: Hand-cut steaks, fresh local produce, friendly smiling faces and a seasonal menu.
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: Varies
ADVICE TO YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS: Work hard.
OTHER LOCATIONS: Larkin’s on the Lake (Lake Lure, N.C.), Larkin’s on the River (Greenville, S.C.)
MY FIRST JOB: Washing dishes.
YEAR FOUNDED: 2007
HOW’S BUSINESS? Great.
YOUR ROLE MODEL (IN BUSINESS OR IN LIFE GENERALLY): Anyone who cares about other people.
THINGS YOU WISH EVERYONE KNEW ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS: The restaurant is under new manage-
THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS IS: Listen to what your customers want.
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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. - 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. Female Anger Management/
Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340. Male Anger Management/ Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays, 5 - 6:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.
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Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. - noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus. 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.; art class, 10 a.m., bingo or movie,
12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. Landrum Library, Lap Babies, Thursdays, 10 a.m.; storytime, 10:30 a.m. Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free. Saluda Public Library, Bouncing Babies and Toddlers in Tow, Thursdays, 10 a.m. Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym. Rotary Club of Tryon meets every Thursday at noon at Tryon Presbyterian Church on Harmon Field Road. PolkFresh Farmers Market, Thursdays, Tryon, McCown St.,
4 - 6:30 p.m., VISA/EBT accepted. Visit polkcountyfarms. org for vendor list or sign-up. Tryon Historic Preservation Commission’s next meeting, will be Thursday, May 26 at 4:30 p.m. at the Tryon Fire Department. Public welcome. Information: 828-859-9566. 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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Byrd named new CooperRiis managing director; Classical Conversations open homeschooling company CooperRiis Executive Director Virgil Stucker recently announced that Jeff Byrd has become managing director of the CooperRiis Healing Community at its Mill Spring center and Tryon locations. “Jeff is now responsible for maintaining and supporting the therapeutic milieu of the CooperRiis Healing Community at its multiple sites throughout Polk County,” Stucker said. “We are excited that Jeff has joined our leadership team. His optimism, sense of mission and drive to develop and sustain meaningful relationships will make him an ideal managing director for CooperRiis.” Jeff Byrd, who is the former owner and publisher of the Tryon Daily Bulletin, joined the CooperRiis Healing Community as development director on Dec. 1. He was the chairman of e-Polk for 10 years, the president of the Polk County Chamber of Commerce, the chairman of the first BBQ Festival and president elect of the N.C. Press Association. “We remember that when CooperRiis announced its arrival in Polk County, the headline in the Tryon Daily Bulletin read, ‘Welcome CooperRiis!’ We now say, ‘Welcome Jeff Byrd to CooperRiis!’ We are
so pleased that Jeff has joined us in this important new role,” Don and Lisbeth Cooper said. “I am pleased to have this opportunity to help others,” Byrd said. “CooperRiis is one of fewer than a dozen facilities in the United States offering holistic, long-term care and recovery for those with mental illness. I am glad to join in the daily process of creating a kind, respectful and safe milieu for the vulnerable people who come to CooperRiis for evidencebased, cost effective treatment that helps recovery to occur.” To date: CooperRiis has built two campuses, one in Mill Spring and one in Asheville, where Todd Weatherly serves as managing director. CooperRiis has served more than 475 residents and has operated each of the last eight years without any funding from the federal government or the state of North Carolina. CooperRiis, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a mental health recovery program and provides within its therapeutic milieu the elements of psychiatry, psychotherapy, substance abuse counseling, nutritional counseling, complementary modalities and life skills and employment training. CooperRiis accommodates residents who are 18
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*** years of age or above. Typical Classical Conversations, an diagnoses include schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, educational service company major depression or anxiety for homeschooling families, disorders. Some residents ex- is starting a new community perience borderline personal- in Inman, S.C. beginning this ity disorder, and many suffer fall. This group is also open to secondarily from substance families from all surrounding abuse and addiction. Recov- areas. Classical Conversations ery outcomes are documented joins experienced homeschool through rigorous measurement tutors with families interested and indicate that approximately in using a Christian, classical ection verY HurSdaY of education. 80 percent ofportS its graduates are model Classical Conversations able to successfully transition to offers a variety of services ‘normal living.’ For additional information including a complete curricuvisit www.CooperRiis.org lum for students, K4-12, that or email Byrd at Jeff.Byrd@ includes weekly help from a tutor and activities with other CooperRiis.org. – article submitted by students studying the same Virgil Stucker, CooperRiis (Continued on page 9) executive director
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material. Junior and senior high school students will participate in a variety of educational opportunities including mock trial, policy debate, science fairs and more. Parents may get help with college preparation, AP and SAT testing and seminars designed to train educators/parents in how to teach using the classical model. For more information,visit www.classicalconversations. com or contact Pam Purdy at 864-457-7183 or purdymom@ purdystableconnection.com. – article submitted by Pam Purdy *** Erin Alley, MPT from PRO Physical Therapy, recently attended a continuing education class sponsored by the North American Sports Medicine Institute called “Se-
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lective Functional Movement Assessment” (SFMA). The course instructed therapists on how to identify dysfunctional or painful movement patterns that often impair mobility and lead to dysfunction or injury. The course provided the tools to treat faulty patterns of movement with corrective techniques so that clients can overcome these movement dysfunctions and restore mobility for normal daily activities and also for sports performance. Alley is now instructing the rest of the PRO staff in what she learned with a series of weekly training sessions. For more information, call 828894-0277. – article submitted by Tammy Warren, Pro Physical Therapy
Tryon Estates in Columbus will hold a Summer Kickoff event on Wednesday, May 25 from 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Some of the activities offered will include: • Tethered hot-air balloon rides • Wii bowling demonstration • Healthy cooking demonstration • Chair massages • Bocce 101 • Antique appraiser • Decorating and staging tips • Apartment home tours • Woodshop tour • Flower arranging classes • Golf putting contest • Picnic lunch by the lake (weather permitting). For more information, call 800-633-2718. – article submitted by Colleen Wilson, Tryon Estates
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When you drive through downtown Landrum you will notice a newly constructed outside deck beside Foothills Amish Furniture. The deck is loaded with outdoor poly furniture made by the Amish. The deck is a new addition to serve customers with a better variety of quality outdoor furniture. Poly furniture is a maintenance free furniture that can be left outside all year around. It is termite resistant and will not crack, splinter, warp or rot. The furniture is made out of recycled bottle waste such as milk containers and juice bottles and will not weather from the natural elements. The poly furniture is assembled with stainless steel hardware and reinforced with aluminum angle braces. For more information, contact Foothills Amish Furniture at 864-457-2400. – article submitted by Beth Troyer, Foothills Amish
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Letter to the Editor
Barbecue festival important to our community
To the Editor: This is in reference to the letter stating that the barbecue festival was too big for Harmon Field. It seemed a little funny to me that the headline said “Barbecue Festival too big for Harmon,” but the whole letter talked about how the festival was putting people’s lives in danger. Give me a break and quit trying to find fault with something that is good and productive for this community. The festival is not putting any lives in danger. Helicopters are able to land at St. Lukes Hospital if need be and I think if this were a problem something would have been said before now con-
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sidering this is the 18th year. You say we have tolerated the Blue Ridge Barbecue and you speak for all of us, who is we, who is all of us, where are they and why don’t they speak up? Mr. Bradey, you do not even live on Harmon Field Road and I am sure if you wanted to attend your church on Friday or Saturday when the festival has the road blocked off no one would stop you. I don’t think there will be a fight because people who care about this community know that the festival is a great event and attraction for us. The festival raises money that goes back out into the community. As a matter of fact, if you would look at the Bulletin on the day your letter was published and look at the page following your letter there is a picture of Janet Sciacca, director of the Foothills Chamber of Commerce, presenting a check to Beth Child for the Art
and Garden Bazaar. These funds more than likely came from money raised at the festival. Do you think they would have accepted this money if they thought that someone would have to die for them to get it? I have been involved with this festival for many years either as a volunteer, helping with cooking teams, or as a spectator. I think this is a great thing for the community because it brings awareness to others of what Polk County has to offer to tourists and it shows that we have a community of people that care and want to make things better and help the citizens here to accomplish whatever their goals and dreams may be. Most of the people that complain about the festival have never experienced it first-hand. They have never walked through Hog Heaven to meet and talk with some of the cookers, who are great guys and gals who love coming to Tryon each year.
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These people have never been there on Saturday and seen hundreds of ducks and kids floating down the river for the Ducky Race and having the time of their life. They haven’t seen families gather at night on the soccer field with their blankets and chairs, eating barbecue and funnel cakes ,listening to music and watching the kids run around and enjoying the fireworks. It’s about people relaxing and spending time with family and friends they usually don’t see very often. I sit and watch all of this and it makes me proud to be part of this, it makes me proud to be part of this community where so many people would give up an unlimited amount of days to put this together. It’s not that the festival is too big for Harmon Field, I think with the heart and soul that goes into this festival, it is just right. – Denise Britton, Columbus
Second annual auto show benefit for Outreach May 28 The second annual Bi-Lo auto show will be held Saturday, May 28 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Columbus Bi-Lo parking lot. The show is a benefit for Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry (TBOM). All makes, models and clubs are welcome. There will be a bake-off, bingo, games, a 50/50 drawing and raffles and prizes. Music will be provided by the Ultimate Basement and
will include Sonic Praise, The Hope Effect, Waiting for Air, Arnold Hill and Mara and the Other Guys. Trophies for ‘best of show,’ ‘best of ugly’ and second and third place plaques for cars, bikes and trucks will be announced at 3 p.m. Register online at www. tboutreach.org or register the day of the show. – article submitted by Ann Carswell
Sewing circle at Meeting Place May 26 The sewing circle invites the public to bring projects – knitting, crochet, cross stitching, hemming, whatever – and join the band of stitchers who like to create and encourage each other. The group is always looking for ideas to share. Presently, the group project is
a Dresden plate quilt, to be raffled for the Meals on Wheels program. The group meets Thursday, May 26 from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Emily Skipper is the mentor/facilitator. For a small fee, lunch is offered after the meeting. – article submitted by Pam Doty
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A spring day birding in Polk County After a frosty morning in the Asheville area, it was a pleasure to be down the mountains in Polk County amidst flowering trees, green fields and under blue skies. This was our annual birding trip to Polk County, where we hoped to catch an early glimpse into spring migration, as well as enjoy the warmth of the southern foothills. Luckily there were plenty of birds and what was scheduled to be a quick visit to FENCE ended up being our main morning birding destination. A yellow-throated vireo was singing its burry song along the woodland edge, along with black-andwhite, Cape May and yellow-throated warblers and the obligatory by Simon blizzard of Thompson yellow-rumps, some of which were starting to acquire their spring breeding finery. At the southernmost known limit of their breeding range, a pair of tree swallows was competing with the bluebirds for a nesting box (with uncertain
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results, I am sure!). Several barn swallows were pairing up and swooping around the nearby horse barns and at least one broad-winged hawk was circling slowly overhead as it drifted northwards towards the distant mountains. A walk down to the FENCE wildlife pond produced the expected common yellowthroats, which were singing their rhythmical song from the dense thickets. Recently arrived northern parula and blackthroated green warblers were also singing, as were lingering winter visitors such as swamp sparrows. Additional wintering birds seen along the edge of the woods included hermit thrush and the diminutive winter wren. Another late sparrow, the Savannah, was seen sitting on one of the horse jumps. This small short-tailed bird winters in short grasslands and open country throughout the southeast and breeds as far north as Alaska. Woodpeckers made a good
Black-throated green warbler. (photo by Todd Arcos)
showing today with at least four species being seen well. The familiar red-bellied and downy woodpeckers are always easy to see, but the larger hairy woodpecker is more uncommon in lightly wooded parts of the county. Occasionally this larger version of the downy will visit feeders, but it is more apt to be seen in woodlands with larger trees. A brief afternoon visit to a nearby site along the Pacolet River produced very little aside from some beautiful open country, yet we finished the day with a healthy spring total of more
than 50 species. It was indeed, a fine day in Polk County with some great birding and surprisingly quite a few butterflies around. Simon Thompson has lived in WNC for the past 16 years. He owns and operates his own birding tour company, Ventures Birding Tours. www.birdventures.com. He and Chris also own and operate the Asheville Wild Birds Unlimited Store. For more information on any of the birding activities in the area, drop by the store or check his website at www.asheville. wbu.com
Tryon luthier Jay Lichty donates guitar for LEAF raffle For the second year running, Tryon luthier Jay Lichty has donated a hand-crafted guitar to Western N.C. based nonprofit organization LEAF for a fundraising raffle. Given the success of the 2010 raffle, Lichty and his wife and business partner, Corrie Woods, decided to make this donation an
annual tradition. “LEAF is thrilled with the amount of money raised and the generosity of both the Lichty and LEAF communities. It is equivalent to paying for not one, but two local teaching artists in a low-income housing community center with class sizes between 15 - 20 on a weekly basis for a whole
school year,” LEAF staff said. The winning ticket will be drawn at the fall 2011 Lake Eden Arts Festival on Oct. 23. The winner does not have to be present. Proceeds from the raffle will benefit both LEAF arts in education efforts including LEAF in Schools & Streets and LEAF International. To date, LEAF in
Schools & Streets has impacted the lives of more than 25,000 youths in North Carolina through music and arts programming. LEAF International is striving to serve youth on a global scale, serving over 750 youth since its 2006 inception. – article submitted by Corrie Woods
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Ann and Clem Cor nay discovered a bear in their backyard at Lake Lanier Wednesday morning, May 18. The bear emptied their bird feeder and hung around the yard for about half an hour before deciding to move on. (photos submitted by Ann Cornay)
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