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Tryon Daily Bulletin

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Vol. 85 / No. 49

Tryon, N.C. 28782

Monday, April 9, 2012

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Landrum seeks help to identify suspect Sketch of one assailant released by Leah Justice

If you are a new business owner, or if you’re thinking about starting a business, you’ll have a chance to get valuable information tomorrow at the Landrum Library. Elizabeth Smith of the Spartanburg Area Small Business Development Center will present a seminar on business planning Tuesday, April 10 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Open to adults at no charge.

Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:

Today

Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon. Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; bridge, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with bridge discussion session at 12:45. 828-749-9245. For more activities, email saludacenter@hotmail.com or visit www.saluda.com. Polk Recreation Zumba (Continued on page 2)

The Landrum Police Department has released a composite sketch of one suspect accused of assaulting a Landrum business owner last week. The assault occurred around 1 a.m. March 31 outside the back entrance of Cakes and Confections 4U located downtown along East Rutherford Street.

The owner of the business said after returning to the business to retrieve her umbrella, two men sexually assaulted her, with one punching her in the face three times causing severe bruising. The two men attempted to force the owner back into the store, but she refused and after fighting off the attackers for eight to 10 minutes, she pulled a 32-pistol out of her back pocket and fired one shot at them. The (Continued on page 4)

Police sketch of one of the suspects in a recent assault in Landrum.

Work at Alexander’s Ford to begin soon Park expected to open this summer by Leah Justice

The Polk County Board of Commissioners on Monday, April 2 approved a contract bid to construct park improvements at Alexander’s Ford at Bradley Nature Preserve. Commissioners chose the low bidder of Thomp-

son Construction for $111,980. Commissioners also approved the project budget ordinance. The county-owned park was obtained and will be improved completely through grant funding totaling $1,439,799. Project manager Ambrose Mills said he hopes the park will be open to the public by July, as (Continued on page 4)

A ribbon-cutting ceremony in October 2011, when Alexander’s Ford was certified as part of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail. Shown here are Paul Carson (left), supt. of the Overmountain Historic Trail; Polk commissioner chair Ray Gasperson; Martha Love, chair of the Bradley Fund at the Polk County Community Foundation; Polk manager Ryan Whitson and Ambrose Mills, Alexander’s Ford project manager. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

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class, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 - 11 a.m. at Stearns Gym. Patty Rivera is the instructor. The Meeting Place Senior Center Monday activities include line dancing, 10 a.m., senior fitness, 11 a.m., bingo or bead class, 12:30 p.m. 828-8940001. Christian Fellowship Luncheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mondays except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food,fellowship and discussion of relevant issues; interdenominational. 828-859-5051. Chess Club, Mondays, 12:30 p.m., recreation room, LaurelHurst Apartments, Columbus. Open to anyone in community. 894-3336. Saluda Center Monday activities include line dancing at 12:30 p.m. For more information visit www.Saluda.com. Male Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Mondays, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340. Landrum Library, free yoga classes. 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Limited to first 30 people. Thermal Belt Stamp Club, first and third Mondays of each month, 7:30 p.m., Tryon Federal Bank, Columbus. Visitors welcome. Alcoholics Anonymous, Mondays, 8 p.m., Columbus

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Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy. 176, Saluda. Polk County Transportation Authority makes a regular trip to Hendersonville on the first and third Tuesday of each month. 894-8203. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, “We Care” is a weekly informal social group open to women coping with loss. The group meets at 9 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe in Tryon and is open to newcomers. For more information, contact Shannon Slater at 828-894-7000, 800-617-7132 or sslater@hocf.org. The Meeting Place Senior Center Tuesday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; art class, 10 a.m.; bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. American Legion Auxiliary meets on Tuesday, April 10 at 10 a.m. at the American Legion Hall in Tryon. House of Flags Museum, open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Columbus. 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 every Tuesday 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. Polk County Library will have preschool story time every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Open to all area children and caregivers. Tuesday, April 10 will be a Bookmobile storytime in celebration of National Bookmobile Day, with a tour of the Polk library’s Bookmobile, refreshments and a special Bookmobile cake. Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym. Cracker Barrel, 1 p.m. Tuesdays, conference room, Congre-

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gational Church. Seminar on business planning, Tuesday, April 10, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Landrum Library. Elizabeth Smith of the Spartanburg Area Small Business Development Center will be the presenter. Open to adults at no charge. 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. Thermal Belt Friendship Council meeting, second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Roseland Community Center.

Wednesday

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. 828-894-0001. Polk Recreation Zumba class, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 - 11 a.m. at Stearns Gym. Patty Rivera is the instructor. Saluda Center Wednesday activities, Trash Train, dominoes

game, 10 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga 12:30 p.m. 828-749-9245. Tryon Kiwanis Club meets Wednesdays, noon, Congregational Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Female Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340. Male Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Thursday

Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. - noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus. N.C. DMV mobile driver’s license unit will be in Columbus in front of the post office on Ward Street on Thursday, April 12 from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. A sign on the light pole in front of the post office will inform people when the unit has had to cancel its visit because of mechanical difficulty or weather-related issues. 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. (Continued on page 19)

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50s night at Tryon Elementary

Tina Muse and Kristin Harmon from Tryon Elementary PTA (left) and students Deaken, Malakhi and Logan Nodine dress up for Tryon Elementary’s recent 50s night. (photos submitted by Sue Heston)

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the construction deadline is in June because of grant requirements. County and construction officials will hold a pre-construction meeting today, Monday, April 9, with construction expected to begin within two weeks. Improvements to the 163-acre nature preserve include the creation of two trails, one that will be approximately ½ mile long and will

meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. The other trail, approximately one mile long and known as the main trail, will be located along a current logging trail and will be left natural. Another trail will be available that will need no improvements and will also be natural. The ADA-compliant trail will be 6 feet wide and is estimated to cost $35,240. “The ADA trail is the most expensive and hardest to construct but we want the handicapped trail

Reenactors at Alexander’s Ford last October, when the park was certified as part of the Overmountain Victory Historic National Trail. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

to give the same experience as the other trails,” said Mills. Other improvements that will be made include creating an access road and parking, demolishing an existing barn, creating signage and a kiosk, constructing an open-air picnic area, creating

a picnic area with two tables and trash receptacles, and other work such as mulching and sedimentation controls. Commissioners thanked Mills for his work on the project, especially in getting enough funding that no county money will be needed. In addition to the donated land (valued at $377,500), grants were received from the Clean Water Management Trust Fund ($274,000), the N.C. Heritage Trust ($200,000), the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund ($500,000), the Polk County Community Foundation ($18,000), the Bradley Fund ($80,000) and U.S. National Park

Service Grant ($20,299). Polk County’s vision for the property is to create a nature preserve that will be low maintenance and low cost to the county. The land is situated along almost a one-mile stretch of the Green River and includes part of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, which follows the route of assembly of the American Patriot Army. That army decisively defeated an American Loyalist army at the battle of Kings Mountain, S.C., in the fall of 1780. The trail was certified in October 2011 as part of the Overmountain Victory Historic Natural Trail.

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between the ages of 18 and 22 with one black and one bi-racial or Hispanic male. The black male was wearing a dark hoodie and the bi-racial or Hispanic man was wearing a black ball cap with a bull sign on it. Landrum Police Chief Tim Edgens said the storeowner worked with a composite sketch artist from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to help identify the biracial or Hispanic suspect. Anyone with information regarding the suspects is urged to call the Landrum Police Department at 864-457-7281 or Crimestoppers at 58-CRIME.

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storeowner said she told the men she had money in her back pocket and reached around and pulled the gun on them. The two took off on foot after she fired the shot and the storeowner ran to the Landrum Police Department. Landrum police searched for the suspects and called the assistance of the Spartanburg County Dog Tracking Team, who tracked the suspects’ scents for about ¼ mile up North Shamrock Avenue before losing the scents. The suspects are described as

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St. Luke’s, Hospice hold end-of-life issues program to mark National Healthcare Decisions Day April 17 On April 17, at 3 p.m., St. Luke’s Hospital and Hospice of the Carolina Foothills will welcome the public with “Coffee and Conversation: A Discussion about End of Life Issues.” The program will be held at Isothermal Community College, Columbus campus, and will offer free information about advance care planning and advance directive forms. Join admissions nurse Stuart Goldstein, RN, attorney Ed Harrelson and chaplain Dr. Bob Lair, along with social worker Meg Hoke, for a discussion on advance care planning and why you should make your future healthcare decisions known to family, friends and healthcare providers. There will also be staff there to assist in completing the forms. St. Luke’s and Hospice, along with other national, state and

in accordance community with North organizations, “As a result of National Carolina state have been high- Healthcare Decisions laws. These lighting the resources are importance of Day, many more people available at advance health- in our community can w w w. s a i n t care decision- be expected to have lukeshospital. making – an effort that has thoughtful conversations com or www. nationalhealthculminated in about their healthcare caredecisionsthe formal desday.org. ignation Nation- decisions and complete “Coffee and al Healthcare reliable advance directives Conversation: Decisions Day to make their wishes A Discussion (NHDD). about End of As partici- known.” -- Dr. Bob Lair Life Issues” pating organizawill be held tions, St. Luke’s and Hospice are providing infor- again at 6 p.m. at Inman Public mation and tools for the public Library in Inman, S.C. Attorney to talk about their wishes with John Rollins will join the panel family, friends and healthcare for that program. “As a result of National providers, and to execute written advance directives (healthcare Healthcare Decisions Day, many power of attorney and living will) more people in our commu-

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Foothills Humane Society presents Rotary program Selena Coffey of the Foothills Humane Society (FHS) was t h e g u e s t s p e a ke r a t a meeting of the Rotary Club of Tryon. Coffey, who recently was named as the society’s executive director, came to Polk County from neighboring Henderson County, where she served 16 years in local government administration. A native of western Nor th Carolina, she completed her undergraduate degree and her graduate degree in public administration from Western Carolina University. Coffey told the Rotarians about the work of the Foothills Humane Society, which she said has an open admission policy and an extremely successful record in placing pets. Coffey attributes the organization’s success to the many volunteers who give their time and resources. Pictured are Jim Scott, who arranged the program, along with Coffey. (photo submitted by Bill Hillhouse)

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Landrum author writes ‘Grannie Birdie Earns Her Wings’ Landrum children’s book writer Debra Halborn said she was inspired by last year’s Tryon Daily Bulletin story of Bonnie Zelinskie’s wind tunnel and tandem skydive adventures. Last November, Halborn not only flew the wind tunnel for her own 60thbirthday experience, she also met and interviewed Zelinskie to share stories. Based on Zelinksie’s adventures, Halborn wrote “Grannie Birdie Earns Her Wings!,” a self-published children’s picture book. As reference for the cover illustration, Halborn asked Zelinskie and two friends to pose for the cover concept. This photo will be used to create the final cover, which will be a juxtaposition of Grannie Birdie standing at attention between two paratroopers. Work is in progress on the interior illustrations and layout. – article submitted by Debra Halborn

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Director Cindy Nanney. LaurelHurst will donate a children’s book to the library in honor of this special day. Guests are also welcome to bring a book to donate if they wish. Call 828894-3900 for more information.

all the interest, the next class 978-0098. will be offered two times. The April 24: VA representative first class will be Monday, April LaurelHurst Independent 23 at 6 p.m., and the second Living will host speaker Darrel class will be Thursday, April Moore, a Veterans AdministraportSwillection verY HurSdaY 26 at 6 p.m. Students learn tion representative, on Tuesday, to make a bracelet called “The April 24 at 1:30 p.m. Residents Floating Orb.” Space is limited. The cost of at LaurelHurst and guests from the class includes instruction the community are invited to learn about veteran’s benefits as and materials. For information on cost, they apply to seniors. Call 828questions, and to sign up, call 894-3900 for more information. – article submitted LaurelHurst Activities Director by Heatherly McGarity Heatherly McGarity at 864-

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Hannon’s Hauling of Tryon receives letter from President Obama in honor of company’s 100th birthday Hannon’s Hauling of Tryon, which recently marked its 100th year in business, received a letter from President Barack Obama in recognition

of the company’s milestone. The letter, dated March 19 and signed by the president, said, “I am pleased to send my congratulations to you on your

anniversary. As you celebrate this important milestone, I hope you will look back on what you have accomplished with joy and pride. I wish

you all the best for continued success and happiness in the future.” – article submitted by Jamal Hannon

Baker Family Chiropractic to advocate for industry Dr. James R. Baker of Tryon was recently appointed cochairman of the North Carolina Chiropractic Association, Public Awareness Committee. He and Dr. Ed Reily of Asheville will head a committee to create programs that communicate all the benefits of chiropractic health care. For more than 100 years the chiropractic profession has provided not only treatment for spinal and joint pain, but also a wellness lifestyle, Baker said.

“Wellness has been the buzz word in the general public for the last few years,” said Dr. James Baker. “That’s what Chiropractic is really all about. Our goal in North Carolina is to somehow convey this to the public, so they end up seeking care from the doctors who have been advocating wellness and who have years of experience practicing wellness.” Drs. James R. and Clay Baker also recently attend the North Carolina Chiropractic

Association Spring Conference held at the Grove Park Inn. Featured topics included: the effects of nervous system interference on body chemistry, knee injuries and treatments; science behind the benefits of chiropractic spinal corrections and chiropractic contributions to wellness. “Chiropractors have always been about wellness and good lifestyle habits,” said Baker. “We have always been in the forefront since the early 1900s regarding proper diet, vitamins,

exercise, rest and having a sound 100 percent functioning nervous system. We are far from the misconceptions people have of back doctors. It’s been frustrating being a chiropractor at times. The medical profession comes out with an announcement that Vitamin D is good for bones and the public acts like it’s the newest idea on the planet! Our profession has been saying it for the last 100 years.” – article submitted by Dr. James Baker

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PAC hiking group heads to Green River Game Lands Hikers are invited to join the Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC) Friday, April 13 for the final Friday hike of PAC’s spring hiking series (there’s still one Saturday hike left in the series). Hikers will enjoy an approximately 6-mile, moderate to strenuous loop trail in the Green River Game Lands. The trail starts at the Green River and ascends approximately 1,000 feet, eventually paralleling Stair Step Creek. Then the trail levels out, following the ridgeline, and gradually descends as it loops around to Stair Step Falls, and back to the starting point. The trails the hike will follow wind through the mountainous terrain, often along some of the numerous creeks flowing to the Green River. With spring afoot in the Green River Gorge, hikers will have the opportunity to see many spring wildflowers and hear newly arriving songbirds. If you are interested in at-

PAC hikers (from left to right) Ford Smith, Lois Torlina, Mara Smith, Barbara Hall, Rolfe Wardner (with Lucy the dog), Carolyn Parker, Patsy Panther, Lynne Parsons, Marie King, Steve King and Kathy Gross at the Green River Game Lands on April 8, 2011. (photo by Pam Torlina)

tending the PAC hike to the Green River Game Lands, please contact the PAC office to sign

up by phone at 828-859-5060 or e-mail landprotection@pacolet. org. Hikers will meet at the Columbus BiLo Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. to carpool and start the journey to the game lands. Hikers should expect to return to the Columbus area no later than 3 p.m.; however, return time varies depending on the number of hikers and the varying pace of the hikers. Hikers should wear appropriate clothing and footwear; bring a bag lunch and/or snack and plenty of water. Be sure to bring

any personal medication you may require. In case of inclement weather, please contact the PAC office by 8:15 a.m. on the day of the hike to see if the hike will take place. If you cannot make this hike but would like to attend other hikes, visit www.pacolet.org or go to PACs Facebook page for updates. The final hike is scheduled for Saturday, April 21 at the PACowned Norman Wilder Forest. – article submitted by Pam Torlina

Letter to the Editor

Currently marriage of one man and woman is North Carolina law. Did three of the sitting commissioners break their oath of office at their April 2, 2012 meeting? – David Moore, Rutherfordton (Polk County line)

Accountability The oath taken by Polk County Commissioners states that they will uphold the constitution and the statutes of North Carolina.

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Obituaries

George Eddins Jr.

Dr. George Edgar Eddins Jr., beloved father, physician and volunteer, passed away at age 90 on April 4, 2012. Born Oct. 23, 1921 in Elmhurst, N.Y., Dr. Eddins was the son of the late Daisy Outlaw Eddins and George Edgar Eddins Sr. He grew up in Jackson Heights, N.Y. and graduated from Wake Forest University in 1942, where he was president of the Euzelian Literary Society, a member of the varsity track team and the Kappa Alpha fraternity. He received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College and pursued postgraduate work in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. A veteran, he served for more than five years as a lieutenant j.g. with the U.S. Navy. While attending Cornell, he developed an interest in skiing and after a two-year “courtship

on skis,” married Elizabeth Matt Eddins, with whom he shared a 50-year marriage. Dr. Eddins began his medical practice in Albemarle in 1951 and established one of the earliest coronary care units at Stanly County Hospital. He was instrumental in originating the Stanly County Unit of the American Heart Association and served as medical advisor to the local American Cancer Society for more than 40 years. He received the Good Citizenship Recognition Award for outstanding civic service from the Albemarle Civitans and gave countless hours of service to other community organizations, including Meals on Wheels, the Association for Retarded Citizens and Metrolina Association for the Blind. He provided horseback riding and day camp activities at his farm for many children with disabilities over the years. In the 1960s, he and his wife donated a 45-acre farm to the Girl Scouts to create Camp Tarheelia. A member of the First Baptist Church and of the Saints Sunday

school class, he taught Sunday school for a number of years and was in charge of an outreach program for sick and bereaved members of the church and community. He gave seminars and workshops for Stanly Community College for several decades and in 1992, was designated the first ambassador of the college. He initiated the establishment of an endowed scholarship program at the college to generate a continuous source of funds for students. In 2009, in recognition of his many contributions to the state and community, he was awarded one of North Carolina’s highest civilian honors, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. Dr. Eddins is survived by his three children; Elizabeth Eddins Laughridge (W.J. Laughridge) of Campobello, George Edgar Eddins III of Charlotte, N.C. and Barbara Eddins Little of Concord, N.C. Also surviving him are eight grandchildren, Christopher Michael Laughridge, Meredith Laughridge Cross, Matthew Davis Laughridge, Elizabeth Little Gaul, Paige Catherine Johnson, Buell

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Lothery Little, III, Devi Anna Eddins, Ravi Edward Eddins, and one great grandchild, Caroline Elizabeth Gaul. He was predeceased by his wife, a sister, Ella Eddins Glasson, and a grandson, George Edgar Eddins IV. The family will receive friends on Sunday, April 8 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle. The funeral service will be on Monday, April 9 at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Albemarle, N.C. Rev. Harold McDonald will officiate and the burial will be in Palmerville Cemetery, Badin. Military honors will be conducted by Stanly County, DAV, Chapter 12. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Stanly Community College Foundation, 141 College Drive, Albemarle, N.C. 28001 or Wake Forest University, Eddins Family Scholarship, P.O. Box 7227, Reynolda Station, WinstonSalem, NC 27109. Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.hartsellfh.com.

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Phantom of southern Appalachian mountain forests, saw-whet owls Here in the southern Appalachians we have 5 species of owls that regularly occur and nest in our region. Most of these are familiar to many of us, such as Great Horned, Eastern Screech, Barred and Barn. The fifth member of this group is small, hard to see and quite uncommon. This is the Northern Saw-whet Owl. This tiny owl breeds primarily in the spruce-fir by Simon forests along the Thompson crest of the Appalachian ridge. It was not known to occur this far south during the summer months until June 1941 when two university students heard the bell-like call notes of this small owl at Clingman’s Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Prior to this date, the Sawwhet Owl was thought to nest only as far south as Cranberry Glades in West Virginia. The Saw-whet Owl is widespread in most of northern North America, and is found from California east to Maine, and north to central Canada. During the winter

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many of them migrate to appear much further south, even being found along the coast of the southern Atlantic states. But to really get to know this bird, it is necessary to make the trip to the higher reaches of the Appalachians during spring and early summer. Wait until the weather is still and listen for the rapidly repeated clear notes coming from sprucefir woodland or in the adjacent northern hardwood forest. As in most nocturnal species, you probably will not see it, but no other owl in the southern Appalachians has this distinctive song. Like several owls, Saw-whets nest in cavities in trees, but it was not until the summer of 1995 when the first nest in a natural cavity was found in the state. Researchers working with the owls found a nest in a yellow birch high on Grandfather Mountain. All of the other nests had been in manmade nesting boxes constructed for northern flying squirrels. Upon closer exami-

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nation of this cavity, six eggs were found and it is believed that all of the birds successfully fledged and left the nest. To hear this enigmatic owl, it is best to take a spring or summer evening drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway and stop at various overlooks to listen. If you are lucky you might hear the clear bell-like notes of the Northern Saw-whet Owl in the cool mountain air.

Simon Thompson has lived in WNC for the past 18 years. He owns and operates his own birding tour company, Ventures Birding Tours. www.birdventures.com He and Chris Jaquette also own and operate the Asheville Wild Birds Unlimited Store. For more information on any of the birding activities in the area, drop by the store or check his website at www. asheville.wbu.com.

Foothills duplicate bridge results that were played March 15, 16 and 22 The results of Foothills duplicate bridge played Thursday, March 15; Friday, March 16 and Thursday, March 22 were as follows: March 15 Morning restricted pairs: Section A North-South 1. Jack Williams - Archie Hardy; 2. Jackie Caldwell - Virginia Ambrose; 3. Barbara Schuvart - Evalynn Hyra East-West 1. Marcie Mack - Edward Krainer; 2. Ronald Wingo - Ken Yeager; 3. Marilyn Clarkson Lou Murch Morning restricted pairs: Section B North-South 1. Mickey Brandstadter - Dianne Brandstadter; 2. Richard Belthoff - Rolland Rasmussen;

3. Barbara Trumble - Carolyn Ashburn; 4. Margaret Kennard - Jane Janke East-West 1. Elizabeth Easley - Norma Evola; 2/3. Janice Rasmussen - Janet Cannon; 2/3. Don Iaffaldano - Rosemary Iaffaldano; 4. Stephanie White - Martha Frederick Afternoon Open Pairs 1. Jack Williams - Mariana Tarpley; 2. Richard Long - Linda Sherer; 3. Charles Cannon - Curtis Ross East-West 1. Jackie Caldwell - Chris Ter Kuile; 2. Jim Jackson - John Memory; 3. Sally Jo Carter James Cobb March 16 Morning restricted pairs: North-South 1. Eilene Morgan - Evalynn

Hyra; 2. Paul Madar - unknown East-West 1. Deborah Bundy - Janice Dunn; 2. Nan Halbach-Merz Jean H. Case Afternoon open pairs North-South 1. Charles Cannon - Charlotte Lindsey; 2. Richard Long – H. Ingram Willis Jr; 3. Marily Williams - Louise Rezac East-West 1. Linda Sherer - Jim Jackson; 2. Curtis Ross - Jack Williams; 3. Margaret Landfield - Edwina Burger. March 22 Morning restricted pairs: Section A North-South 1. Sandra Parker - Teenie Elliott; 2. Mel Rogers - Charlotte Lindsey; 3. Donna Lohr - Judith Depriester; 4. Archie Hardy -

Jack Williams East-West 1. H. Ingram Willis Jr. - Andrea Kahn; 2. Jackie Caldwell - Kathy Bartlett; 3. Lois Merrill - Nan Halbach-Merz; 4. Ivalee Rymer - Ann Morgan Morning restricted pairs: Section B North-South 1. Rodney Lohman - Barbara Lohman; 2. Mickey Brandstadter - Dianne Brandstadter; 3. Hoppy Long - Patricia Komorous; 4/5. Richard Belthoff - Rolland Rasmussen; 4/5. Barbara Trumble - Carolyn Ashburn East-West 1. Jean Stratford - Charlie Stratford; 2. Nancy Symmes Nan Shively; 3. Daniel Dworkin - Yoshikazu Kinoshita; 4. Eliza(Continued on page 13)

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Author James Stehlik signs a copy of his book, “Distilling the Mysteries of Hogback Mountain,” for Margie Pankey. Stehlik gave a presentation at a recent Brown Bag Lunch at the Lanier Library. (photo submitted by Ron Pankey)

How I’ll decide this election Well, the preliminaries are mayor, I was not always sucpretty much over for the presi- cessful “biting my tongue,” but dential race and the serious when I did, I learned so much. stuff is just starting to crank up. That doesn’t mean that I agreed There will be plenty of “stuff” with what I heard; what it means flowing at us from every media is that I began to understand why source, your e-mail networks, people believed or opined the social networks and your friends, way that they do. There were neighbors and enemies until always viewpoints that provided that first Tuesday in November. knowledge and wisdom I didn’t have before I God Bless you listened. This all, because it Rhyme skill has helped is going to take or Reason me successfully patience, tolerrun internationance, love, determination and by Rodney Gibson al businesses even when the divine guidance “owners and to get through stock holders” were “top down” this one with dignity. To tell you the truth, I don’t pounding their viewpoints while have any advice other than, the “union” was pounding their no matter which side of the viewpoints. Wisdom only comes argument you’re on, “bite your when you listen and do the right tongue” and listen. Being a thing for business, America and strongly opinionated person, this the people. So, in this election year we is the most difficult thing that I do (ask my poor wife who gets are going to have to sort through the worst side of me). When (Continued on page 15) I was a city councilman and a

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the most intense level of political propaganda that has ever occurred in the history of civilization. Why? Well, we now have to deal with “political action committees (PACs)” that were declared by our supreme court to have unfettered freedom to conduct “political propaganda” to their hearts content. And they have no limit on what they can spend or say. The funny thing to me is that they have the opinion that “corporations” have the same rights as any individual to free speech. That thought in itself seems totally contrary to the constitution and declaration of independence (another discussion). What does this mean? Can Goldman Sachs show up at the polls and vote? Apparently, they can. But they are doing it through PACs. The point is that is going to take some seriously critical thinking to identify real facts,

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knowledge and wisdom in the “new reality” of political “propaganda-ism” that we are all going to be “blasted” with this year. (I saw a bumper sticker that hit home on this and it said “Critical Thinking, the Other American deficit”). How is a rational person going to sort this barrage of rhetoric and outright lies this year? Frankly, I don’t know. Unfortunately for some political viewpoints, governance is the ultimate outcome of an election. Once elected, the rhetoric has to be connected to reality of governance and if it can’t be connected with reality, unscrupulous people try to distort reality before they “deal” with reality. The downside is that America loses every time that statesmanship fails. The stakes are huge given the amount of money and greed that exists in our economy (at least until we have total economic collapse when the super-rich will just move to their other

home in New Zealand). Unfortunately, many politicians have “de-volved” and are more about distorting than dealing. What we need are leaders like the ones that are choosing to drop out during this cycle. I’m not going to list them, but they are the ones that are pragmatic, not driven by their ideology. They know that principles and ideology are important but also instinctively know that pragmatism is the only real ideology. Belief, right or wrong, is the only thing that keeps ideology alive. And reality is the inconvenient truth with regard to beliefs-religious or political. I’m an engineer, a scientist, and a businessman. Reality and pragmatism are the only ideologies to me. Whatever is necessary to move civilization and humanity forward is what is important. Everything else is just delusion. So, as this election year marches toward November, I’m going to be listening for bits of facts and truth. I won’t just listen

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to PAC advertisements or official statements from candidates. I will be listening for and checking facts. The new “information age” and technology gives me an advantage that I didn’t have in 1980. It allows me to check official and government databases, published historical statements from candidates and world views of statements on any issue from the comfort of my home computer. I can determine who is lying without the help of right or left-wing propagandist. I have to be diligent and not just accept what is said, I need to critically think about what I’m reading or hearing. I don’t need opinions from widely-read publications (that are clearly compromised by political money — e.g. Rupert Murdoch). I can essentially “write-off” all these “pundits”, do some research and get a “reality check” before I make a decision. It sounds like a lot of work, but it is my responsibility as a citizen of the greatest society that ever existed.

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House of Flags Museum: Chairman Robert Williamson, board member Scott Camp, County Commissioner Ted Owens, board member Robert Lair, Rep. Trudi Walend and board members Paul Sutherland and Joyce Preston. (photo submitted)

House of Flags entertains VIP guest North Carolina Representative Trudi Walend visited the House of Flags Museum in Columbus March 29. Walend had previously visitied the museum at its temporary location in Green Creek several years ago. Walend said she could easily see the metamorphosis between the two locations. “Today was a very special and fine day for me,” Walend said in an email to board mem-

bers. “The House of Flags was the most impressive museum that I have seen in the mountain region.” Admission to the museum is free. It is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arrangements for group tours at other times can be made by calling 828-894-2514. – article submitted by Paul Sutherland

Polk Middle A and A/B honor rolls Fourth marking period

Polk County Middle School has announced its A and A/B honor rolls for the fourth marking period. The following students were named to the honor rolls: Sixth grade A honor roll: Abby Amato, Willow Arkell, Drew Bailey, Jaylon Bontrager, John Dougherty, Carson Forward, Haley Fowler, Roanna Green, Kendall Hall, Katie Hay, Delaney Hill, Lauren Ketwitz, John Lucas Kornmayer, Haley Lawter, Sara McCown, Grace Mollette, Henry Monts, Zoe

Parsons, Brianna Richardson, Isaac Smith, Rachel Stechschulte, Reagan Waddell, Autumn Wilson, Karli Wood and Sophie Young Sixth grade A/B honor roll: Katherine Baumberger, Bella Bowser, Betsi Boyce, Amber Bradley, Trinity Branham, Leah Bulleit, Hannah Burnett, Zach Byars, Jonathon Cantrell, Luke Collins, Christian Davis, Deven Dufford, Haven Dufford, Julia Dunn, Elijah Edwards, Allison Edwards, Adam Elder, Hannah Emory, Leigh-Anna Evette, Madison Fagan, Weston Fisher, (Continued on page 18)

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Noah Frazier, Meredith Gillespie, Maranda Gosnell, Alex Greene, Amber Hall, Tyler Harris, Morgan Hudson, Dietrich Jackson, Jeremiah Johnson, Calyssa Jones, Ben Kellar, Paige Klie, Andre Kuettel, Matthew Loman, Baylee Love, Summer Mann, Bella Marino, Carson Marshall, Evan McCarthy, Gabe McIlwain, Melanie Metcalf, Kiara Miller, Dillon Overholt, Autumn Owen, Holden Owens, Cody Pace, Devin Panchyshyn, Mariela Ramirez, Jonathon Ramirez, Savanna Roberts, Haley Robinson, Tori Rouse, Hannah Ruff, Paige Schlabach, Carisa Sellers, Payton Stott, Arnie Twitty, Autumn Watkins, Triston Watkins, Jake Weis, Austin Wilson and Jared Wolfe Seventh grade A honor roll: Aaron Adams, Rhian Alley, Paige Boone, Virginia Bowyer, Laura Campuzano-Gomez, Gabby Chavez, Jasmine Ed-

wards, Georgia Garrett, India Godlock, Jennifer Griffin, Jordan Heston, Zane Johnson, Gabe Lail, Addie Lynch, Hannah Netschytailo, Brett Phipps, Erica Ramirez, Sheila Rodriguez, Litzy Sanchez Roman, Alana Seay, Erica Sullivan, Alivia Swayze, Emily Walker, Kiana Waters and Ashley Wilson Seventh grade A/B honor roll: Katelyn Allison, Arieana Alt, Paige Bagwell, Gustavo Bautista, Caroline Besnard, Bailey Blackwell, Maria Jesus Bolanos, Alex Bosket, India Branham, Carl Campbell, Lillie Dixon, Annie Eargle, Chase Emory, Michaela Franklin, Autumn Garland, Sarah Gibbs, Elianna Gil, Leah Hardin, Ethan Hodge, Savannah Jackson, Courtney Jones, Hunter Kilgore, Samuel Kornmayer, Jamie Levi, Troy Lieberman, Amber Miller, Malik Miller, Monica Mills, Lacy Montgomery, Rustin Muse, Faith Neal, Gabe O’Brien, Siddhi Patel, Sarah Perrin, Brasya Petty, Sam Rhinehart, Dakota

Book By: BURT SHEVELOVE and LARRY GELBART Music and Lyrics by: STEPHEN SONDHEIM Originally Produced on Broadway by Harold S. Prince

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Faculty/Staff/Student: $5 / General Admission: $7 / Group Rates are Available For tickets, contact the Performing Arts Center Box Office (864) 503-5695 or boxoffice@uscupstate.edu A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684. Fax: 212-397-4684. www.MTIShows.com

Ruff, Ashley Scruggs, Macie Siegfried, Harrison Sloan, Quincy Snyder, Victoria Swink, Riley Thompson, Jennifer Trejo, Alicia Twitty, Rosa Uribe, Sami Waisman, Megan Ward, Storm Wheeler, Courtney Wilson and Sarah Woods Eighth grade A honor roll: Maddy Arrowood, Jessica Bailey, Logan Bates, Jessica Bentley, Colleen Burke, Nora Contreras, Sophie Curtis, Makenna Devere, Mary Shannon Eargle, Alana Fongemie, Samantha Haase, Callie Keeter, Grace Marshall, Conner McCarthy, Keileigh McMurray, Jordan Mingorance, Samuel Murray, Sophie Oder, Tyler Oxtoby, Daniel Painter, William Sachse, Victor Santos, Madi Siegfried, Emma Wagoner, Skye Yarborough and Rayven Yoder Eighth grade A/B honor roll: Jeremy Allsbrook , Nic Barwell, Brad Blackwell, Caitlin Britton, Alyse Bulleit, Carigan Carson, Megan Clements, Abby Cochran, Sa-

mantha Contreras, Alex Dale, Hunter Davis, Leslie Doolittle, Sean Doyle, Caitlin Edwards, Harrison Fisher, Vincent Gage, Grayson Greene, Anamarie Gundersen, Savannah Hawkins, Eamon Hennigar, Noah Howell, Aleysha Hunt, Kinsley Jackson, Ericka Jolley, Noah Kellar, Caroline Lee, Ashley Love, Rudy Macias, Hunter Metcalf, Tiffani Moore, Scarlett Mosseller, Wesley Mullis, Wilkey Nelon, Hannah Newman, Mikayla Newton, Melanie Novel, Taylor Osborne, Megan Ridings, Wil Rimer, Fabyana Rivera, Savannah Robbins, Savannah Ross, Fred Salerno, Brieann Seaman, Nate Smart, Patrick Stimac, Leah Stockdale, Lauren Stratman, Adriana Talley, Nicole Tomko, Michaela Villecco, Yvonne Waters, Nathaniel Watkins, Brennon Webb, Garrett Weicker, Charlie Williams, Gabrielle Williams, Jacob Wolfe and Logan Wright – article submitted by Hank Utz

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Holleman speaks at Kiwanis

Dr. Jim Holleman, general surgeon at St. Luke’s Hospital, was guest speaker for Tryon Kiwanis on March 14. March is National Colon Cancer Awareness month, and Holleman updated everyone on the importance of a colonoscopy and being aware of symptoms. Colon cancer is the second top killer of men behind lung cancer, Holleman said, but only 40 percent of our population gets screened. Everyone should begin colon cancer screening at age 50, or earlier if exhibiting symptoms of the disease, Holleman said. Shown above are Kathy Woodham, president of Kiwanis, and Dr. Jim Holleman. (photo submitted by Sue Watson)

Persephone at ag center

The Persephone play put on at the Ag Center auditorium recently was absolutely amazing. The audience was dazzled, astonished and thoroughly entertained. I kept hearing sounds like “ahhh,� “wow,� “ooooooo� and realized it was me. People were on the edge of their seats with big eyes, and mouths open in astonishment. The Art Farm players were beyond great. I could not believe all of the effort put into the enormous 12-foot-tall articulated puppets and wonderful stage sets. All just for one night. This was real, mythical drama well executed. Please do it again. - Garland Rice, Tryon

The Saluda Community Land Trust will celebrate another year at its fifth annual meeting on Wednesday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Saluda. SCLT officials said 2011 was a successful year for the organization and the community because of the dedicated members

and volunteers. Hors d’oeuvres prepared locally with an assortment of beverages will be served. Everyone is welcome. John Vining will speak about native woody shrubs. Vining is a native of Polk County and has been associated with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service for nearly 30 years. In one

of his many accomplishments, he created the “Showstopper Plants� publication, which features unique woody ornamentals. Organizers said Vining has dedicated his efforts throughout his career to beautifying Polk County and making it a better place to live for all. – article submitted by Laura Smith Williams

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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. 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. Explore the Arts: ‘Improve Your Improv’, Thursday, April

12, Mahler Room at Tryon Fine Arts Center (TFAC). Darlene Cah will take participants on a creative journey through improvisation. Refreshments begin at 6:30 p.m., with the program starting at 7 p.m. Modest admission collected at the door; no reservations necessary. 828-859-8322. Cah will also lead an improv workshop for adults and youth Saturday, April 14 from 1-3 p.m. at TFAC. 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.

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

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Some of the native plant rescuers at Pearson’s Falls. Pictured are, from left to right: Susan Kelley, Linda Eiserloh, Kathy Wright, Gretchen Morris, Ken Weitzen, Mary Savard and Carole Bartol. (photo by Pam Torlina)

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and Kathy Wright. The group was able to rescue many native plants and save them from the bulldozer, and the entrance to Pearson’s Falls was spruced up, too. To see more photos from the native plant rescue, visit PAC’s Facebook page and website, www. pacolet.org. You can also visit Pearson’s Falls Monday - Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. and Sunday from noon - 5:15 p.m. There is a fee to enter Pearson’s Falls. Visit www.pearsonsfalls.org for more information. - article submitted by Pam Torlina

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be over an area that is currently forested, the garden club wanted to rescue as many native plants from the site as possible, before the construction begins. Sixteen volunteers from the Tryon Garden Club and the PAC gathered to help rescue native plants and reestablish them in other locations at Pearson’s Falls. The volunteers included Carole Bartol, Denise Boals, Linda Eiserloh, Judith Gosser, Mary Claire Jenks, Susan Kelley, Beth Laughridge, Carol Meeske, Gretchen Morris, Eva Pratt, Mary Savard, Donna Southworth, Bob Tobey, Pam Torlina, Ken Weitzen

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On Wednesday, March 28, volunteers from the Tryon Garden Club and the Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC) gathered for a native plant rescue at Pearson’s Falls. The N.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) will soon replace the bridge over Colt Creek on Pearson Falls Road, just past the entrance to Pearson’s Falls. DOT has asked to purchase a right-ofway on the Pearson’s Falls property to allow for a staging area for the project. The Tryon Garden Club, owner of Pearson’s Falls, has agreed to the right-of-way. Because the right-of-way will

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