03-07-12 Daily Bulletin

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Tryon Daily Bulletin

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Vol. 85 / No. 26

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

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Conway wins Block House Steeplechase poster contest Feagan, Kincaid also recognized

The Tryon Riding & Hunt Club held a contest, open to both professional and amateur artists, to find artwork for the 66th running of the Block House Steeplechase on April 21, 2012.

“Reaching a decision is never easy, especially when the submissions are great and this year is no exception,” contest judges said. “Many worthy options were considered and the committee had a hard time narrowing it down.”

The grand prize winner of a finish line box is Anthony Conway of Greenville, S.C. His original artwork will be featured on the Block House poster, program and adult T-shirts.

Two other entries didn’t escape (Continued on page 3)

Grand prize winner in the Block House Steeplechase poster contest, by Anthony Conway of Greenville, S.C.

Polk County wants to hear today from residents about economic development.

The county’s Economic and Tourism Development Commission will sponsor a public forum Wednesday, March 7 at 5:30 p.m. at the Womack Building in Columbus to share the commission’s projects as well as to solicit input from Polk County residents on economic development.

Commissioner tells Sunny View residents zoning is ‘off the table’

by Leah Justice

Sunny View residents packed the Sunny View Elementary library Monday, March 5, where the Polk County Board of Commissioners held public hearings to amend the Mountain and Ridgeline Protection Ordinance (MRPO) in both the zoned and unzoned

areas of the county.

The meeting was one of the county’s traveling board of commissioners meetings, which occur every three months in different townships of the county.

The 56 people who attended the meet(Continued on page 4)

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Today

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

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

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

Noon Lenten Recital Series, Wednesday, March 7, noon, Holy Cross Episcopal Church, 150 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Wendy Donovan, soprano, will perform works ranging from J.S. Bach to Leonard Bernstein. She will be joined by violinist Jessica Stewart and accompanist Susie Mahnke.

Tryon Kiwanis Club meets Wednesdays, noon, Congrega-

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tional Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

Female Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

PCHS men’s tennis at home vs. Chase at Chase, Wednesday, March 7, 4 p.m.

PCHS varsity softball at N. Henderson, Wednesday, March 7, 4:30 p.m.

Male Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 828-894-2340.

Polk County Economic and Tourism Development Commission will sponsor a public forum Wednesday, March 7 at 5:30 p.m. at the Womack Building in Columbus to share the commission’s projects as well as to solicit input from Polk County residents on economic development.

Thursday

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.; 828-749-9245.

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.

Saluda Community Library will have preschool story time every Thursday at 10:30 a.m.

Open to all area children and caregivers.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Local Weather Forecast:

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Tomorrow

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Today: Partly cloudy, with 20 percent chance of rain.

High 64, low 47.

T h u r s d a y : P a r t l y Partly cloudy Partly cloudy cloudy, with 20 percent chance of rain. High 68, low 52.

Monday’s weather was: High 52, low 30, no rain.

Obituaries Robert Lewis Owens, p. 18 Thomas M. ‘Bud’ Stone, p. 18 Patricia O. Vassey, p. 18

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. Foothills Music Club, “Musical Moments on the Organ,” Thursday, March 8, 3 p.m. at the Congregational Church in Tryon.

Public invited.

LHS Boys Varsity Golf vs.

Blue Ridge, Thursday, March 8, 4 p.m.

PCHS men’s tennis at home vs. Thomas Jefferson, Thursday, March 8, 4 p.m.

PCHS Varsity baseball at ACA, Thursday, March 8, 4 p.m.

LHS Girls JV softball at home vs. Chapman, Thursday, March 8, 5 p.m.

LHS Girls Varsity Soccer at home vs. Brashier, Thursday, March 8, 5 p.m.

Western Carolina Community Action will hold its monthly board of directors’ meeting Thursday, March 8, 6 p.m. at the Etowah Lions Club in Etowah, N.C. The WCCA is a nonprofit human services agency that administers local state and federally funded programs for low-income,

the elderly and children.

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.

Landrum High School Strings Concert, Thursday, March 8, 7 p.m., LHS auditorium.

LHS Girls Varsity Softball at home vs. Chapman, Thursday, March 8, 7 p.m.

Mill Spring VFW Post 10349, bingo, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. (year round). 828-894-5098.

Republican General Member Meeting, Republican headquarters, 33 Peak S., Columbus.

7 p.m. 828-894-2520.

LHS Boys Varsity Soccer at home vs. Brashier, Thursday, March 8, 7:30 p.m.

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.

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Items will be printed in order by date of event, as space allows.

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notice. Alice Feagan’s design has been selected to appear on the children’s T-shirts. In addition, artwork

by Samantha Kincaid, an Isothermal Community College student, will be on the front of Above: Artwork by Samantha Kincaid that will be every shirt. in the front of every Block House Steeplechase Anthony Con- shirt this year. way has rapidly Right: Children’s T-shirts at the steeplechase will become one of the feature this artwork by Alice Feagan. predominant figures in the revival Conway first gained interof classical painting in contemponational recognition for his artrary art. Conway graduated from works of the 1996 Olympic the New York Parsons School of Design and trained with David and Paralympic Games. Since Leffel at Manhattan’s Art Stu- then, Conway has been in high dents League. He has a master’s demand for his portraiture, landdegree in medical art from the Medical College of Georgia.

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St. Luke’s Surgical Associates is located in St. Luke’s Medical Office Park at 44 Hospital Drive, Suite 1A, Columbus, NC.

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• Commissioner

zoned and unzoned areas to make it easier for people to (continued from page 1) build a house and excavate.

“So please keep that in ing were mostly Sunny View mind,” McDermott said. “We’re residents.

After public comments, making it looser to help the citiwhich included concerns that zens, not putting more on you.”

She said commissioners are commissioners are trying to zone the Coopers Gap Town- trying to respond to some of the ship, commissioner Renée Mc- concerns they’ve received about Dermott assured the audience the ordinance.

During public comments, that the board of commissioners has agreed not to zone the cur- Debbie Arceneaux mentioned rently unzoned areas of Coopers the United Nations’ Agenda 21, which focuses Gap and White on sustainable Oak. R i t c h i e “We are not talking about development.

McDermott G r e e n e s a i d zoning White Oak or responded by he’d just like to Cooper Gap. That is off saying Polk know whether commissioners the table. That is not part County does not participate were going to of the conversation at in Agenda 21. vote on zoning all.”

McDermott that night.

-- Polk commissioner said zoning Vi v i a n Renée McDermott Coopers Gap Searcy said and White Oak about two years ago she was in a com- is not an option under discusmissioners’ meeting and was sion.

“We are not talking about the only resident there when the board was talking about going zoning White Oak or Coopers Gap,” McDermott said. “That is across people’s land. “(Commissioners) said we off the table. That is not part of can’t call it zoning because peo- the conversation at all.”

She said it is true people are ple will get upset – we’ll have to call it something else,” Searcy working on a unified developsaid. “We might be ignorant in ment ordinance (UDO), but ways, but we’re not stupid. Be zoning is not a part of that.

“A couple of years ago (zoncareful of what you say and be careful of how you treat people ing) came up to a vote and it was a unanimous vote to not zone in this county.”

McDermott said the amend- those areas,” McDermott said. ments to the ordinance will (Continued on page 6) loosen the terms in both the

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scape, figurative, equine and Americana subjects. Anthony is represented by dealers in New York and Palm Beach, and his art is in private and corporate collections worldwide.

Feagan is a freelance illustrator and native of Polk County.

She works both traditionally and digitally in the medium of cut paper. Since completing her MFA in illustration at Savannah College of Art and Design in

2009, Feagan has illustrated for the book, magazine, advertising and packaging markets. Some past clients include: The Children’s Miracle Network, World Book Encyclopedia, Oopsy Daisy, Oregon Home Magazine, The Acorn Group and Gauthier Publications. To view her full portfolio visit www.alicefeagan. com.

Samantha Kincaid of Kings Mountain, N.C. is a student at Isothermal Community College.

– article submitted

by Laura Weicker

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“I can assure you it’s not going to happen in the foreseeable future. I think when it comes to that zoning issue, for as far as we can see, it is dead. It is not a question anymore.”

Commissioners unanimously approved amendments to the MRPO that include adding mobile homes to the definition of single-family residences and amending the excavation clauses to exempt the moving of dirt below 750 square feet

from requirements beyond obtaining a building permit.

Commissioners decided on Monday to extend the excavation exemption to 750 square feet from the previously drafted minimum of 500 square feet.

Prior to the amendments, residents could not place a mobile home on property above 1,650 feet elevation because the definition of residence in the ordinance did not include mobile homes. Commissioners said last month leaving the verbiage out was an error.

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Al Simmons “Sounds Crazy” 10:45 & 1:15

Doug Berk y “No Show” 9:30 & 1:15

Grey Seal Puppets “Tangle of Tales” 9:30 & 1:15

Box Office open Tryon Fine Arts Center March 7-9 and 15-16 from 10:00—2:00. 828-859-8322, ext. 301 TryonSuperSaturday.com

Tarradiddle Players “Commedia Cinderella” 10:45 & 2:30

Queen Nur “Sweet Potato Pie & Such” 10:45 & 2:30

Billy Bob Stein berg “Comedy Spec tacular” 10:45 & 2:30

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Ours

Yours

Is paying off senior center loan the county’s best move?

The Tryon Daily Bulletin ran a poll question on its website about a week ago asking community members whether or not they thought the county should pay off its loan for the senior center.

First off, let us note that these polls are not scientific. The polls on our website are based on the opinions of those readers who see the poll and feel passionately enough about the question to vote. We offer these poll questions from time to time in an effort to gauge how the community feels about one issue or another.

According to those who answered the poll, 67 people out of 89 thought commissioners should pay off the loan. Meanwhile, 22 of those who voted felt the county should not.

Commissioners voted 3-2 Monday, March 5 to move forward with paying off the loan, but not without contention (grab a copy of the Thursday, March 8 issue to read Leah Justice’s article about the overall decision).

The issue first came up at the board’s Feb. 6 meeting, when some commissioners said they felt, rather than paying off the loan, the county should use fund balance money to connect water lines to Polk Central School in Mill Spring or to return tax monies to citizens.

We understand that both of these efforts would be worthy of consideration but it also seems to our staff that many people in the community wanted to see debt paid off so the county could continue to improve its financial standing. Paying off the loan – $1,376,043 right now – would save the county $316,307 over the life of the loan.

Some would say, however, that if the county has that much money in reserve it could afford either to give its employees raises or to give its citizens tax decreases. With economics the way they are it would be great for all citizens to have a bit more change in their pockets, but it’s also important for the county to keep reserves healthy and debt paid off in order to be good financial stewards of everyone’s tax dollars.

— Editorial staff, Tryon Daily Bulletin

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Send your thoughts: Bulletin, 16 N. Trade St., Tryon, NC 28782 or by email to samantha.hurst@tryondailybulletin.com.

St. John’s exquisite beyond words To the Editor: About a month ago, Mrs. W. and I Letters attended a moving to the Requiem Mass at Editor Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church here in Tryon in memory of a friend, Regina Hersey.

Saint John’s church is just down the street from our home and we have been aware of improvements being made to it, both inside and out, over the past several years.

From the outside, the building is an attractive but simple structure without any notable architectural features.

However, much has been done around the building - a lovely, well-tended garden, a beautiful

Is it time to occupy?

To the Editor: A recent contributor raised the question of whether local control of the water system was the only – or major – reason for being wary of the privatization

by Ni America.

Of course, it isn’t. While local control may be more important to some people than the writer seems to think, it is by no means the only reason for being cautious when considering privatization.

It seems to me that due diligence would require having a complete list of communities that are currently being served

by Ni America – along with communities that have been served in the past. It may be a little expensive and time-consuming, but it should be possible to ask residents of those communities – including, but not limited to,

Pieta sculpture, parking lot improvements, etc. - that reflect a high level of thoughtful TLC. The memorial service enabled us to see the interior of the church for the first time in several years; it is exquisite beyond words.

It has been totally redecorated/refurbished and every detail - color, textures, scale, sacred sculptures, the Stations of the Cross, the ceiling, the windows and the lighting - is exceedingly well done.

If you should have an opportunity to visit this exceptionally beautiful sanctuary, take it.

I’m sure that you’ll agree that any attempt to describe it adequately is beyond words.

– Bill Wuehrmann, Tryon vocal opponents – their opinion of Ni America.

Furthermore, in my previous communication of Feb. 21, I alluded to the oxymorons of “cheapest competent workers,” and “cheapest adequate materials.” First, one usually gets what one pays for.

Second, since an industry often participates in the setting of minimum standards for workers and materials, it is very little comfort to be told that materials and workmanship “meet (state and/or federal) standards.”

Another issue raised by the writer was water rates paid by the out-of-town “free loaders.”

Since we outside the town cannot vote for the rate setters and pay some 67 percent higher rates ($11.27/1000 gal as opposed to $7.50/1000 gal for town residents) without having (Continued on page 9)

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Comments on www.tryondailybulletin.com Tryon Daily Bulletin on Feb. 28 published a letter to the editor titled, “Tryon Water System” larryt700: “I agree! If you privatize all of your services, you are left at the mercy of a free market that will capitalize and profit at whatever means necessary. At

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much recourse except drilling our own wells, or shopping in other towns, there are those who feel just the teeniest bit of resentment towards “The friendliest town.”

Our house has doubled in assessed value since 1979, when

in a car. Every time I am in a car, I could stop at least three people (not just teenagers).

Another fault with any age is turning their head and looking at the person beside them. The driver should be watching ahead and behind and for anything on the road.

Just yesterday, we stopped because a box had fallen off of a truck.

– Peggy Carter, Tryon we bought it. When we moved in – with three school age children and no lo-flush, our water bill was somewhere around $5 per month.

Our last water bill – with fewer residents and lo-flush was more than $70: nearly 15 times what it was nearly 30 years ago.

– Bill Holcomb, Tryon.

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Bravo Marketplace, 83 Palmer St., Tryon. Collection includes works by Diana Gurri, Linda Hudgins, Bob Neely, Jim Shackelford, Ford and Mara Smith and J.T. Cooper. Gallery open Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

FENCE, FENCE center, Tryon. March 18, 4 to 6 p.m.

Barbara Tilly and Pam McNeil perform.

Ferullo Fine Art Studio, 140 Pacolet St., Tryon.

Currently conducting an ongoing class in expressive watercolor, the non-traditional approach, each Thursday from 2 - 4 p.m., with open studio from 4 – 5 p.m.

Kathleen’s Gallery, 98 N. Trade St., Tryon. Gallery hours are Monday - Saturday 10 - 5 p.m. For more information, call 828-859-8316.

Skyuka Fine Art, 133 North Trade St., Tryon, Now - Friday, March 23 “Showing Off Saluda,” featuring works by Saluda artists: Bonnie Bardos, Jim Carson, Marguerite Hankins, William and Anne Jameson, Dale McEntire, Beverly Pickard, Bill Ryan and John Waddill. For more information: info@skyukafineart.com or 828-817-3783.

TDDA, March 24, 5 to 8 p.m. Tryon Gallery Trot.

Opening art receptions, music and special events.

Tryon Arts & Crafts School, 373 Harmon Field Rd., Tryon. March 16 Opening reception for Stitches for Our Time Show.

Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

March 10 QuinTango; Dance party to follow. March 17 Super Saturday Children’s Festival. March 22 I Musici de Montreal.

Tryon Painters & Sculptors, 26 Maple St., Tryon.

New classes offered in introduction to drawing, sculpture, oil painting and figure drawing. Contact Christine Mariotti at cmariotti@windstream.net or 828-859-8392.March 20, 4 p.m. Art, Wine & Cheese. Now - March 31, Green Piece, dwindling the landfills.

Upstairs Artspace, 49 South Trade St., Tryon. This is the last week for “The Fine Art Ramblers” and “The Innovative Camera” exhibits. “Ramblers” features painting, monotype, mixed media, installation and ceramic art by six well-known Greenville artists.

“Camera” presents four art photographers whose work challenges and broadens expectations of the medium. Opening March 16 is “Artists Among Us: 100 Faces of Art in Spartanburg” with a reception on March 17, 5 to 8 p.m. Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 12 to 6 p.m., Sunday, 12 to 4 p.m. Contact: 828-859-2828 or visit www.upstairsartspace.org.

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Live Music

Thu. March 8 Purple Onion Jeff & Vida

Zenzera Melodious Earth Jazz

Fri. March 9

Purple Onion Fred Whiskin 7 p.m.

Elmo’s Project X Zenzera Marc Moseley

Sat. March 10

Elmo’s Weird Mojo Purple Onion Phil & Gaye Johnson The Party Place & Event Center Jim Quick and The Coastline Band Zenzera Special Edition

Sun. March 11

Larkin’s Grill Fred Whiskin 11:30 a.m.

Tues. March 13 Zenzera Open Mic

Wed. March 14

Elmo’s Jam Session 7:30 p.m.

Thur. March 15

Purple Onion Jim Peterman Quartet Zenzera A Beautiful Mess

Sat. March 17

Purple Onion Skeeziks The Party Place & Event Center Tuxedo Junction Zenzera Big Trouble

Movies

Tryon Theatre, 45 S. Trade St., Tryon.

March 7 - 11 We Bought a Zoo March 12 - 13 Young Adult

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El Chile Rojo - 209 E. Rutherford St., Landrum, 864-457-5977 Elmo’s - Trade Street, Tryon, 828-859-9615.

Larkin’s - 155 W. Mills St., Columbus, 828-894-8800.

Melrose Inn - 55 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 828-859-0234.

Purple Onion - 16 Main St., Saluda, 828-749-1179.

Party Place & Event Center - Friendship Rd., Saluda, 828-749-3676.

Tryon Fine Arts Center - 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, 828-859-8322.

Ultimate Basement – 5965 N.C. 9 North, Mill Springs. 828-989-9374.

Wine Cellar - 229 Greenville St., Saluda, 828-749-9698.

Zenzera - 208 E. Rutherford St., Landrum, 864-457-4554.

Sue Watson, AAMS® Financial Advisor

2186 Lynn Road Skyuka Business Center Lynn,NC 28750 828-859-2088

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LA STRADA RESTAURANT @ Lake Lure now hiring managers & line cooks. Previous restaurant exp. req. Apply in person Wed - Sun, 11am to 4pm or call for appointment.

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Yard work, odd jobs, fencing, cleansing, gutter, gravel, mulch, stonework, ABINS carpentry, cutting grass, trees, cleaning, bush hog.

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HOUSES FOR RENT HOUSE FOR RENT – on Melrose Avenue in Tryon, 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, large living and dining areas, basement, attic, one car garage, totally refurbished, new kitchen appliances, $1500 per month, 828-859-9741.

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Relatively Good condition.

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WE BUY FIREARMS!

We buy hand guns and rifles, new and old, Rental Lease. 1100 sq ft, short and long.

2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, A Gardening Tillers - Front Call 828-395-1396 or frame house. Central air tine, rear tine, and mantis 828-393-0067 and heat, All utilities in- tillers are for sale and for cluded, $650 per month. rent @ Tryon Mountain Columbus area. 828-894- Hardware. Mon-Sat 9-5.

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1972 Corvette Stingray Street ROD 350/ 408HP. Very Clean. Minor meWant to buy junk vehi- chanic work needed. Best cles! No title, no problem. offer. (828) 894-8523 Must have ID. Will pick up anywhere, 24/7. Never 2001 Ford Econoline any towing fee. Price is Van. TV, VCR & DVD. $325 cash to max. $3325 50,000 miles. $8000.00. cash, on the spot. Call Call 859-2202 (828)748-6739 or (864) 356-6076.

For Sale, 2005 Ford Focus Stationwagon, 4 cylinWANT TO BUY: Junk der. Has less than 15,000 cars, trucks and vans. Call miles. Silver/Grey in color. anytime for pick up. Asking price $7,500.00 (828)223-0277 Call 894-5302.

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FOR RENT IN GREEN CREEK: 2 BR, 2 BA, nice OUSES FOR mobile home on 1/2 acre ALE lot. Garbage, grass mowing & water included.

2700 sq. ft. home on 1.40 $500/m. No pets. Call AC. Located in Sunny 828-899-4905 View. 6 bdrm, 3 full baths, fireplace, front porch & back deck full length of PARTMENTS house, paved parking.

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Just remodeled inside & 1 Bedroom Apt. for rent out. Some appliances. $475/mo. Utilities & cable $179,900 C a l l included. Non-smoker, no WE PAY CASH 864-978-7983 and leave pets. 864-457-5122 For junk & cheap running call back information. cars. Most cars $200 to Apartment 1 Bedroom Du- $750. Towed from your plex $360 Per Month, location. No fee for towing.

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LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Pursuant to the power of sale contained in that Deed of Trust executed

by Charles W. Cline, dated the 23rd day of April, 2010, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, North Carolina, in Book 380, at Page 282, and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured, and pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trus-

LEGALS tee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the usual place of sale in the Polk County Courthouse, Columbus, North Carolina, at 2:00 o'clock p.m. on the 8th day of March, 2012 the following described real property, including all improvements thereon: ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 60 Birch Lane, Columbus, NC 28722.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: See Exhibit A attached.

PRESENT OWNER(S): Charles W. Cline The terms of the sale are that the property will be sold for cash to the highest bidder and a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, or Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($750) may be required at the time of the sale. The property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "As Is, Where Is". Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the holder of the Note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions are expressly disclaimed. The property will be sold subject to restrictions and easements of record, any unpaid taxes, prior liens and special assessments, any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure, and the tax of forty-five cents (454) per Five Hundred

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Dollars ($500.00) required by N.C.G.S. ' 7A-308(a)(1). The sale will be held open for ten days for upset bids as required by law.

sued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the real property is sold; and (2) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007 may, after receiving

this notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon ten (10) days' written notice to the landlord, and upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the real property to be sold pursuant to this Notice of Sale is residential property with less than 15 rental units then: (1) an order for possession of the property may be is-

LEGALS G. Robert Turner, III Substitute Trustee EXHIBIT A

Being all of that certain tract or parcel of land in the City of Columbus, County of Polk, State of North Carolina, containing 1.472 acres, more or This the 16th day of Feb- less, and being shown and delineated on that ruary, 2012.

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certain plat entitled Survey for Gary F. and Lisa Wallace, Lot 106 of Morgan Chapel Village, Plat Slide A-126-64, Columbus Twp, Polk Co, NC, dated September 27, 1995 and prepared by K. Scott Walker, Registered Land Surveyor and recorded in Map Card File C, Page 631, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, North

Carolina, reference being made to said recorded plat for a full and complete metes and bounds description of said property pursuant to NC General Statutes 47-30G. The above described property is conveyed subject to a Declaration of Restrictions and Covenants applicable to Morgan Chapel Village recorded in Book 159 at

Page 2267, and as amended by Book 170 at Page 324, Polk County Registry.

Parcel #P61-31.

Tryon Daily Bulletin Feb. 29 and March 7, 2012 FC/CLINE, CHARLES

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Wolverine men’s tennis off to roaring 4-0 start

by Samantha Hurst

The Wolverine men’s tennis team came out of the gate to a roaring start with a record of 4-0 heading into a home game against Chase today, March 7.

“This could possibly be the strongest team from top to bottom I have had since coaching here at Polk County,” said PCHS Head Coach Richard Davis. “Our expectations are to finish ahead of Owen High School this season and make the state playoffs. At this point we are certainly off to a good start!”

Davis said the Wolverines topped 3AA Crest High School in Cleveland County March 1 by a final score of 5 - 4.

This was the first time in three years Polk County has beaten Crest, Davis said.

“They were by far and away the toughest opponent to this point,” Davis added.

The team played West Henderson away Tuesday, March 6 and faces Chase today before then facing off against Thomas Jefferson at home on Thursday, March 8.

Player standings No. 1 – Madison Alexander, singles (3 - 1), doubles (4 -0) No. 2 – Sam Vining, singles (2 - 1), doubles (4 - 0) No. 3 – Ben Stockdale, singles (3 - 0), doubles (4 - 0) No. 4 – Patrick Rimer, singles (4 - 0), doubles (4 - 0) No. 5 – Alex Shahban, singles (4 - 0), doubles (4 - 0) No. 6 – Jessee Ewing, singles (4 - 0), doubles (4 - 0) William Morse, singles (2 - 0)

Madison Alexander (front) plays the No. 1 seed this year for Polk County’s men’s tennis team. Coach Richard Davis said he expects this season to be one of the best he’s seen since coming to PCHS to coach. (photo

by Samantha Hurst)

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PCHS track team seeks funds to attend nationals C a t hy E l l i o t a p p r o a c h e d the Polk County Board of Commissioners Monday, March 5 in Sunny View, asking the community for donations for members of the Polk County High School girls’ indoor track team to attend the New Balance Indoor Nationals Emerging Elite to be held at the armory in New York this weekend.

The girls 4x400 relay team, consisting of Rebecca Elliott, Autumn Miller, Casey McDowell and Mary Kate Christiansen, qualified for the national meet.

Cathy Elliot told commissioners no one from Polk County High School has qualified for nationals since Karen Godlock qualified in 1993. The team has raised $1,970 so far from the community and is still approximately $700 short.

Elliot said anyone who wants to help can write checks to PCHS track and drop them off at the high school office this week. (photo by Leah Justice)

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Turf building workshop

Gardening enthusiasts and amateurs are invited to a turf building workshop at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 12 at FENCE. The program will be held indoors rain or shine.

The free program will be presented by Travis Lindsey, owner of Lindsey’s Landscaping. Lindsey will share industry secrets about different types of turf, weed control and fertilizer.

The program will last approximately 20-30 minutes with a question-and-answer session.

This free gardening seminar is offered by FENCE with the support of the Kirby Endowment Fund at the Polk County Community Foundation.

For more information visit www.FENCE.org or call 828859-9021.

– article submitted by Rhonda Anderson

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Bridge Players Corner

by Karl Kachadoorian

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After South opened 1NT, North drove the bidding to arrive at a 6 NT contract. Some people might question South opening with 1NT while holding a 5 card major. Let me explain why opening with 1

NT is better than opening 1 Heart.

If he opened with 1 Heart he would have a difficult rebid to show his 17 HCP’s. By opening 1NT he immediately shows the strength of his hand which makes it clearer to his partner on how high they should compete. Also, he doesn’t necessarily lose a possible Heart contract as subsequent bidding could show the suit.

West led the Diamond 10 and South won the trick in his hand.

Playing in NT, declarer quickly counted 10 sure winners with a possible 11th if the Clubs divided evenly. It then became obvious that to make his contract the Heart suit had to yield that additional one or two tricks. Without the benefit of seeing the lie of his opponents Heart cards declarer pictured in his mind the possible lie of cards that could bring him success. If he played the Ace and either King

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Or Queen dropped he would still have to guess where the missing honors were. He also realized that if both top honors were with West there was little he could do to avoid 2 losers, unless they were doubleton.

However, if East had both top honors without the 10 there was a lie of the cards to only lose 1 Heart trick. So South lead the Heart 9 from his hand and ducked the trick to West’s Queen. Note, covering the 9 with the 10 by West makes no difference in the outcome.

After regaining the lead, South entered the dummy to lead the Heart Jack which in essence smothered West’s 10 and captured East’s King whether he played in now or later. The key to success in many situations like this is to place cards where they have to be and play accordingly.

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House of Flags to host Chamber After Hours At the next Chamber After Hours on Tuesday, March 13, Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce members and prospective members will get the chance to see the brand new location of the House of Flags, a 10-year-old dream of the founder, the late George Scofield.

Originally housed at the Green Creek Family Life Center, the museum is now located in the renovated fire station in Columbus. It is the only museum of its kind in the United States.

The event is for chamber members, and prospective members. Bring a business card for connecting with other members while enjoying some refreshments provided by co-sponsors Tryon Estates and Bank of America. The event begins at 5:30 and ends at 7 p.m. RSVP is required by calling the chamber at 828859-6236 or sending an email to janet@carolinafoothillschamber. com.

– article submitted

by Janet Sciacca

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Lingerfelt Landscape Management Services Chuck Lingerfelt 4265 Collinsville Rd. Columbus, NC 28782

c.c.lingerfelt@gmail.com

(828) 859-6765 Fax (828) 894-5472

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Saluda School students honored for grades, perfect attendance The following Saluda School students have been named to the A or A-B honor roll for the third six weeks of the 2011-12 school year.

Fifth grade: Ceasar Bowser, Barrett Isgette, Damien Kuettel, Zach Lambert, Judy Laughter, Georgia McCullough and Abigail Orlando

A honor roll

The following Saluda School students have had perfect attendance during the third six weeks of the 2011-12 school year.

Third grade: Aubrey Baumberger, Wylie Rauschenbach, Cecelia Thompson and Drake Waggoner Fourth grade: Tana Harris and Anna McFadden Fifth grade: Sadie Allen and Peyton Dill A-B honor roll Third grade: Brandon Cantrell, Sabrina Craig, Jake Cram, Alexia Farrell, Maylin Fletcher, Kaleb Johnson, Logan Johnson, Kaleb Markel, Tristan Morgan, Katie Mundy, Christian Netschytailo and Javon West Fourth grade: Amberly Arkell, Parker Gooding, Isaac Kellar, Grace Lauer and Holly Obermiller

Kindergarten: Turner Loveland and Alisha Richardson First grade: Eric Collins, Kennedy Huddleston, Jacob Sester and Sydney Uhrich Second grade: Julia Gillespie, Cayden Herr, Tori Strickland and Brandon West Third grade: Brandon Cantrell, Jake Cram, Maylin Fletcher, Kaleb Johnson, Logan Johnson and Max Wagoner Fourth grade: Ashleigh Nonamaker, Joshua Sester, Bret Snider and Madalyn Williams Fifth grade: Austin Johnson, Judy Laughter, Helena Netschytailo and Blake Rackley

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and Ginger Hodge of Inman; two nephews, Michael Croom and Matthew Hodge; a niece, Patricia O. Vassey McKenna Hodge, and two sisters-in-law, Susan Collins Patricia Marguerite Owens and Karen Page. She was preVassey, 53, of 500 S. Main deceased by a son, Joshua; her Street, Campobello, passed mother, Dorothy; and a nephew, away Friday, Feb. 24, 2012.

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Patricia was born in LaMesa, Funeral services were held Calif., on Oct. 27, 1958, a at Seawright Funeral Chapel daughter of Robert L. Owens Monday, Feb. 27, conducted by of Inman, S.C. and the late Rev. Randy Metcalf.

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Robert Lewis Owens

Robert Lewis Owens, 82, of 112 Dogwood Circle in Inman, S.C. passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at his residence.

Born in Tryon on June 28, 1929, he was the son of the late Cephas and Lilly Metcalf Owens and was the husband of the late Mrs. Dorothy J. GodThefreyMr.Owens.

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The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 6 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Seawright Funeral Home in Inman.

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Restoring intimacy in your relationship Maybe the title of this column caught your eye in the wake of Valentine’s Day, either because the big day wasn’t all you thought it might be or because it was all that and more, and you want to make sure those good feelings linger.

No matter the reason, read on for some ideas on how to up the flame in your relationship and keep it going all year round.

But don’t stop with Valentine’s Day. You can put these ideas into practice all year round. If singer James Taylor had his way, you would “Shower the people you love with love. Show them the way you feel.”

But how? If you are reading this article to get a blueprint on how to rebuild your weatherbeaten chapel of love, you may be disappointed. Since intimacy means different things to different people, restoring it is not a generic enterprise. It is a highly personalized and on-going process. There are principles, however, that apply across the board.

One of the most valuable of these focuses on open-hearted communication.

Ask yourself this: Was there a time when it felt important, even vital, for the two of you to engage in face-to-face uninterrupted conversation at close range? Didn’t both of you feel like the luckiest and most valued people in the world? There were no disjointed conversations while one of you

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was watching TV and reading the paper and the other was simultaneously cooking dinner and visiting Farmville.

Think back to the time when it felt so natural, safe and intimate to really connect with each other.

If you did that before, you can do it again. And if you are the new couple on the block, why not start off on the right foot from the beginning?

So, when your significant other talks, look into his or her eyes and really listen. If you listen respectfully and ask appropriate questions, your partner is more likely to open up. And don’t hesitate to ask that extra follow-up question if you need clarification. In the long run it will be much easier than trying to guess what they want and need from you.

Your partner will feel listened to and valued. And you will both feel more connected and intimate because you have shared a confidence. There is no scientific evidence, but many people will attest to the fact that feeling valued and cherished by your partner is a strong aphrodisiac. Remember the sparks during your courting days when you couldn’t get close

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enough and hung on each other’s every word?

Whether you are listening to your partner express his or her needs, or you are the one talking about what you want, it is vitally important to stay on track and put aside sarcasm, criticism and bullying. Do not use statements beginning with “You always” or “You never.” If it reaches that point, call a time out by mutual consent and regroup emotionally. You can always reconnect after you have calmed down, or you could put your thoughts in writing, following the same rules outlined above.

Bear in mind that heated discussions or arguments do not spell the end of a relationship, as long as both of you play fair. You may be surprised to know there is scientific evidence to support the theory that couples who “fight fair” have better communication and therefore more intimacy. At least you are showing each other that you care enough to try and work things out. Let’s not forget that old chestnut about how great it feels for a couple to reconnect after a quarrel. Isn’t that incentive enough?

This article was submitted

by Rick McCallister, Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist, Polk Wellness Center. For more information about Polk Wellness Center, visit www. polkwellness.org or call 828894-2222.

TAPAS paint-out March 17 at Mill Farm Inn Flute and piano The Tryon Plein Air Society (TAPAS) holds monthly paint-outs on the first and third Saturdays of each month. All area painters are invited and encouraged to attend either or both sessions during any month.

The next TAPAS Paint-Outs is scheduled for Saturday, March 17 at 1 p.m. at the Mill Farm Inn, located at the corner of Highway 108 and Harmon Field Road, between Columbus and Tryon.

En plein air is a French ex-

pression that means “in the open music for parties, air” and is used to describe outgallerywhich openings, door painting, has been in weddings andofother vogue since the time the Impressionists.

If you are a painter special occasions. (beginner, advanced or professional) who would Tilly like to paint Barbara outdoors, TAPAS is Flute continuing the tradition and welcomes new 828-859-6568 members.

In addition participating in PamtoMcNeil and promotingPiano plein air painting, TAPAS is intended to connect 828-859-6049 members with one another as

painting companions and to provide opportunities to paint local landscapes outdoors. The group also promotes community awareness of plein-air painting through exhibits and the organization of paint-outs.

For more information or directions, email nctapas@gmail. com or contact Carl Cartee at 864-457-5122 or Cynthia Davis at 828 859-6891.

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Lodge. He served in and the Woodmen of len (Rudy) Waymon of Syracuse, the U.S. Army as Medic during the World. Mr. Gibbs was the N.Y., Kenneth Simmons of HousTexas, and Lovell Simmons WWII. husband of Omie Lee Laughter ton, page 20 Tryon Daily Bulletin / The World ’ s Smallest Daily Newspaper Ga.; (Andrea) of Lawrenceville, In addition to his wife, he is Gibbs, who died in 1986. one sister, Frances Fox of Riversurvived by a son, Bill Horne Survivors include one daughof Green Creek; four daughters, ter, Patsy Gibbs Toney (Dean) dale, Ga.; three brothers, John IrJuanita Odel of Sunny View, of Rutherfordton, N.C.; son, vin Waymon of Antelope, Calif., Marilyn Horne and Regina Pate, Harold Gibbs of Rutherfordton, Carrol Waymon of San Diego, both of Green Creek. and Laura N.C.; one sister, Alvah Gibbs Calif., and Samuel Waymon of Saenger of Hickory, N.C.; four of Columbus; and a brother , Nyack, N.Y.; a host of grandchilsisters, Geneva Harrell of Bak- Herbert Gibbs of Mill Spring. dren, great-grandchildren, other ersville, N.C., Imogene Burns Also surviving are five grandchil- relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by of Inman, S.C., Janice Fagan of dren, Randy Toney (Kimberly), Green Creek and Linda Horne Marc Toney (LeeAnn), Lora both parents, Mary Kate and John of McAdenville, N.C.; 10 grand- Brock (Jeff), Jeffrey Gibbs (Col- D. Waymon; son, Van Waymon; children, Kim Odel, Kelly Brad- leen) and Elizabeth Gibbs and sisters, Lucile Waddell and Nina ley, Lee Bradley, Brandon Horne, six great-grandchildren, Mason Simone (Eunice) and brother, Ashley Horne, Rebecca Horne, Toney, Kevin Gibbs, Anthony Harold Waymon Sr. Joseph Pate, Jacob Pate, Miles Brock, Bryan Gibbs, Nick Gibbs Saenger and Will Saenger; and and Zane Gibbs. five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Must 7/19/11 The family will receive Sunday, July 16, in the McFarfriends from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 land Funeral Chapel, Tryon. p.m. Friday, July 15 at Mill Creek Burial was in Polk MemoChurch of the Brethren Fellow- rial Gardens, Columbus, with ship Hall. Funeral services will military rites by the Polk County follow at 2 p.m. in the church Memorial Burial Squad. sanctuary, conducted by Rev. Memorials may be made to Steven Abe. Burial will be in the Hospice of Rutherford County, church cemetery.

P. O. Box 336, Forest City, N.C. Memorials may be made in 28043 or Hospice of the Carolina memory of Brandon Horne to Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Dr, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Columbus, N.C. 28722.

Society, 4530 Park Rd, #240, The family will be at the home Charlotte, N.C. 28209. of his daughter, Patsy Gibbs Condolences may be left at Toney, 400 Radar Rd., Rutherwww.pettyfuneralhome.com. fordton, N.C. Princess Katie and Racer CremaSteve entertaining kids. (photo submitted by Connie Clark) Petty Funeral Home& An online guest register may tory, Landrum. be signed at www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com.

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The 34th annual Super Sat- costumes of famous characters music albums of the year. The urday on March 17 will feature from TV and movies. They regu- band was also voted “2009’s award-winning children’s music Must larly visited children’s hospitals Best Kid’s Entertainers in New 7/18/11 makers Princess Katie and Racer dressed as Shrek and Fiona, the York City” by Nickelodeon and Steve at 7/14/11 the Tryon Movie The- Incredibles, holiday elves and ParentsConnect readers, among Must atre, with performances at 9:30 as Sponge Bob and Spiderman. other accolades. a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

Katie and Steve said they deThe Super Saturday box ofPrincess Katie and Racer cided it would be fun to entertain fice is66open at the Tryon Fine Obits - page Steve began making music these kids through song, and Arts Center March 7-9 and for children quite by accident. the characters of Princess Katie March 15-16 from 10 a.m. to 2 For several years they made and Racer Steve were born. In p.m. For information, call 828volunteer visits to local chil- 2008, the band’s second album, 859-8322, ext. 301. dren’s hospitals and at events “Fast & Feisty” was named – article submitted for at risk children, dressed up in one of the top 10 children’s

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On Feb. 27, the members of the Men’s Monday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club met at Tryon Estates for their first duplicate bridge tournament in the club’s spring session.

At the end of the afternoon’s play, the partnership of Charlie Stratford playing with Bob Palmer was determined the winning team.

The second place team was Ken Yeager playing with Don Iaffalda-

no. Placing third was the tandem of Mickey Brandstetter and Don Eifert.

The club next meets on March at the home of Mike Verbonic.

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