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New Polk DSS building behind schedule Move-in date now planned for October by Leah Justice
The Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry (TBOM), supported by Manna FoodBank of Asheville, will distribute perishable vegetables Wednesday, Aug.10 from 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. The food is free and must not be resold. If you need to pick up produce for someone else, bring a signed note from that person stating who is picking up the produce. It must also include a phone number for verification. Distribution will be in the food pantry located at 134 White Drive in Columbus. For more information, call 828-894-2988. Participants should bring their own bags or boxes.
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, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy. 176, Saluda. Polk County Transportation Authority makes a regular (Continued on page 2)
Construction on Polk County’s new department of social services (DSS) building is about
a month behind schedule, according to Polk County Manager Ryan Whitson. Whitson said there were some issues getting the roofers to complete the work, which caused a stop work order to be issued for
work inside the building. The roof was almost completed as of last week. The new schedule is for the building to be completed the (Continued on page 6)
Polk County’s new department of social services building in Mill Spring is about a month behind schedule, according to Polk County Manager Ryan Whitson. (photo by Leah Justice)
Lake Adger reclassification goes to state after Henderson County gives no support Citizen group urges proactive measures by Samantha Hurst
Polk County Manager Ryan Whitson said he has confirmation that Henderson County has no interest in giving its approval for the reclassification of the Lake
Adger watershed. Whitson said he must now notify the state and turn over efforts to move the classification of the watershed from Class C (for recreational use) to a Class III, which would allow Lake Adger to be used for drinking water. “It’s definitely not easier to
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go about it this way,” Whitson said. “If Henderson County had agreed to it I think it would have happened much faster…. Now I think it will be a much longer, drawn out process.” Polk County purchased Lake (Continued on page 4)
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trip to Hendersonville on the first and third Tuesday of each month. 894-8203. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. “We Care,” a weekly informal social group open to women coping with loss, meets at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at TJ’s Café in Tryon and is open to newcomers. For more information, contact Shannon Slater at 894-7000 or 800-617-7132 or sslater@hocf. org. Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9 a.m.; bridge, 10 a.m. 828-749-9245. For more activities, email saludacenter@ hotmail.com or visit www.saluda. com. 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. Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free. LIFECare of Polk County/ Adult Day Health Care provides services Monday - Friday. Pet therapy is scheduled every Tuesday. This 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. Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class,
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Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills daytime grief support group, first Tuesday each month, noon, Hospice Center behind St. Luke’s Hospital. For anyone grieving the death of a loved one. No charge to attend; newcomers welcome. Drinks and dessert are provided. 828-894-7000, 800617-7132, sslater@hocf.org. Cracker Barrel, 1 p.m. Tuesdays, conference room, Congregational Church. Polk County Public Library, Saluda Library, “Tangle of Tales,” part of the “One World, Many Stories” summer reading program, Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 2 p.m. Program will take place in the Isothermal Community College Auditorium. Tryon Parks Committee will meet Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 4 p.m., Tryon Fire Department. Contact John Vining at 828-894-8218 for more information. PolkFresh Farmers Market, Tuesdays, in the Re-Ride parking lot, crossroads of Landrum and Hwy. 9, 5 - 7:30 p.m., Visa/EBT accepted. Visit polkcountyfarms. org for vendor list or sign-up. Saluda Business Association, first Tuesday of each month, 5:30 p.m., top floor, public library. 828-749-3444. Foothills Autism/Asperger’s Parent Support Group meets the first Tuesday, 6 p.m., Polk County Library community room (Columbus). 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. American Legion, Polk County Memorial Post 250, first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., 43 Depot Street, Tryon. Foothills Knitting Guild, first Tuesday of each month, North Woods Farm Fiber and Yarn, 221 North Main St., Campobello, 7 p.m.
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Department in Green Creek, 7 a.m. - noon. 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. Tryon Youth Center. Bridge lessons for grades 6-12 on Tuesdays, 9-11 a.m. Free. 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. Steps to HOPE, Female Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. 894-2340. Steps to HOPE, Male Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m. 894-2340.
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ter 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. 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 Rd. PolkFresh Farmers Market, Thursdays, Tryon, McCown St., 4 - 6:30 p.m. VISA/EBT accepted. Visit www.polkcountyfarms.org for vendor list or sign-up. Columbus Lions Club will meet Thursday, Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Calvert’s Kitchen in Columbus. Information: 828-8942505. 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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Letter to the Editor
Response to annexation story
To the Editor: I have never before responded to misrepresentation of my comments in the Tryon Daily Bulletin and the reporting in the July 27 issue of TDB is certainly not among the more damaging. I’m just feeling particularly tired of having words attributed to me that are most definitely not my own. In the above-mentioned article, Leah Justice reported on the request by Giardini Trattoria’s owners for annexation of their 5-acre property to permit increased revenue through sales of wine and beer on their premises. Leah wrote, “But Columbus resident Kathleen Kent said she didn’t hear any of the people in support [of the annexation] say where they live.” Quite the contrary, as the nine articulate Giardini patrons
spoke at the podium before I took my own turn, I was taking notes including the name and area of residency of each. Therefore, I was well aware of the residence of Lake Lure councilwoman Linda Turner and her husband Woody, and that of the seven Polk County residents. None of those who spoke in favor of the requested annexation may vote in Town of Columbus elections. Not one of the five Columbus residents who spoke at the hearing favored the requested annexation, but rather expressed concerns and raised questions. Several council members acknowledged having heard from additional residents with concerns about the proposed annexation. According to North Carolina General Statute 160A‑58.2, “If the council then finds and determines that… the public health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the city and of the area proposed for annexation
will be best served by the annexation, the council may adopt an ordinance annexing the area described in the petition.” Just as I trusted the representatives of Foster Creek Preserve and Chocolate Drop to know their best interests would be served by the annexation they requested of Columbus Town Council, I trust the business acumen of Ann Lyth and Joseph Laudisio in determining their own best interest before requesting annexation of their property. Whether Columbus residents’ “health, safety and welfare” will be “best served” by the requested annexation is not clear. The agenda for the council meeting of July 21, shows “Staff recommends adoption of ordinance” under each of five items including the requested annexation. At the bottom of the annexation ordinance included in the agenda packet a week preceding the meeting, we read, “(Ord. 2011-02, passed 07/21/2011).”
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An apparent assumption. Some Columbus residents are currently finding their health and welfare compromised by limited income. Leah reported, “The tax revenue would be $600 per year, according to town manager Jonathan Kanipe.” This is not, as one unabashedly pro-annexation speaker averred, “free money.” Change in economy, zoning and councils is inevitable. Elected officials are as human as the rest of us. Even in small towns where everyone is a near neighbor, some council decisions have been based on friendships, desire for prestige, and/or extremely superficial knowledge of a matter rather than the genuine best interest of constituents. We love you, Joe and Ann, but your request may not serve our best interests as well as it would serve yours. Sincere best wishes. – Kathleen Kent
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Adger in 2009 for $1.6 million with plans to one day utilize it as a source for drinking water. In order to be in a position to use the lake as a drinkning water source, the county had to seek reclassification of the watershed. Polk originally wanted to see it changed to a class IV, which would have impacted land only in Polk County, but the state insisted the watershed be reclassified to a class III. This means the changes would also affect land in Henderson County (see page 5 for a map showing the watershed area). Henderson County denied the request in 2009, with commissioners voting three to two against approving the plan. Polk County officials had hoped to try again with new Henderson commissioners, but Whitson said those efforts have also failed. The state can still reclassify the watershed without Henderson County approval, but Whitson said there is very little precedence for going about reclassification in this manner. He said he believes it has been done before but he isn’t sure what that process will look like. Concerned citizen group forms In the meantime, concerned lake resident Sky Conard said there are numerous environmental concerns that could be addressed without the reclassification being finalized. Conard recently formed the Green River Watershed Alliance to begin raising community support
for proactive measures. vancy and Western N.C. Alliance. “I just came to understand as Conard and member Jaime I studied the lake and its erosion Davidson also spoke briefly June issues that this is a real problem, 30 at the Transition Polk showbut it’s something we can actually ing of “Code Blue: Water in the do something about – this is real Mountains.” “Code Blue” is a work,” Conard said. “It has to do documentary by David Weintraub, with the quality of our water and it director of the Environmental has to do with how long our water and Conservation Organization is going to last.” (ECO), headquartered in HenderAfter a hefty rainstorm, Co- sonville. nard said she’s During this seen the water meeting, Elizas u r r o u n d i n g “If Henderson beth Kountis her home turn County had agreed to from the reclasa murky color sifications unit [reclassification]I think reminiscent of of DWQ prechocolate milk. it would have happened sented a waterConard be- much faster….” shed map and gan poring over -- Polk mgr. Ryan Whitson explained the research related reclassification to watersheds of this waterabout a year and a half ago and shed to Level III. believes county officials and con“Reclassifications are set out to cerned citizens must work together protect water quality in its current now to prepare for the lake to be- state,” Kountis explained more recome a viable water source down cently. “It’s not designed to make the road. things better, it’s just designed to The alliance held its first meet- protect things as is.” ing with state and local officials Polk County Engineer David back in early June. Odom said the state returned Those taking part in the discus- its technical analysis of the wasion included officials from the tershed about two months ago. North Carolina Department of En- He said the response confirmed vironment and Natural Resources’ the current water quality was in (DENR) Division of Water Quality “excellent condition for use as a (DWQ), the Polk County Soil and water supply.” Water Conservation District, Polk Conard, however, remains conCounty Agricultural Economic De- cerned about what she said is an velopment, Polk County Planning increase of sediment in the lake. and Zoning, Henderson County “The No. 1 pollutant of drinkSoil and Water Conservation Dis- ing water is sediment – if you trict, Americorps, Altamont Envi- can prevent the sediment from ronmental and local conservancy filling the water there are so many groups such as Save our Slopes, benefits,” Conard said. “Erosion Carolina Mountain Land Conser- problems could take years to mitigate, so it would be nice if we could get that started with funding from the state.” Conard said she feels all that has been considered thus far is what the Nature Conservancy calls “gray infrastructure,” such as pipes, the dam and a water •Experienced & Fully Insured • Accredited by Better Business Bureau
treatment plant. What hasn’t been planned for, Conard said, is the “green infrastructure” of grasses and trees that could be planted between the land and water to serve as natural filters and prevent sediment from increasing in the waters. County Manager Ryan Whitson said the county has worked to alleviate some of those issues through restrictions within various ordinances, such as the county’s subdivision ordinance. He said he does know that the issue of sediment will have to be addressed but said doing so could be costly if the county cannot find someone interested in using the sand and taking it away for little or no cost. “As far as the silt in the lake goes, that is something we will have to look at some day but I’m not sure when,” Whitson said. There is a planning phase through the North Carolina Watersource Protection Plan in which state officials will come out and assist in making an assessment of what potential problems could pop up, Conard said. She said this would be preferable to “trying to deal with the issues after you’ve turned on the spigot and started drinking.” Until further progress can be made related to an actual reclassification of the watershed, Conard said the alliance would help promote clean water and the sustainability of a valuable natural resource by providing educational materials to the community and speaking to local organizations. She said residents and landowners around the lake need to understand soil and erosion laws, as well as promoting the value of restoring falling banks and putting out rain barrels to catch water. “There is absolutely no reason why you should not be proactive and begin an environmentally protective watershed because it takes years to develop,” Conard said.
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on an estimated 61-percent reimbursement rate. The total reimbursements over 45 years could result in the county spending about $750,000 for the building. DSS services are provided by state, federal and county tax dollars, depending on the service. The county has worked for the past couple of years to get all offices out of the aged Jervey-Palmer building (the former St. Luke’s Hospital) on Carolina Drive in Tryon. Commissioners have said the old building is costly to maintain and not suited for county services because much of the square footage is made up of hallways. The Meeting Place Senior Center, which was previously located in the Jervey Palmer building, moved in late 2009 into renovated space in the former Carolina Classical School off Skyuka Road near Columbus. The county’s veteran’s services office, also formerly located in the Jervey-Palmer building, was moved to the new senior center building as well. Mental health services are still located in the Jervey-Palmer building. Commissioners decided this year to purchase a house currently used for offices on White Drive in Columbus to house the county’s mental health services, provided by Family Preservation Services. Family Preservation has agreed to renovate the building to house mental health. Whitson said renovations to the mental health building are scheduled to begin in the next couple of weeks.
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Polk County Little League of 1958: The boys of summer The summer of 1958 was the first season that Little League baseball was played in Polk County. That spring , boys of eligible age par ticipated in tr youts at Harmon Field. Youngsters from all over the area were there; Green Creek, Columbus, Sunny View, Mill Spring, Tryon and Lynn. This was the first time some of the boys had interacted socially with someone from another place in Polk County. There were four teams that year; the Braves, Cardinals, Indians and Red Sox. Glenn Dedmont was picked for the Cardinals. To the right is his team picture. Top row: Charles McEntire, B o b by S wa n n , C o a c h B i l l McCullough, Enos Turner and Glenn Dedmondt. Middle row: Steve Wilson, Alan Leonard, Carleton Holzhouser, Manager Judy Tucker, Paul Stacy, Ed Fisher and Dudley McCraw. Bottom row: Bruce Weeks, Jerry Bradshaw, Don Tucker, Dennis Lowe and Jeff Bradshaw. (photo submitted by Glenn Dedmondt)
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The club also held a Junior Club Championship on Thursday, July 28. William Trakas shot a 79 (Continued on page 11)
Some of the TCC junior clinic series participants. (photo submitted)
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TCC Junior Club Champion William Trakas (left) shot 79 in a close match with last year’s champion, Will Ballard (right), who was runner-up this year with an 80. (photos submitted)
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to win in a close match with last year’s champion, Will Ballard. Ballard, who was runner-up this year, shot an 80. Smith Metcalf won the 10 and under Junior Club Championship on July 28. Metcalf shot a 64 for
nine holes. Another recent youth event at TCC was the Junior Golf ParentChild Championship held July 30. Trey and Connor Dusenbury won the championship with a low net of 30 in alternate format. Runners up were Ethan and Sydney Waldman, who shot a low gross 39.
Trey and Connor Dusenbury (above) won the Tryon Country Club ParentChild Championship with a low net of 30 in alternate. Ethan and Sydney Waldman were runners up with a low gross 39. (photo submitted)
Visiting PGA Tour winner David Gossett congratulates Smith Metcalf, who won the 10 and under Junior Club Championship at Tryon Country Club July 28. Metcalf shot a 64 for nine holes. (photo submitted)
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Public Notices CREDITOR'S NOTICE Having qualified on the 26th day of July, 2011, as Limited Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse Allen Foy, deceased, late of Polk County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and /or corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned Limited Personal Representative on or before the 2nd day of November, 2011, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and/or corporations indebted to the Estate should make immediate payment to the undersigned Limited Personal Representative. This is the 2nd. day of August 2011. Martha O. Foy, Limited Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse Allen Foy, P.O. Box 291 Columbus, NC 28782 McFarland and McFarland, PLLC, Attorneys for the Estate, 39 S. Trade St. Tryon, NC 28782 Aug. 2,9,16,23
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Obituaries
Roy Julian Vehorn
Roy Julian Vehorn, 89, of Columbus passed away Sund a y, J u l y 31, 2011 at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, N.C. Born in Pelzer, S.C., he was the son of the late Jetter and Lily Gosnell Vehorn. Mr. Vehorn retired as plant manager from Barnett-Southern, Tryon, after 18 years of service. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in WWII aboard the USS Wharton AP7. He was a member of Mill Spring VFW Post 10349, a member of Phalanx VFW in Charlotte, N.C., and a member of Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Valley of Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C.. He was a Methodist. Surviving are his wife, Marie Layne Vehorn; two sons, Frank Vehorn (Esther) of Winter Haven, Fla., and Roy Michael Vehorn of Pelzer, S.C.; a step-daughter, Sharon Johnston (Tim) of Asheville, N.C.; and
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Shirley Harris Wallace
Shirley Harris Wallace, 69, of Mill Spring passed away Saturday morning, July 30, 2011 in Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Valdese, N.C. Born in Polk County, she was the daughter of the late J.H. Harris and Mamie Fowler Harris. She was a lifelong member of Mill Spring First Baptist Church. Surviving are two brothers, Curtis Harris of Columbus, N.C., and Robert J. Harris of Arden, N.C.; three sisters, Kath-
two stepsons, Dwayne Nichols (Pam) of Tallahassee, Fla., and Tim Nichols (Lori) of Tryon. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Bill Vehorn, Steven Vehorn and Andrew Vehorn; as well as five stepgrandchildren, Elizabeth Johnston, Justin Nichols, Mason Nichols, Joseph Nichols and Annie Nichols, and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5 in the McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon, with Rev. Phillip Hurst and Rev. Eddie Duncan officiating. Burial will follow the service in Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbus, N.C., with military rites provided by the Polk County Memorial Burial Squad. Visitation will be held from 6:30 - 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug.4 in the McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon. Memorials may be made to Tryon United Methodist Church, New Vision Building Fund, 195 New Market Rd. Tryon, N.C. An online guest register is available at www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com. McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon. leen Harris of Melbourne, Fla., Mildred Painter of Spartanburg, S.C., and Marie Head of Valdese, N.C. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 in the Mill Spring First Baptist Church, Mill Spring, with Rev. David Bame officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service Thursday, Aug. 4 from 1–2 p.m. at the church. An online guest register is available at www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com. McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.
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Our family’s bittersweet move It really is a necessary evil mattress. at times. Clothes: All I need is enough There are very few people to get me through the week and who may actually enjoy this a little extra to switch up to keep sadistic ritual we put ourselves people guessing. through. Although it can be very Beauty products: For me, the cleansing for some, for others it is essentials (toothbrush and soap); a royal pain - the act of moving. for my wife, give her her own Nothing else could be more bit- personal bathroom to contain all tersweet in my mind. of her possessions and everyone I really don’t like moving. I is happy. mean really, who does? All of the Shoes: Ladies, come on, relabor involved, ally? The monthe organizing, ey we would the planning, have if women the hustle and Grassroots chose not to bustle. wear shoes. We by Chris At this time could cut the Jakubowicz o f y e a r, o f deficit in half course, there is right there! the profuse sweating involved. You get the point. It is a very Moving things that you wonder purging ritual, though, to move why in the world you continue and go through the things you to hang onto. Shirts that haven’t really don’t need anymore. It rebeen worn in years, books I’ve ally helps to keep the inventory never read, kitchen utensils I for- to a minimum. got I had, kids’ paraphernalia that It also helps if you’re moving I wonder if they know the reason to an area that you are extremely they have it. In other words: stuff, excited about. We are currently stuff and more stuff. moving to Tryon. We love the Less is more, right? area. My kids are definitely exHow much do we really need? cited about the area also. I look at all the things I move After a few days of running and wonder how much of it is around and trying to get a grip actually beneficial to my living. on why you have so much “stuff” Refrigerator: Yes, I need that, to move, one really tends to feel keeps my food cold and pre- very, well, pooped. So, naturally served for a moment. I thought to myself, a nice iced Bed: Maybe. I could survive coffee would hit the spot right in a tent on the floor and a blowup about now.
Luckily for me, right down the street a new coffee shop opened up. Inside the new thrift store in Tryon called New For You, there just so happens to be one of those great little (organic) coffee havens. I waltzed right in, ordered an iced coffee and had a nice chat with the owner who served me, and did a little shopping while I was at it. You know, because I need more stuff to move, that’s why. They were super friendly and the coffee was wonderful. Re-juiced and ready to move another load, I walked out into the sweltering sauna outside to allow the iced coffee to ooze out of my pores as I worked up another sweat. The bittersweetness of it all finally hit me. Yes, it is hard work, but it will all pay off when it’s over. I can’t be afraid of a little purification now and then. Cleansing our lives is healthy and helps us in the long run. It clears our lives of useless things we really don’t need, and clears our minds to focus on what we truly do need. Chris Jakubowicz lives in Tryon with his wife and children. His bi-weekly column will focus on how he and his family are trying to get back to their grassroots. Jakubowicz can be reached by e-mail at cjak32@ gmail.com.
Tryon Painters and Sculptors members show opens Aug. 14 in new gallery space The next Tryon Painters and Sculptors (TPS) gallery show, which will be exhibited at TPS’ new space located at 26 Maple Street in downtown Tryon, will be a members’ show. The opening reception will be held Sunday, Aug. 14 from 5 – 7 p.m. The show will end Sept. 24. Parameters to enter pieces
in the show include: • Painters: Maximum size for each side of your canvas, drawing, etc. is 36 inches. • Sculptors: No piece should be higher than 6 feet and total weight should not exceed 100 pounds. Bring your artwork to the gallery on Wednesday, Aug. 10 and Thursday, Aug. 11 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Each member can enter two new pieces. Please label items with your name, title, medium and price. TPS encourages members to show artwork for sale. For more information, contact Carl Cartee at cccartee@ gmail.com, or Aviva Kahn at aviva1015@aol.com. – article submitted by Aviva Kahn
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