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Thursday, February 16, 2012
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The cast of the Tryon Little Theater (TLT) production of Steven Sondheim’s musical “A Little Night Music” poses for a photo during a recent rehearsal. The show opens Friday, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. at the Tryon Fine Arts Center. Other performances will be Saturday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 19 at 3 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 828-859-2466 or stop by TLT’s box office at 516 S. Trade St. in Tryon Mon.–Sat., 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (photo by Lorin Browning)
Tryon Little Theater’s production of “A Little Night Music” was featured on Channel 7-WSPA’s “Your Carolina with Jack and Kimberly” on Wednesday morning, Feb. 15. Director Richard Sharkey talked about the production, and Debbie Craig-Archer, who plays Desiree in the production, sang its best-known song, “Send in the Clowns.”
Polk commissioners debate paying off senior center loan by Leah Justice
Polk County commissioners disagree on whether the county should pay off the loan for the senior center land early. The board met Feb. 6 and tabled a decision to pay off the loan after some
commissioners said the county should instead look into using fund balance money to connect water lines to Polk Central School in Mill Spring. Commissioner Ted Owens said he
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COMMUNITY COMMUNITY cALENDAR cALENDAR Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
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.; 828749-9245. The Meeting Place Senior Center Thursday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m. and bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828894-0001. House of Flags Museum, open Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Columbus. Landrum Library, Lap Babies, 10 a.m., 20- 25 minute session for young children and caregivers includes music, nursery rhymes, action poems and short books. Storytime at 10:30 a.m. for preschoolers includes books, music and fingerplays. Call 828-457-2218. Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.
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Saluda Community Library will have preschool story time every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Open to all area children and caregivers. Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym. Polk County Public Library, free yoga class (bring your own mat) every Thursday from noon - 1 p.m. Rotary Club of Tryon meets every Thursday at noon at Tryon Presbyterian Church on Harmon Field Rd. UDO advisory committee will meet Thursday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. at the Polk County Meeting Place Senior Center. For more information, visit www.polknc. org and select Planning and Zoning Departments. Landrum Library, Table-Top Super Bowl for teens seventh 12th grade, Thursday, Feb. 16 from 4-5 p.m. Teens invited to compete with their friends to earn the title of Super Bowl Champ. Carolina Camera Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Isothermal Community College. Columbus Lions will meet Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Calvert’s Kitchen. Lions Club Vice District Governor Will Hicks will be the speaker. 828-8942505. Al-Anon: Foothills Come to Believe, Thursdays, 7 p.m., Polk Wellness Center, 801 W. Mills St., Suite A, Columbus. Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Thursdays 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym. Mill Spring VFW Post 10349, bingo, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. (year round). 828-894-5098. AA’s Sobriety and Beyond, Thursdays, 8-9 p.m., Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, 1024 W. Main St., Forest City. 828-863-1313. Alcoholics Anonymous, Thursdays, 8 p.m., CooperRiis, Mill Spring. 828-859-7099.
Friday
Saluda Center Friday events: chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; Trash
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Obituaries Harold ‘Flash’ Edwards, p. 12 Max A. Koontz, p. 6
Train, 10 a.m. The Meeting Place Senior Center Friday activities include movie matinee at 10 a.m. and bingo at 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. Seniors on Sobriety (SOS) AA Meeting, Fridays at noon, Polk County Chamber of Commerce Building, 2753 Lynn Rd. (Hwy. 108), Tryon. 828-8940293. Tryon Toy Makers Museum, open Friday 2 - 6 p.m., 43 E. Howard St., Tryon. 828-2906600. American Legion Post 250, weekly bingo games, Fridays, 7 p.m., 43 Depot St., Tryon. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Smoke-free. Literary Open Stage, Friday, Feb. 17 at the Upstairs Artspace in Tryon. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the readings begin at 7 p.m. All are welcome to read their original work for 10 minutes. Foothills Astronomy Club meets the third Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at FENCE in the great room. Enter through the back of the building and ask for Jessie Willard. Free. Narcotics Anon., Saluda Senior Center, Friday, 8 p.m.
Saturday
Grassroots Art Project holds art classes to benefit Lennie’s Fund and the Humane Society, Saturdays from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. There is no fee for the class and all materials will be provided. Classes are held at the Congre-
gational Church on Melrose Ave. in Tryon. Call 828-899-0673 for more information. House of Flags Museum, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Columbus. Kindermusik classes, Saturdays at the Tryon Fine Arts Center. Classes for 2-4 year olds are at 10 a.m.; those for 4-6 year olds are at 11 a.m. Call 828-859-8322, ext. 213 for more information. Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free. Tryon Toy Makers Museum, open Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 43 E. Howard St., Tryon. 828290-6600. Foothills Astronomical Society, free star-gazing program sponsored by the Foothills Astronomical Society on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. at FENCE on Hunting Country Road. Canceled in the event of rain or cloud cover. Contact Jessie Willard at 864457-2615 for more information.
Monday
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon. 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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Columbus Police Department, Veteran’s Park featured in Governor’s Highway Safety Program 2012 calendar The Town of Columbus recently announced that its police department and veteran’s memorial park are featured in the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) calendar for 2012. “This is an exciting opportunity for the Town of Columbus to be featured in this publication that will be distributed to all law enforcement agencies and many other government entities across the state,” Columbus Police Chief Chris Beddingfield said. “For the entire month of March anyone who views the calendar will be viewing the Town of Columbus, Columbus Police Department and Columbus Veteran’s Park.” Any agency that participates in the GHSP may submit photographs to be considered for the (Continued on page 4)
Columbus Police Department’s Sergeant Nicholas Stott (right) and Officer Jason Case at Veteran’s Park in Columbus. This photo was selected to illustrate the month of March in the Governor’s Highway Safety Program calendar for 2012. (photo submitted by the Columbus Police Department)
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would be left with $4,678,353 in its available fund balance, or 20.4 (continued from page 1) percent of general fund expenditures. Those numbers include respectfully asks the county to the purchase of an ambulance table paying off the loan until and the county’s recent decision the board hears estimates from to use fund balance to pay for a county engineer Dave Odom water line that will connect its regarding connecting water lines. middle school well system to the “I would like for us to con- Town of Columbus’ water line sider using [fund balance] money at Polk County High School for to lay the line to Polk Central,” approximately $592,000. Owens said. “As I see it, we can’t Owens said if the county conborrow money to lay a water line nects water from the lower end of and we have a low interest loan to the county to Columbus, water pay [for] the senior center.” would be connected regionally Commissioner Cindy Walker to Charlotte. said the con“We’ll alversation came ready have our about when the “I would like for us to regional supcounty was set- consider using [fund ply,” Owens ting goals. said. “I was ex- balance] money to lay the He added cited we could line to Polk Central. As that the resave $316,000 I see it, we can’t borrow gional supply [by paying will help when money to lay a water off the loan],” droughts come Walker said. line and we have a low and if the coun“ To m e w e interest loan to pay [for] ty can afford to were saying we do it, it will cost can’t make any the senior center.” less now than in -- Commissioner Ted Owens money in the the future. stock market so Commission we need to pay chair Ray Gasoff loans. I would be willing to person said five years ago the table it but want to still look at it county had $23 million in debt again. Maybe we can figure out and if the loan is paid off the how to do a little bit of all of it.” county will be down to $11.5 The cost to pay off the loan million. this year would be $1,376,043, “It was through the loan payincluding a $13,600 prepayment off that we were able to fund fee. The total savings to the an additional $400,000 to the county if the loan is paid off this schools (this fiscal year),” said year would be $316,307 over the Gasperson. “This could help length of the loan. The loan’s move us forward with paying for scheduled payoff date is 2024, the 2.5 percent (employee) raise. when the county would have paid This would make it a sustainable another $1,692,350. part of the budget.” If fund balance money is used to pay off the loan, the county (Continued on page 5)
• Columbus police (continued from page 3)
yearly calendar. The photographs are chosen based on the submitting agency’s professionalism, appearance and level of participation in GHSP events. “To be chosen as one of the top 14 photographs submitted is a tremendous honor,” Bedding-
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field said. Currently the Columbus Police Department has two active grants with Bike Safe North Carolina and a traffic safety and enforcement position. Columbus has been a 100-percent participating and reporting agency of the GHSP since 2010. – article submitted by the Columbus Police Department
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WCCR presents ‘The Shadow,’ Esquire’s 1944 All-Americans The Western Carolina Classic Radio Club will meet Monday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. in Studio 118 on the ICC-Polk Campus. The old-time radio show will be the “Shadow” program called “The Black Rock.” This 1939 program takes place on a strange island off the coast of Nova Scotia. The “Shadow” radio show ran under several titles from 19341954 and for many years was the most popular daytime radio show. Its phrase, “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men,” is probably the best-remembered line in old-time radio.
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Commissioner Tom Pack said it just depends on how you look at it. He said the county has spent a lot of money paying off debt and that money could have been shared with employees who haven’t had a raise in four years or could have been shared with taxpayers. Polk’s debt has been reduced over the years through early loan payoffs. The most recent was paying a little over $2 million to complete payments on an original $4 million loan that funded the construction of the middle school, recreation complex and transfer station. Paying off that loan saved the county more than $362,000. Commissioner Renée McDermott said commissioners started out five years ago with $23 million in debt and have freed up money in debt service since and were able to help the schools by doing so. “Even if we pay off the loan we will still have $11 million remaining in debt,” McDermott said. “I don’t think when you have $11 million in debt it’s the time to
The radio TV presentation will be a club comedy special. Professor Hoyt returns from his gig in Las Vegas to conduct his trivia quiz. At approximately 3:05 p.m., the Winter Jazz Series will feature Essquire Magazine’s 1944 All-American Jazz Band with the greatest living jazz musicians, including Armstrong, Tatum, Hines, Hampton, Holiday, Teagarden, Cole, Shaw and others. Everyone is welcome to this free event. – article submitted by Bob Meeske
“It was through the loan payoff that we were able to fund an additional $400,000 to the schools [this fiscal year. Paying off the senior center loan] could help move us forward with paying for the 2.5 percent [employee] raise.” -- Commissioner Ray Gasperson
give a tax break.” Especially, she said, when there are threats of the county receiving less in state revenues. Pack disagreed, saying that the county’s fund balance grows every year. “This year you’re looking at spending $1.3 million,” Pack said. “It sounds like we’re in good financial shape.” Commissioners agreed to discuss the loan payoff further during the county’s first March meeting, set for March 5 at 7 p.m. at the Womack Building in Columbus.
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Obituaries
Max A. Koontz
Max A. Koontz, 82, of Columbus died Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Columbus. Born in Kannapolis, N.C., he was the son of the late Jennings Michael and Grace Thompson Koontz. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served in the U.S. Navy in the VP-4 Squadron before being honorably discharged in 1954. After his discharge, he studied at N.C. State University and earned his bachelor of science degree in nuclear engineering. Shortly thereafter he worked for the Navy as a civil servant. In 1984 he transferred to the Department of Energy in the senior executive service. His total government service was more than 38 years. He retired in 1996, and then moved to North Carolina and in 2008 moved to Columbus to his dream house in the mountains. He was a 60-year Mason and a member of Advent Lutheran Church.
Surviving are his wife of 18 years, Rose Gwynn Koontz; one brother, Kenneth Michael Koontz (Dianne) of Concord, N.C.; two sisters, Gilda Kuhn of Salisbury, N.C. and Rosemerry Koontz of Concord, N.C.; one son, Michael Koontz of Metamora, Mich.; four daughters, Christy Heussner (Robert) of Metamora, Mich., Sherry Koontz of Poolesville, Md., Kathy Koontz of Portland, Ore. and Kelly Koontz (Steven Arabia) of Darnestown, Md.; two stepsons, Fred Smith of Silver Spring, Md. and Pat Smith of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three stepdaughters, Theresa Gwynn of Colorado Springs, Colo., Catherine Kramer of Waldorf, Md. and Susan Myers of Rockville, Md.; grandchildren, Jens Panyard (Desiree), Jennings Alexander Heussner, Olivia Arabia and Samuel Arabia; two greatgrandchildren, Kamron and Connor Panyard; former wife, Doris Koontz of Metamora, Mich. and many other relatives and friends. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 at Advent Lutheran Church, Spindale, N.C., with Rev. Ron Fink officiating. Inurnment will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. An online guest register is available at www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com. McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.
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Foothills Duplicate Bridge results The results of the Foothills Duplicate Bridge games played Feb. 9 were as follows:
3/4. Sherril Wingo - Carolyn Ashburn East-West 1. Jean Stratford - Charlie Stratford 2. Betsy Carr - Kathe Burklow 3. Elaine Riley - Lee Cudlip 4. Don Iaffaldano - Rosemary Iaffaldano
Morning restricted pairs: Section A North-South 1. Chris Ter Kuile - Charlotte Lindsey 2. Pat Fiol - Ivalee Rymer 3. Silvia Crouse - Carolyn Jones East-West 1. Robert Palmer - David Hart 2. Jackie Caldwell - Donald Eifert 3. Mickey Brandstadter - H. Ingram Willis Jr
Afternoon open pairs North-South 1. George Cashau - Mariana Tarpley 2. James Callen - Jim Jackson 3. Charles Cannon - Linda Sherer 4. Richard Long - Sally Jo Carter East-West 1. Richard Caser - Karl Kachadoorian 2. Mickey Brandstadter Edwina Burger 3. Kathy Bartlett - Ken Yeager 4. Archie Hardy - Curtis Ross – article submitted by Marily Williams
Morning restricted pairs: Section B North-South 1. Esther Taylor - Barbara Clegg 2. Richard Belthoff - Rolland Rasmussen 3/4. Stephanie Williamson Donald Williamson
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expresses its appreciation to the following for sponsoring its 2011-12 season Bank of America 69 Pacolet Street Tryon, NC (828) 859-5816 Bob Bell -- Classic Company Horse Shows (843) 768-5503 Carruth Furniture 104 South Howard Street Landrum, SC (864) 457-3344 Christopher Chestnut -- Edward Jones 400 East Rutherford Street, Suite 320 Landrum, SC (864) 457-3982 Elmo's Pub & Grill 82 North Trade Street Tryon, NC (828) 859-9615 First Citizens Bank 570 South Trade Street Tryon, NC (828) 859-9137 Flower Cottage of Columbus 148 East Mills Street Columbus, NC (828) 894-3989 Foothills Financial Group 920 East Rutherford Street, Unit B Landrum, SC (864) 457-2426 Hare & Hound 101 East Rutherford Street Landrum, SC (864) 457-3232 Edward L Harrelson, Attorney at Law -- Coiner, Harrelson & Shelton, P.A. 206 Third Ave West Hendersonville, NC (828) 698-2345 Healthy Balance Center for Empowered Living 104 Palmer Street Tryon, NC (828) 817-1064 Henson Collision Center 22575 Asheville Hwy Landrum, SC (864) 457-5446 Henson's Inc 22575 Asheville Hwy Landrum, SC (864) 457-4104 Kelly Moving 12290 Highway 11 Campobello, SC (864) 468-5059 Knitter's Nest 227 East Rutherford Landrum, SC (864) 457-4637 LaurelHurst/Laurel Woods 1062-1064 West Mills Street Columbus, NC (828) 894-3900 Justin T McDaniel -- Allstate Insurance Company 115 West Mills Street, Suite 106 Columbus, NC (828) 894-3269 McKinsey Printing 1141 South Trade Street Tryon, NC (828) 859-7044 Mary Meyers -- Vocal Coach 456 Baker Road Tryon, NC (828) 859-5966 Millard & Company 22 Depot Street Tryon, NC (828) 859-7001 Mr. Juan's Mexican Restaurant 526 South Trade Street Tryon, NC (828) 859-6858 A. Bailey Nager, Attorney at Law Post Office Box 851 Tryon, NC (828) 859-0216 Nature's Storehouse 427 South Trade Tryon, NC (828) 859-6356 Octane, Inc. 109 South Main Street Hendersonville, NC (828) 693-6699 Prince Gas 202 Rose Lane Landrum, SC (864) 457-2490 PUP 'n TUB Mobile Pet Grooming Tryon, NC (828) 817-4881 The Purple Onion 16 Main Street Saluda, NC (828) 749-1179 SCBT & NCBT Wealth Management 349 East Main Street, Suite 201 Spartanburg, SC (864) 342-4900 Peter Shanahan, CFP, CRPC -- Merrill Lynch 226 Sixth Avenue East Hendersonville, NC (828) 696-4499 Tryon Daily Bulletin 16 North Trade Street Tryon, NC (828) 859-9151 Tryon Estates 617 Laurel Lake Drive Columbus, NC (828) 894-3000 Tryon Mountain Hardware 2186 Lynn Rd Lynn, NC (828) 859-9223 Tryon Pharmacy 620 South Trade Street Tryon, NC (828) 859-6615 Madelon Wallace -- Walker, Wallace & Emerson Realty 400 East Rutherford Street Landrum, SC (864) 457-2448 (800) 442-4749 Wells Fargo Private Bank 101 North Pine Street Spartanburg, SC (864) 596-4158 Randy Wohnig -- Aardvark Restorations & Renovations Landrum, SC (864) 316-3015 Zenzera Restaurant 208 East Rutherford Street Landrum, SC (864) 457-4554
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If you have driven down Melrose Avenue in Tryon during a recent weekday you may have noticed craftsmen on ladders and scaffolds working on the stained glass windows of Holy Cross Episcopal Church and Ben Davis pacing up and down along the sidewalk doing the job of a properties chairman – worrying. When the stone part of Holy Cross was constructed in 1954, a full array of windows was installed by Willett Stained Glass Studios from Philadelphia, Penn. These windows represent a rare collection of uniquely unified works of stained glass and are absolutely beautiful treasures of ecclesiastical art that deserve careful maintenance.
Sometime back in the 1960s the preferred method for protecting stained glass church windows was to cover them with a product known as Lexan, a brand and type of polycarbonate resin. For its era it was a good product and did the work of shielding the windows from accidental breakage. However, over time the clear Lexan became semitransparent, then cloudy, and finally quite opalescent. The Lexan continued to do its work, but it was so old and damaged itself that it obscured the true beauty of that which it was created to protect. The Emmanuel Studio was contracted to evaluate (Continued on page 9)
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the windows and propose a solution. As I sit here writing this I can see through my office window one of the craftsmen diligently going through the difficult process of removing the old Lexan, scraping, cleaning, priming and painting the framing, cleaning the glass and then finally installing the new crystal clear safety glass covering. It is a huge, complex, and difficult task, but so well worth it. Now the light coming through those windows has an entirely new quality of brilliance and clarity. Speckles of color dance across the pews and details long obscured or unseen within the windows explode with new light. It is dazzling!
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So what is my point in telling you this? Sometimes our lives are like those stained glass windows – not just our personal lives but the lives of our religious and civil institutions. They are of great beauty and have an intrinsic value that needs to be preserved and protected, but the methods we use to do that can become old and dated to the point that they actually prevent the world from seeing the best we have to offer. It is often far too easy to assume that the fences of tradition and orthodoxy we have built to ensure our security will work forever. But sometimes our old traditions, practices and methodologies have to give way to new practices and ways of thinking that allow the true vibrancy of
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Landrum graduate to study at Oxford this summer Family seeks help from community Desmond Ahmad Mullins, who graduated from Landrum High School in 2006, has been accepted to study at the University of Oxford in the U.K. this summer. To help cover the costs of this study, Mullins and his family would welcome help from the community. With help from a Rotary Club scholarship, Mullins attended Clemson University, where he majored in financial management
with a minor in accounting. He earned membership into Alpha Lambda Delta honors fraternity and was a member of the Clemson University Finance Club. While he was in college, Mullins spent the summers of 2007 and 2008 working as a camp counselor for the 21st Century Builder’s Club in Polk County. After graduating cum laude in May 2010 from Clemson, Mullins accepted a position with The Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth Program. He was then accepted
into the Florida Coastal School of Law. After two semesters, he transferred to the Florida State University College of Law, where he is currently studying. He has been on the dean’s list and expects to graduate in May 2013. If you are interested in helping cover the costs of Mullins’ study at Oxford this summer, contact Frankie Cannon at 864457-3335 or email Vivian Mullins at vivianmullins11@yahoo. com. – article submitted by Frankie Cannon
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Polk Central Elementary and Polk Middle School honor roll The following students were named to the A and A/B honor rolls at Polk Central Elementary School for the third six weeks of the 2011-12 school year: A honor roll Third grade Colby Davis, Morgan Galus and Madilyn Wilson. Fourth grade Rylee Barwell, Lakin Blackwell, Logan Bradley, Dan Dougherty, Landry Edwards, Dylan Faulkner, Ashton Fisher, Macii Jackson, Nicolas Lopez, Mason Merrill, Joel Resendiz, Wyatt Rickman, Dylan Roberts and Logan Smith. Fifth grade Natalee Davis, Melanie Huizar-Parada, Kalob Jackson, Makayla Lail, Galen Sachse and Juniper Walter-Eger A/B honor roll Third grade Coleby Boles, Kirsten Carambot, Tiffany Cardwell, Alexis Carroll, Rachael Davis, Carson Emory, Mikailah Hall, Aisha Hicks, Katelyn Hudson, Madelyn Lawter, Emmaline McDowell, Alexis McGuinn, Nolen McKinney, Hunter Moss, Kellie Parker, Maddie Pittman, Christopher Rickman, Hannah Ridings, Skye Spinner, Edward Szuster, Madison Towne, Marissa Twitty and Victoria Ward.
Fourth grade Cameron Blackwell, Destiny Busbee, Parker Dotson, Luke Dyer, Isaac Edwards, Noah Foy, Dakota Hill, Breosha Kenan, Karli Kilgore, Joshua Lawter, Tyra Martin, Sydney McKinney, Issac Medford, Aalyiah Miller, Evan Miller, Amelia Nespeca, Karla Olguin, Dalton Osborn, Jackson Price, John Price, Jimena Ramirez, Joseph Reyes, Nathan Ruff, Elijah Smith, Peyton Splawn, Trey Thompson, Gavin Thornton, Kelby Trejo, Grant Waddell, Trenten Wiseman and MacKenzie Wyatt. Fifth grade Sam Campuzano-Gomez, Antonio Garcia, Kasandra Kaluahine, Benjamin McCraw, Tucker Morrow, Matthew Mullis, Claire Packer, Brandon Ridings, Stephanie Serrano, MacKenzie Smith, Jenny Villegas-Guerrero and Shakira Wilkins. – article submitted by Lisa Pritchard The following students were named to the honor roll at Polk County Middle School for the third marking period of the 2011-12 school year: A honor roll Sixth grade
Abby Amato, Willow Arkell, Haley Fowler, Roanna Green, Kendall Hall, Katie Hay, Dietrich Jackson, Lauren Ketwitz, John Lucas Kornmayer, Haley Lawter, Sara McCown, Carson Marshall, Melanie Metcalf, Zoe Parsons, Brianna Richardson, Carisa Sellers, Rachel Stechschulte, Autumn Wilson, Jared Wolfe and Sophie Young. Seventh grade Rhian Alley, Arieana Alt, Paige Boone, Gabby Chavez, Lillie Dixon, Georgia Garrett, Sarah Gibbs, India Godlock, Jennifer Griffin, Samuel Kornmayer, Jamie Levi, Hannah Netschytailo, Siddhi Patel, Brasya Petty, Brett Phipps, Sheila Rodriguez, Alana Seay, Erica Sullivan, Alivia Swayze, Victoria Swink, Emily Walker, Kiana Waters and Ashley Wilson. Eighth grade Maddy Arrowood, Col leen Burke, Samantha Haase, Noah Kellar, Grace Marshall, Keileigh McMurray, Conner McCarthy, Jordan Mingorance, Daniel Painter, Victor Santos, Madi Siegfried, Patrick Stimac, Adriana Talley, Emma Wagoner and Rayven Yoder. A/B honor roll Sixth grade Chloe Adair, Drew Bailey, Katie Baumberger, Trevor
Beckmann, Caleb Blackwell, Maddie Blackwell, Jaylon Bontrager, Bella Bowser, Betsi Boyce, Trinity Branham, Leah Bulleit, Zach Byars, Jonathan Cantrell, Angelina Cao, Arturo Castillo-Palomar, Rachel Childers, Luke Collins, Sara Cooper, Christian Davis, James Domer, John Dougherty, Haven Dufford, Deven Dufford, Callie Dunn, Elijah Edwards, Adam Elder, Hannah Emory, Kaleb Eubanks, Leigh-Anna Evette, Madison Fagan, Wes Fisher, Carson Forward, Noah Frazier, Meredith Gillespie, Maranda Gosnell, Alex Greene, Andrew Gregory, Robert Halbkat, Amber Hall, Seth Hardin, Tyler Harris, Delaney Hill, Cheyenne Hipp, Morgan Hudson, Calyssa Jones, , Jeremiah Johnson, Ben Kellar, Paige Klie, Andre Kuettel, Matthew Loman, Miguel Lopez, Baylee Love, Bella Marino, Evan McCarthy, Rylee McDowell, Gabe McIlwain, Kiara Miller, Felix Molina, Grace Mollette, Henry Monts, Liam Oder, Dillon Overholt, Autumn Owen, Holden Owens, Cody Pace, Kate Padgett, Devin Panchyshyn, Jonathan Ramirez, Mariela Ramirez, Savanna Roberts, Haley Robin(Continued on page 11)
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Keglers bowling results, Feb. 8 Here are the results of the Carolina Keglers’ bowling on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Women’s high game: Karen Andersson - 164 Debi Monahan - 158 Women’s high series: Debi Monahan - 467 Dorothy Von Glahn - 412 Men’s high game: Mike Davidson - 194 Jack Knirk - 189 Men’s high series: Mike Davidson - 552 Jack Knirk - 501 Most pins over average:
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son, Tori Rouse, Hannah Ruff, Paige Schlabach, CC Smith, Isaac Smith, Payton Stott, Arnie Twitty, Reagan Waddell, Taylor Warren, Alicia Watkins, Autumn Watkins, Triston Watkins, Jake Weis, Austin Wilson and Karli Wood. Seventh grade Katelyn Allison, Gustavo Bautista, Caroline Besnard, Bailey Blackwell, Mackenzie Blackwell, Virginia Bowyer, Carl Campbell, Selena Chavez, Mason Denton, Annie Eargle, Jasmine Edwards, Alex Franklin, Michaela Franklin, Ben Gordon, Leah Hardin, Jordan Heston, Ethan Hodge, Savannah Jackson, Zane Johnson, Courtney Jones, Elijah Juzwick, Hunter Kilgore, Gabe Lail, Troy Lieberman, Marquise Lipscomb, Adrian Lively, Marissa Longshore, Addie Lynch, Gina McAbee, Monica Mills , Lacy Montgomery, Rustin Muse, Faith Neal, Gabe O’Brien, Sarah Perrin, Britney Pierce, Kayla Ravan, Erica Ramirez, Dakota Reed, Samuel Rhinehart, Malena Roman, Litzy Sanchez Roman, Ashley Scrug-
Jack Knirk +35 Warner Zipf +35 Connie Knirk +31 The Keglers have room for new bowlers. This is a low-key fun league for adults over 50 who want a little recreation. The group bowls on Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. at Autumn Lanes in Forest City, N.C. Anyone wishing to join the Carolina Keglers should contact Mike Davidson at 828894-5823 or email kwk1970@ windstream.net. Members are asked to please call Davidson when they cannot bowl. – article submitted by Mike Davidson gs, Macie Siegfried, Harrison Sloan, Quincy Snyder, Riley Thompson, Jennifer Trejo, Alicia Twitty, Sammie Waisman, Storm Wheeler, Landon White, Madison Whitener, Courtney Wilson and Sarah Woods. Eighth grade Jeremy Allsbrook, Jessica Bailey, Nicolas Barwell, Jessica Bentley, Caitlin Britton, Taylor Brodie, Harlie Burrell, Rosalia Castillo-Palomar, Megan Clements, Nora Contreras, Sophie Curtis, Alex Dale, Makenna Devere, Lydia Dona, Leslie Doolittle, Sean Doyle, Mary Eargle, Caitlin Edwards, Coltan Edwards, Alana Fongemie, Vincent Gage, Savannah Hawkins, Alyesha Hunt, Kinsley Jackson, Callie Keeter, Caroline Lee, Hunter Metcalf, Tiffani Moore, Sam Murray, Hannah Newman, Mikayla Newton, Taylor Osborne, Tyler Oxtoby, Kayla Reid, Megan Ridings, Wil Rimer, Fabyana Rivera, Savannah Robbins, Savannah Ross, Russell Ruff, Will Sachse, Fred Salerno, Lindsey Stechschulte, Leah Stockdale, Michaela Villecco, Garrett Weicker, Charlie Williams, Jacob Wolfe, Logan Wright and Skye Yarborough. – article submitted by Hank Utz
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O.P. Earle student’s artwork hangs in government building in Columbia
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Obituaries
Harold ‘Flash’ Edwards Harold Maurice “Flash” Edwards, 70, of 171 Walden Circle, Spartanburg, S.C. born in Tryon, passed away Friday, Feb. 3 at his home. Memorial contributions may be made to Spartanburg Humane Society, 150 Dexter Rd., Spartanburg, S.C. 29303 or Tryon Methodist Church, P.O. Box 897, Tryon, N.C. 28782.
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O.P. Earle art educator Cindy Riddle attended the Arts Advocacy Day at the S.C. Statehouse and the legislative appreciation luncheon in Columbia, S.C. on Feb. 7. Riddle shared information about the arts and arts education initiatives in the Landrum community and schools with state representative Doug Brannon. She also presented him with a piece of student artwork by O.P. Earle fifth grader Marley Dickson. Rep. Brannon said he will display the artwork in the Blatt Building in the S.C. State Capitol Complex in Columbia. (photo submitted by Dawn Lynch)
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On Feb. 6 the members of the Men’s Monday Duplicate Bridge Club met in the home of Bob Palmer for their weekly duplicate bridge tournament. At the conclusion of the afternoon’s play the partnership of Charlie Stratford playing with Mike Verbonic was determined the winning team. Placing second was the duo of Gordon Cwik and Chris Ter Kuile. And in the show position was the partnership of David Hart and Ben Woodward. The club next meets Feb. 13 in the home of Jack Saunders. – article submitted by Jack Saunders
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New board members for St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation has announced eight new members have joined the board of trustees. Fred Foy, Jay Geddings, William Jones, Louise Radford, Jean Shumway, Stacey Stafford, Cathy Taylor and Paul Zimmerman will serve a three-year term. “We are fortunate to have these individuals join our board,” said Judy Lair, chair of the foundation’s board of trustees. “Their experience and knowledge will be a tremendous benefit as we work to support our community hospital.” The St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization established in 1991 to support St. Luke’s Hospital. It is made up of citizens who have joined together to raise funds for new equipment, facility improvements, educational programs and the foundation’s endowment. For more information, contact Meshelle Colvin, St. Luke’s Hospital executive director, at 828-894-2693 or email mcolvin@ saintlukeshospital.com. – article submitted by Jennifer Wilson
Jean Shumway Jean Shumway, a retired nurse, lives in Columbus with her husband, Jack. She completed her BSN degree at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, and her RN degree at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Conn. She has also worked as a club specialist with Curves International and received the Mentor of the Year award for Curves in 2003. Shumway recently completed a three-year-term as St. Luke’s Auxiliary president and remains a St. Luke’s Hospital volunteer.
Cathy Cockman Taylor Cathy Cockman Taylor moved from Greenville, S.C. to this area in 2000. In Greenville, she served on boards of Ronald McDonald House, Greenville Symphony and Pendleton Place. Married to Wyllys Taylor, she stays busy with their daughter, Allie. She also enjoys cleaning the barn and riding and driving her beloved Friesian horses.
Jay Geddings Jay Geddings is a native of Spartanburg, S.C. He studied mechanical engineering at Clemson University (1993) and received his master’s degree in international business from the University of South Carolina (1998), where he focused on finance. While at USC, he had the opportunity to live in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and intern with Fluor Daniel. After college, Geddings worked for Intel Corporation for nine years as a program manager and directed teams focused on improving procurement, receiving and accounts payable systems. In 2007, he began his business with Edward Jones as a financial advisor in Polk County. He lives in Tryon with his wife of 14 years, Lori, and their children, Jackson (10) and Madison (8), who are students at Tryon Elementary.
Paul Zimmerman Paul Zimmerman received a BS/MS degree in chemical engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1972. He worked as a captain in the USAF as a materials engineer in the Air Force Materials Lab for four years before joining The Procter & Gamble Co in 1976, where he worked until 2007. With P&G, Zimmerman worked on new product development (Puffs, Pampers) and as a market research senior manager. Paul also worked as a professional qualitative moderator. He has moderated about 200 focus groups, in-home and in-store visits around the world to understand consumer motivation when using and buying products. He has been married to Diane Zimmerman for 41 years and has three daughters – Molly, Sara and Anne. He retired in late 2007, moving to Tryon.
Fred Foy Born and raised in Polk County, Fred Foy worked as produce manager of IGA in Tryon. He currently serves as chair of the St. Luke’s Hospital Board of Trustees. He and his wife, Julie, live in Mill Spring, where they raised their two children.
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Originally from Asheville, Louise Radford moved to Tryon in 1970 with her husband and two children. Radford worked at Oak Hall Hotel as the bookkeeper/hostess before joining White Oak Terrace, a White Oak Manor Community, in 1977. She worked with White Oak in Tryon for 10 years before transferring to Spartanburg to White Oak Estates. She worked there 12 years as the manager in charge of the apartments. Radford retired in 2009 after working with the White Oak Community for 32 years. As members of First Baptist Church of Tryon, she and her husband, Richard, said they enjoy life in this beautiful community.
William Jones After spending 10 years in the corporate world with Proctor & Gamble and the MARS corporation, William (Bill) Jones and his wife, Carolyn, moved to upstate South Carolina in 1974 and farmed peaches and apples. In 1980, they bought a travel company in Spartanburg and expanded to Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. Now living at Bright’s Creek, Jones enjoys golf and spending time with their six grandchildren. (Continued on page 15)
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Beddingfield - Dellinger wedding, April 7, 2012 Chris and Christy Beddingfield and Tim and Wendy Wilkie of Saluda, announce the marriage of their daughter, Amanda Beddingfield to Robert Dellinger, son of Dean and Elizabeth Dellinger, of Saluda. Beddingfield is a 2005 graduate of East Henderson High school and graduated from AshevilleBuncombe Technical Community College with a major in dental hygiene. Dellinger graduated from Blue Ridge Community College in 2005 and currently is the captain of the Saluda Fire and Rescue and a fire instructor at Isothermal Community College. A wedding date is set for April 7, 2012. - article submitted by Christy Beddingfield
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1. Richard Long - Curtis Ross 2. Donald Eifert - Charlotte Lindsey 3. Pat Fiol - Elaine Riley Afternoon open pairs East-West 1. Sally Jo Carter - Patrick Collins 2. Margaret Landfield - Edwina Burger 3. Virginia Ambrose - Ronald Wingo – article submitted by Marily Williams
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The results of the Meadowbrook Seniors golf played Monday, Feb. 6 were as follows: First: Don Birch, +7 Second: Three-way tie among Clarence Batchler, Bill Renniger and Bud Wilson, +6 Fifth: Henry Lemons, +5 Sixth: Tie between Jerry Dowis and Cody Forrester, +4 Eighth: Tie between Wendell Lawson and Doug Parton, +3 – article submitted by Walter H. Wease Jr.
lotte) and Polk County Schools. Currently, Stafford and her husband, Dane, work at his family’s business, The Caro-Mi Dining Room. Stafford and her husband have one son, Ian, who is 5. Both said they feel blessed to be able to raise Ian here at home, near their parents and where he can benefit from this community and its numerous resources. She and her family enjoy outdoor activities and water sports.
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During her Knoxville high school years, she was often found playing contemporary folk music on her guitar before and after school. Through her college years, Cleland gained experience and developed an appreciation
harmony onto a tune a most joyful pursuit.” This concert series is made possible by The Kirby Foundation at the Polk County Community Foundation. – article submitted by Tracie Hanson
‘Taking Charge of Your Wellness Lunch and Learn’ April 19 Polk Wellness Center will present “Take Charge of Your Wellness Lunch and Learn” at Isothermal Community College in Polk County on Thursday, April 19 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. The event will feature a panel discussing four proactive wellness topics: • Preventive health • Advanced care planning
• Financial wellness • Quality family relationships A Q&A session will be offered, along with health screenings provided by Polk Wellness Center and allied health students. A casual lunch will be served at noon. This event is free and open to the public. Polk Wellness Center is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering family medical care, mental health, substance abuse counseling, patient education and wellness services to residents of Polk County and surrounding areas. For more information, call 828-894-2222 or visit www.PolkWellness.org. – article submitted by Scarlette Tapp
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