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Tryon Rotary hosts Finnish visitors

Registration is open for the Coon Dog Day 5K run. This annual event will be held during the Coon Dog Day event in Saluda on July 7.

The City of Saluda is looking for sponsors, volunteers and runners. For more information, contact Monica Pace at 828-749-2581 or by email at admin@cityofsaludanc.com.

You can also learn more on the city’s website at www. cityofsaludanc.com.

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

As they prepare to depart for Morganton, N.C., the Group Study Exchange (GSE) team from Finland poses with members of the Rotary Club of Tryon who hosted them the weekend of April 27-29. As they left, the Rotary Club of Tryon gave the GSE team of four professional women and their Rotarian leader a banner that features Morris the Horse. (photo submitted by Robert Lair)

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.; (Continued on page 2)

Polk officially asks state to change school age

by Leah Justice

The Polk County Board of Commissioners is hoping to start a chain reaction across the state to lower the required school age for children from the current age of 7 to 6 years of age.

Commissioners met Monday, May 7 and approved a resolution in favor of the state lowering the

school age.

The move stemmed from a Polk County Child Protection Team Report that indicated two children might have avoided neglect if the school age were lower.

North Carolina requires children to be enrolled in school between the ages of 7 and 16, based on a law that was enacted

in 1907, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

“This is something I’ve wanted to change for about 20 years,” said Polk County Manager Ryan Whitson.

Whitson said changing the law won’t affect very many families

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bingo or bridge, 12:30 p.m.; medication assistance program, 9 a.m. - noon. 828-894-0001.

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

Tryon Kiwanis Club meets Wednesdays, noon, Congregational Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

Foothill’s Parkinson’s Support Group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the Landrum Library. Call 864-457-4419 for more information. All are welcome; no charge.

Female Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 828-894-2340.

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

Thursday

Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m.

- noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus.

N.C. DMV driver’s license mobile unit will be in Columbus in front of the post office on Ward Street on Thursday, May 17 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

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Corrections/Clarifications The headline for the “In Good Taste” column on page 15 in the Tuesday, May 15 Bulletin should have said, “Slow Food Foothills – Springing up a fundraiser Sunday, May 20. 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.

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.

Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym.

Rotary Club of Tryon meets every Thursday at noon at Tryon Presbyterian Church on Harmon Field Rd. Tryon farmer’s market, Thursdays, 4 - 6:30 p.m., McCown Street in Tryon.

ExploreTryon Tourism Board meeting planned for Thursday, May 17 at 5 p.m. has been canceled because of lack of quorum. 828-859-6655.

Carolina Camera Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Iso-

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Local Weather Forecast:

Today

Tomorrow

Moon Phase

Today: Partly cloudy, with 30 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms. High 81, low 57.

Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Thursday: Par tly cloudy, with 10 percent chance of rain. High 80, low 59.

Monday’s weather was: High 76, low 58, 0.04 inches of rain.

Obituaries Nola Laughter Champion, p. 16

thermal Community College.

Al-Anon: Foothills Come to Believe, Thursdays, 7 p.m., Polk Wellness Center, 155 W. Mills St., Suite 202, Columbus.

Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Thursdays 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym.

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

NAMI support group, Thursdays, 7 - 8 p.m. in the blue room of Tryon Presbyterian Church, located on Harmon Field Road in Tryon. The group, sponsored by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), is for anyone feeling anxious or depressed and those with a diagnosis of a mental illness. All conversations are confidential. No charge. 828817-0382.

AA’s Sobriety and Beyond, Thursdays, 8-9 p.m., Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, 1024 W. Main St., Forest City. 828-863-1313.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Thursdays, 8 p.m., CooperRiis, Mill Spring. 828-859-7099.

Friday

Saluda Center Friday events: chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; Trash Train, 10 a.m.

The Meeting Place Senior Center Friday activities include movie matinee at 10 a.m. and bingo at 12:30 p.m. 828-8940001.

Seniors on Sobriety (SOS) AA Meeting, Fridays at noon, Polk County Chamber of Commerce Building, 2753 Lynn Rd. (Hwy. 108), Tryon. 828-8940293.

Saluda farmer’s market, Fridays, 4:30 p.m., in downtown Saluda.

American Legion Post 250, weekly bingo games, Fridays, 7 p.m., 43 Depot St., Tryon. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Smoke-free.

Upstairs Artspace Literary Open Stage, Friday, May 18.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the readings begin at 7 p.m. All are welcome to read their original work for ten minutes.

Foothills Astronomy Club meets the third Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at FENCE in the great room. Enter through the back of the building and ask for Jessie Willard. Free.

Narcotics Anon., Saluda Senior Center, Friday, 8 p.m.

Saturday

Columbus farmer’s market, Saturdays, 8 a.m. - noon at Courthouse Square in downtown Columbus.

Foothills Humane Society, “Plants for Pets” fundraiser, Saturday, May 19, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Adoptable dogs and cats will be onsite. Sponsored by The Garden Patch Nursery in Columbus. 828894-2200.

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Greensboro Youth Symphony Orchestra at TFAC

Tryon Fine Arts Center recently welcomed 50 members of the Greensboro Youth Symphony Orchestra. The students played for a receptive and animated audience comprised of classical music and youth enthusiasts at Tryon Fine Arts Center. Pictured are members of the orchestra getting ready to board the busses to return to Greensboro after the performance. The concert was made possible by the Greensboro organization to provide experience for the young musicians. TFAC took the opportunity to present the young orchestra to the foothills community as part of the Arts in Education programming for the 2011-2012 season.

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On Friday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Polk County Council on Aging will sponsor a “Carnival of Resources” at The Meeting Place in recognition of Older Americans Month.

Organizations that provide goods and services to seniors in this area will showcase the opportunities and benefits available to older Americans in Polk County. This carnival will feature food, entertainment and fun – all for free – to help you discover what Polk County has to offer for seniors.

The theme of the carnival mirrors the theme for the whole month – “Never too old to play.” There will be games (cakewalks, bingo, duck pond, corn hole, croquet, pool, horseshoes, etc.) with prizes. The Joymakers and Black Lightning will provide live music. Storytellers will tell some tall tales and ask you to share your own. Linda Powell will bring her drums and teach you to play along. Madam Rosalita will “read your destiny in the stars.” And

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in Polk County, because most parents here send their children to kindergarten at age 5 and first grade at age 6. Many in Polk also enroll their children in preschool at age 4, Whitson added.

“Many counties have families that don’t have the gumption to get up and get their children to school,” Whitson said.

Whitson said with his background in social services, he’s seen that children who don’t begin attending school until age 7 get behind and end up in social services later in life.

Commissioners agreed that it may not affect many in Polk County but could make a huge difference 0tfn0COn- InDD - page in 50 other areas of the state.

Commissioner Cindy Walker thanked Polk County Department of Social Services (DSS) Director Lou Parton for the information

you can try your hand at a craft or two.

Since it is a carnival, there will be hot dogs and hamburgers, popcorn and cotton candy. There will be major prizes (gift certificates for meals, car washes and subscriptions; gift baskets, hats, bags, clocks and more – they’re still coming in) from our more than 55 participating vendors.

Organizers said this is an excellent opportunity to gather information on everything from financial advisors, Medicare, in-home health, exercise plans, recreation and adult day care to housing options and trips to Harrah’s in a fun-filled fashion.

Everyone is welcome to join the Polk County Council on Aging, the Meeting Place Senior Centers, Polk LifeCare and the Area Agency on Aging, along with such patrons as the American Legion, Feagan Law Firm and other area businesses. Call The Meeting Place at 828-894-0001 for more information.

– article submitted by Pam Doty

“Many counties have families that don’t have the gumption to get up and get their children to school.”

-- Polk County Manager Ryan Whitson

the child protection team brought to commissioners, as well as local news media for the attention.

The resolution approved by Polk commissioners states statistics showing the earlier children are enrolled in an instructional program the better their chances of success and urges the North Carolina General Assembly to lower the required age.

Polk County plans to send its resolution to N.C. legislation, the N.C. Association of County Commissioners and to the other 99 county clerks to ask them to adopt similar resolutions.

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Dance Dynamics to present recital May 19 at PCHS Dance Dynamics will present its 19th annual recital Saturday, May19 at 6 p.m. in the Polk County High School auditorium.

The theme is “Celebrate Life” and will feature award-winning soloists, duos, trios and groups.

Also featured will be instructors Missy Fincher, Stephanie Cantrell, Alyssa Fincher and Katrina Kaplin, as well as student assistants Nora Contreras and Lindy Wicklund.

The students who will perform include: Aliya Alexander, Susan Anderson, Keeley Arrigo, Mya Arrigo, Kaitlyn Arthur, Kelsey Ashmore, Jessica Bailey, Jordan Black, Alex Bosket, Kailyn Brown, Bethany Bruce, Mallory Burrell, Bailey Butler, Sarenity Carson, Sarah Cash, Nora Contreras, Shannon Cothran, Allison Edwards, Hope Edwards, Jasmine Edwards, Ava Evans, Alyssa Fincher, Debby Gordin, Roanna Green, Jennifer Griffin,

Paige Griffin, Samantha Haase, Anthony Heckstall-King, Dustin Holden, Jenna Holzheimer, Jeslyn Holzheimer, Alexa Hughes, Mallori Inman, Izzy Jackson, Cheyenne Jennings, Ada Kelley, Anna Kuykendall, Kinsley Lancaster, Gracie Lance, Tori Lanford, Haley Lawter, Bailey Lowman, Nathalie Magsino, Briggs Manness, Aida Martin, Allie-Mae Martin, Eli McCool, Karen McDowell, Tiffany McDowell, Keileigh McMurray, Kylie Mehaffey, Hunter Metcalf, Makayla Miller, Aliyha Mullins, Logan Nelon, Baylie Nodine, Mackaylan O’Shields, Kenslee Padgett, Hope Patterson, Meredith Peek, Sarah Prather, Emily Prince, Preslee Quinn, Codie Raffield, Stevie Reed, Sarah Reid, Keilea Roach, Gracy Roberts, Jayden Ross, Aislin Salerno, Abi Saunderson, Nori Saunderson, Nola Shade-Carter, Kati Shanahan, Isabella Sheffron,

Some Dance Dynamics students perform at Super Saturday. (photo submitted by Lindy Wicklund)

Maggie Sitton, Bethany Smith, McKenna Splawn, Taylor Stapleton, Elizalee Suber, Juliet Taft, Delaney Tipton, Anna Tokar, Ella Tokar, Maia Walen, Addison Ward, Hannah Watkins, Madison

Whitener, Lindy Wicklund, Clara Wilson, Elisa Wilson, Maggie Wilson, Mia Wolfe, Kinslee Wright and Madison Yellen.

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Junior fire fighters get hands-on training from Tryon firefighters

by Cabot Lee Petoia

Tryon Fire Department relies on a few very important, very young members.

Tryon Fire Chief Joey Davis describes the department’s junior firefighters as “extremely active in the department.”

Ethan Edwards (16), Savannah Hipp (15) and Daniel Walker (15) currently serve as junior members, running up to 50 calls a year.

While junior members are only required to complete 36 hours of training per year, all three have easily exceeded that amount. In 2011, Hipp ran 49 fire calls and completed 66 hours of training, Walker ran 45 fire calls and completed 88 hours of training and Edwards met the 36-hour requirement from both Tryon and Green Creek Fire Departments.

Yancy Pace, another junior member who is soon to graduate from the program, managed to complete 32 hours in less than six months.

“They’re like little sponges,” Davis said. “They absorb everything on the scene.”

Junior members in any Polk County department have certain restrictions adopted from the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Some of these restrictions include: • No calls after 9 p.m. on school nights • No calls during the school day • Must maintain a C average in all classes • No performing dangerous activities such as entering a burning building or cutting into a car at an accident scene These restrictions, as well as the inability to obtain firefighter certification until age 18, are the main differences between junior members and firefighters.

Although there are many duties junior members cannot legally perform, Davis said the Tryon Fire Department treats them as much like regular firefighters

as possible. Junior members get pagers just as regular duty firefighters do, and they attend classes, meetings and training sessions as a department – there are not separate classes for junior members except for on special occasions.

“If regular members get T-shirts, then junior members get T-shirts,” Davis said. “We want them to feel as much a part of the department as anyone else.”

The duties of junior members mostly take place in the staging area, or the secure place where people and equipment are kept away from the fire. At accident scenes, junior members help firefighters put on and take off equipment since they are legally not allowed to go near the fire.

Davis said by going on fire calls, junior members are able to become familiar with the truck, equipment and operating guidelines. He said this is extremely useful should they choose firefighting as a permanent career, because they already know the ropes.

“It’s awesome that they can now join at age 14,” Davis said.

Every past junior member of the Tryon Fire Department has stayed involved with the fire service, Davis said, either as a career or as volunteer work. Wesley Johnson, the youngest member to ever win Firefighter of the Year from Tryon, joined as a junior member and is now planning to go into the Navy as a firefighter.

Christian Miller became a junior member at age 15, and is now 21 and a lieutenant for Buncombe County.

Davis said the ultimate firefighter is one who starts as a junior member at age 14 or 15 and obtains certification at age 18, because they have young and able bodies, as well as years of experience in the fire service.

“The junior member program is a good way to get young people interested in the fire service,” Davis said.

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Congratulations in order

Facts are important

Not everyone’s season has come to a close as the spring semester draws to an end. So far both Landrum and Polk County high school athletic teams have garnered quite a bit of success.

Polk County baseball conquered Mountain Heritage for the Western Highland Conference championship.

The Cardinals men’s track team won its eighth Upper State title and went on to place fourth at state. Their female counterparts placed ninth at state, while LHS sophomore Shelby Morris grabbed the top of the podium with a first-place state finish in pole vaulting.

Polk County’s 4x400 meter women’s relay team brought victory home to the Wolverines with a second consecutive state title, as well.

There are still other teams seeking out their victories, including Polk County soccer, which plays South Iredell tonight in an effort to reach the state quarter finals.

The accomplishments and accolades for these teams and others have been big this year, and while some could say it’s just sports, we believe these students had to put in a tremendous amount of dedication and determination to reach these goals.

Way to go, athletes... you make us proud!

— Editorial staff, Tryon Daily Bulletin

To the editor: This is a brief note to correct Henry Bright’s assertions about my actions on land use planning.

R e g a r d i n g M r. B r i g h t ’s assertion that I v o t e d t o a p p l y Letters M u l t i p l e U s e to the (MU) zoning to a Editor large part of Polk County: Not so.

MU zoning was adopted in Polk County nearly a decade before I became a commissioner.

I never voted for it.

R e g a r d i n g M r. B r i g h t ’s assertion that I voted in favor of allowing 8,000-squarefoot buildings as part of home occupation expansion: Not so.

While I was in favor of expanding the opportunities for

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Tryon Daily Bulletin posted the article titled: “Abril responds to recent arrest” Benjamin Warren asked: “Why is it that every time Mr. Abril’s name is in your paper you make a point to include what he was charged with in the past and why he resigned as sheriff?

That is old news and is not relevant to his current situation. It is inflammatory, in my

opinion, and appears that the management of this paper has some personal issues with Mr. Abril by repeatedly bringing up his past.”

Tryon Daily Bulletin posted the article titled: “Polk women 4x400 grab second state title” Carla Walters said: So happy for them and for my niece, Rebecca Elliott!

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To the editor: May is a month of new beginnings – nature comes into full bloom. It is also a month that typically brings new kittens and puppies to Foothills Humane Society.

Our staff, volunteers and board members work hard to provide skilled care, proper medical attention and diet, as well as sufficient hugs and brushings to ensure that all of our animals know that they are special to us – each and every one.

Our donors make all this possible – Letters w h e t h e r t h r o u g h to the dollars, volunteering at Editor the shelter or working on a project.

We want the community to know about our May projects that provide an opportunity for them to demonstrate their continued support

home occupations, when the proposal for 8,000-square-foot buildings as part of that came before the UDO committee, I spoke against it and voted against it.

When I made a significant proposal to address Mr. Bright’s and the Saluda mayor ’s concerns to allow more commercial development in the zoned Mountain and Ridgeline Protection areas, I asked the planning department staff to circulate it to the entire UDO group, as well as to all other interested Saluda citizens for whom they had email or mail addresses, well before the meeting at which it would be considered.

I wish Mr. Bright had done the same.

– Renée McDermott, Tryon

and help.

Due to the increase in animal population, Foothills will have a May 26 adopt-a-thon. This is a great time to see all of the animals available for adoption, and then make a choice of a new friend.

We are also re-launching a brick fundraiser.

We now have 100 engraved bricks as part of our pavilion patio, with plenty of room for more. You can purchase an engraved brick to honor a loved one – either two legged or four. This is another way to help FHS continue caring for our many charges.

Bottom line, Foothills Humane Society is grateful to the all of the communities that we serve. We fulfill our mission because of your support. Hope to see you on May 26.

– Emily Clark, president Foothills Humane Society

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Good-Bye : Family Dollar – Tryon To the editor: Some folk are friendly and kind, Letters You know just the to the ones that I have in Editor mind, But then there are those that are rare to find: The ones that go out of their way, To make you feel welcomed, And wish you the “Best” kind of day.

The ones that always have that sunny smile, And find what you need : going that extra mile,

Truth to guide us Editor’s note: This letter was submitted to run prior to the vote on Amendment 1 to the North Carolina Letters constitution but was to the lost in the shuffle.

Editor The Bulletin staff apologizes to its writer for the delay.

To the editor: Leviticus 18:22 in the Old

Back to the future To the editor: Democrats controlled the NC legislature for 140 years but less than two years after Republicans Letters took control of the to the N o r t h C a r o l i n a Editor Assembly they skillfully managed to get a Constitutional Amendment passed, voiding all civil unions as well as guaranteeing gay men and women in North Carolina have no equal protection under the law and remain second class citizens indefinitely.

The Democratic governor has vetoed over 20 regressive

Or checking to see if they have it “ on file”.

The ones who genuinely show that they care, Who give more than their share, And always have Hugs to spare.

I know such a person, And who do think I suppose?

Well, It’s our Family Dollar Manager: Our one and only – Rose (Ellison).

Wishing only the Best, From ALL of us here in Tryon, N.C. Good-Bye You will stay in our hearts.

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Testament and Romans 1:2628 in the New Testament give God’s answer to our question about homosexuality.

When we have an important decision to make we have a source of complete truth to guide us.

We a l s o h a v e a loving Heavenly Father to forgive us when we stray, if we will sincerely ask.

– Jeanette Smith, Sunny View

laws passed by this assembly since 2010, but looking at the other states Republicans took over in 2010, the future Republican agenda here is clear.

Voter suppression laws, end of collective bargaining and unions, repealing equal pay laws, gutting child labor laws, cutting social programs and education budgets and passing draconian restrictions on woman health, but few job bills.

North Carolina has taken a big step backward and sadly j o i n e d i t ’s n e i g h b o r s . . . i t starts here but this is only the beginning.

– Richard Yurko, Tryon

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Exhibits/Events

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.

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. Art quilts of Greer, S.C. artist Beth Andrew on display through mid-May. Gallery hours are Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information, call 828-859-8316.

Saluda Arts Festival, Main St. in Saluda, May 19.

More than 80 fine art and fine craft artisans, food and live music. Contact Susie Welsh at 828-749-3900 or Todd Kirby at 828-606-0942 for more information.

Saluda Center, 4 Greenville St., Saluda. Works of students of Bill Jameson on display. 828-749-3455 or 828-749-9245 for more information.

Skyuka Fine Art, 133 N. Trade St., Tryon. “CooleyMcNamara,” a show of paintings by Gary Cooley and Michael McNamara. The show will run through May 31.

Tryon Arts & Crafts School, 373 Harmon Field Rd., Tryon. Members’ show, “Flights of Spring,” continues through June 15. Fused glass workshop May 18-20.

Nuno felting workshop May 19.

Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Art and scupture exhibit. Scottish band North Sea Gas will present a free concert on May 20 at 2 p.m., followed by a reception at Lanier Library. Kindermusik classes Saturday mornings, 10 a.m. Tango classes taught by Larry Gant, five weeks, first and third Mondays.

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

Members’ show, sculpture only, now through June 16.

New classes offered in introduction to drawing, sculpture, oil painting and figure drawing. Contact Christine Mariotti at cmariotti@windstream.net or 828-859-8392.

Upstairs Artspace, 49 South Trade St., Tryon. The Art Trek Tryon exhibit continues with 34 Polk County artists showing their work in many mediums. An opportunity to enjoy the talent in the community. Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m., Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Contact 828-859-2828 or visit www.upstairsartspace.org.

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Live Music

Wed. May 16

Elmo’s Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

Thur. May 17 Purple Onion Audrey Auld

Zenzera Melodious Earth

Fri. May 18

Elmo’s Karaoke Zenzera Blues Underground

Party Place & Event Center Cruise In & BBQ for Telemedicine Purple Onion Fred Whiskin

Movies

Sat. May 19 Elmo’s Speedwell

Party Place & Event Center Tuxedo Junction Purple Onion Brooks Williams

Zenzera Juno

Sun. May 20

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

Elmo’s Jam session hosted by Speedwell, 3:30 p.m.

Tues. May 21

Zenzera Open Mic, 7:30 p.m.

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

May 16 - 20 The Hunger Games May 23 - 27, The Three Stooges May 28 - 29, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Live Theater

Tryon Little Theater, 516 S. Trade St., Tryon. Auditions for “Seussical the Musical,” the summer youth musical for ages 10-18, Sunday, May 20 from 2-4:30 p.m. and Monday, May 21 from 5-7:30 p.m. at TLT’s Workshop (address above). Performance dates July 19-22.

Music Venues

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.

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Exploring mind of a sculptor at TFAC Gene Apple and Stoney Lamar discuss Lamar’s most recent artistic work following Tryon Fine Arts Center’s “Explore the Mind of a Sculptor,” presented

by Lamar and fellow sculptor Dale Weiler. This program, the final of the third “Explore the Arts” season, focused on the artistic processes of these two highly regarded artists and was facilitated by Dale McEntire, ar tist, and Jean Pettigrew, chair of TFAC’s Explore the Arts committee. Lamar, Weiler and McEntire are three of the many artists exhibiting in the art and sculpture exhibit at TFAC currently on display until May 25. For more information, call TFAC at 828-859-8322 or visit the gallery at 34 Melrose Avenue. (photo submitted by Marianne Carruth)

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Landrum High School presents underclassman awards Landrum High School held its underclass awards ceremony Friday, May 4. The following awards were presented: Swofford Career Center awards: Multimedia Most Improved: Daniel Rice ROTC awards: American Legion Awards: Holly Rickett and Anna Skinner Scottish Rite of the Free Masonry Award: A. J. Kniffin Military Order of World Wars: Keith Langley National Sojourners Award: Carla Bruce Sons of the American Revolution: Pierce Cannon Veterans of Foreign Wars: Paige Herbst and Harry Reed Military Officers’ Association Award: Ian Betzel Palmetto Boys State: Truston Whiteside and Mark Wilson

Palmetto Girls State: Holly Horton and Lillian Keith Junior Leadership Spartanburg: Holly Rickett and Julia Skellie Josten’s Commit 2 Graduate Free Ring: Houston Burch Language Club Travel Scholarships: Brendan Taylor and Lindsay Wilson AAUW Foundation Scholarship: Ann Doar Hugh O’Brian Leadership: Holly Rickett S.C. Governor’s School Program: SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities - Lillian Keith and Chelsea Regoni Alliance for Young Artists & Writers: Katelin McCall USC Upstate Youth Leadership Summer Institute: Rebecca Castro, Anthony Kniffin, Katelin McCall and Chelsea Regoni USC Upstate/BMW Outreach Camp: Alex Joen Youth Leadership Summit

2012: Chelsea Regoni Make It Happen Camp: Kaitlyn Dill Silver Crescent Foundation Award: Brandon Hernandez NCDA Poetry/Poster Award: Tristan Scruggs National Job Shadow Essay Award: Ryan Herbst S.C. Dialogue Foundation Art and Essay Contest Honorable Mention: Madison Jones Spartanburg Junior Achievement Ethics Essay Writing Contest: Anna Belue (first-place category winner) Art awards: Melony Gibson and Holly Horton Journalism awards: Abbey Hill, Morgan Hodges, Holly Horton, Logan House, Lillian Keith, Steven Patrick, Winton Smalley and Claire Walters Orchestra awards: Melissa Hernandez and Devin Senders Oak Ridge Laboratory Summer Institute: Matthew Pace

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TWGA results, golf played May 1 The Tryon Women’s Golf Association event for May 1 at the Tryon Country Club was low gross, low net and low putts.

The winners were: 18-hole group Low gross - Becky Walker (92) Low net - Sheila Umlauf (72) Low putts - Sheila Umlauf (32)

9-hole group: ‘A’ flight Low gross - Bonnie Sakos (47) Low Net - Claire Conrad (33)

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Low Putts - Margaret Wheat (14)

9-hole group: “B” flight Low gross - Peggy Bolen (62) Low net - Lynn Chalmers (35) Low putts - Parky Flanagan (19) For the next two weeks the TWGA will be playing in the annual President’s Bowl. As this is a net tournament, it is a particular favorite, and anyone can win.

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by Betty Murray Erika Hannah McClure, Matthew Robert Pace, Kayla Brook Ravan, Michael Cody Ravan, Harrison William Reed, Jessica Phillip Rhyne, Keri Lynn Ridings, Joseph David Spencer, Brittney Jane Vaughn, Breanna Gale Waldrop, Daniel Hugh White and Truston Shavar Whiteside 10th grade: Morgan Sharee Ballew, Riley Nichole Belue, Jorge Alberto Bravo Becerra, Jacob Roy Bryant, Houston Douglas Burch, Elijah Tucker Burrell, Lee Anna Dickerson, Taylor Renee Johnson, Christina Nicole Knox, Natasha Kay Mullins, Ethan Brian Price, Chelsea Fox Regoni, Kaitlyn Eugenia Seay, Michael Winton Sperry Smalley, Adam Isaac Turner, Sara Elizabeth Walker, Claire Marie Walters and Erik Steven Wiley 9th grade: Leah Jocelyn Blanton, Ashley Elizabeth Burns, Brittney Amanda Burns, Irina Whyte Davenport, Lorie Ann Davis, Kaleb Michael Dill, Brandon Daniel Hernandez, Sangita Lalji Jadavji Kerai, Lindsay Taylor Kitchens, Rachel Nycole Lancaster, Amelia Julian Snow McCall, Danielle Paige McKee, Matthew Ray Parris, William Bennett Phillips and Madison Anne Trainor For a list of senior award winners, see the Bulletin’s graduation special edition coming May 31.

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Thermal Belt Friendship Council picnic set for June 2 The Thermal Belt Friendship Council will hold its annual picnic on Saturday, June 2 at the Harmon Field Cabin and Pavilion from 4 – 6 p.m. All are welcome and there is no charge.

Each year as the news has spread through the community, increasing numbers of area residents have attended the picnic, each bringing a salad, entree, vegetable, or dessert for seven people.

The Friendship Council supplies hot dogs, buns, condiments and drinks. There will also be musical entertainment and a piñata for the kids. Friendship Council officials said they anticipate an outstanding raffle because of generous donations from Thermal Belt merchants and other friends.

The Friendship Council is a loosely organized group of friends whose goal is to promote racial and ethnic diversity and harmony in the Thermal Belt. There is no formal membership and there are Participants enjoy a previous picnic at Harmon Field. (photo submitted by Lynnea Stadelmann) no dues.

Friends meet on the second Tuesday of each month at Rose- memoration is already under way.

Second is the annual picnic, land Center, Tryon, at 6 p.m. to and third is Christmas caroling plan community outreach and at a local nursvarious events. ing home, with The Frienda potluck Christship Council Want to go? mas dinner folsponsors three What: Friendship Council lowing at Good major events annual picnic Shepherd Episeach year. The copal Church in first is the com- When: Saturday, June 2 Tryon. memoration for 4-6 p.m.

Throughout Dr. Martin Lu- Where: Harmon Field the year, friends ther King Jr., cabin and pavilion meet at a local held in January restaurant to enat the Fine Arts Center in Tryon. joy lunch with one another.

Planning for next year’s comFriendship Council events are listed in the community calendar in the Bulletin and all are welcome Obituaries to attend. There is never a charge for any event.

The Friendship Council maintains a telephone committee to call friends for special events. If you wish to be on the telephone list Nola Laughter Champion of or to get further information, call Columbus died May 15, 2012. 864-457-2426, or visit friendshipArrangements will be announced council.homestead.com or www.

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What exactly is wellness?

A couple of weeks ago, Polk Wellness Center had a community awareness event focused on “taking charge of your wellness.” Wellness is one of those nebulous terms on the surface, but if you dig deeper, you realize there is a lot going on with a word that is a noun. It has come to have a proactive undertone and almost seems to be a very active verb.

In 1948, the World Health Organization called it “a state of complete physical, social and mental well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” A current definition describes wellness as “an active process of becoming aware of, and making choices toward, a more successful existence.”

Again, vague and confusing at best.

At its core, “wellness” implies an optimal level of spiritual, mental, physical and emotional health. But how do we reach that level?

First, we have to educate ourselves about making appropriate choices on all levels as we adapt to our ever-changing environment. As circumstances change, we should be fluid enough to change with them while keeping focus on staying well in the process. Whether the change is good (birth of a child, wedding, new job) or bad (loss of a loved one, loss of one’s home or employment), we have to keep our eyes steady on wellness. Asking hard questions of ourselves as these changes take place will help maintain that focus on wellness.

While we tend to focus on physical heath, as it is the most obvious and easily seen, we are wise to bear in mind that spiritual, emotional and mental stress can have a physical mani-

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festation. That is why it makes sense to embrace a holistic approach to health that integrates the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual areas of our lives.

“It is not the mind which makes man, nor is it the body; it is mind and body. Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more,” said Nicola Tesla in his book, “The Problem of Increasing Human Energy.”

Recognizing the mind-body connection is truly one of those light-bulb moments in life.

When you realize the stress you cannot deal with adequately during the day is causing insomnia at night, you start connecting the dots. Stress is mental, but it has a direct causal link to many physical conditions and illness.

A person on the path to wellness will realize that to fix the symptoms associated with insomnia, he or she must address either the cause of stress or how to deal with it. Again, it’s all about being proactive.

A joyful, productive, fulfilling, loving and positive life, with an optimism about the future, sounds like wellness to me.

Doing your best with the hand life has dealt you, and smiling about it, is my own personal definition of living in wellness. What is yours?

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by Polk Wellness Center Board Member Dr. Charles P. Whalen, D.C. For more information about Polk Wellness Center, visit www.polkwellness.org or call 828-894-2222.

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Bridge Players Corner

by Karl Kachadoorian

NORTH } A82 { J82 [ A1098 ] A102

WEST NORTH PASS 1• 2♣ DOUBLE (1) (ALL PASS) (1) support double (promising 3 card Heart support) West’s opening lead is the King of Clubs. Plan your play.

It should be fairly obvious that with a certain loser in Hearts and Clubs that the fate of the contact lies in how declarer handles the Diamonds to limit his loses to no more than 1 trick in that suit.

The textbook on card combinations suggests taking 2 Diamond finesses to lose no more than 1 trick, treating South’s holding of Qxx as Jxx, which is the odds on percentage play. What the textbook doesn’t tell you is that before you finalize your plan on how to handle the Diamond suit, see if there are any clues from the play that might change your mind.

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Center, Zumba class, Saturdays, 9 a.m.

Grassroots Art Project holds art classes to benefit Lennie’s Fund and the Humane Society, Saturdays from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. There is no fee for the class and all materials will be provided. Classes are held at the Holy Cross Episcopal Church on Melrose Ave. in Tryon. Call 828899-0673 for more information.

House of Flags Museum, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Columbus.

Kindermusik class, Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m., Tryon Fine Arts Center. 828-859-8322.

Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

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SOUTH } K4 { KQ10975 [ Q75 ] 75

EAST SOUTH PASS 1♥ PASS 4♥

So let’s follow the play and see what transpires. Declarer wins the King of Clubs with dummy’s Ace and plays a Heart to his King and West’s Ace. West then cashes the Club Queen and continues with the Club Jack which declarer trumps.

Declarer draws the rest of his opponents trumps finding that they break 3-1, with West holding the Ace singleton. So now it’s time to tackle the Diamond suit. If you have been taking stock on what has transpired in the play so far, you should have noted that West has shown up with 10 HCP‘s and consistent with his original Pass in first seat, East should therefore be marked with the Diamond King. So based on the “evidence,” declarer should forego

the textbook suggestion on how to play the Diamond suit and just lead to the Ace and play a small one back toward the Queen., limiting his loser to one trick.

It should be noted that if the Diamond honors were split that the textbook approach would have also been successful. But since you knew that East had the King it would have been a disaster if the honors weren’t split and East held KJx in the suit, which was true in the actual hand distribution.

The key to playing this hand and most others is to listen to the bidding, collect information as the play of the hand transpires and then make critical decisions based on a combination of facts and theory.

day, May 19, 5 p.m. at Green Creek Family Life Center, 25 Shields Drive, off Coxe Road across from Green Creek First Baptist Church.

Donations will be used to help pay for Caleb’s final expenses.

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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.

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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. 828-894-3336.

Saluda Center Monday activities include line dancing at 12:30 p.m.

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Auditions for ‘Seussical the Musical,’ the summer youth show of Tryon Little Theater and Tryon Youth Center, will be held Sunday, May 20, 2-4:30 p.m. and Monday, May 21, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Tryon Little Theater Workshop, 516 S. Trade Street. Ages 10-18. 828-8948722.

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Students of the Polk County High School ‘Humane Society Club’ participating in a “club Saturday” at Foothills Humane Society. (photo submitted by Michelle Ledbetter)

the club participated in a “Club Saturday” at the shelter, where they learned basic training and handling skills for dogs and cats.

“Educating students early is key in preventing future animal abuse and neglect, and goes handin-hand with Foothills’ mission to ‘encourage responsible ownership and population control,’” said Michelle Ledbetter of FHS. “The precedent these students set can only encourage others to

become volunteers themselves, and learn the joys of giving back to our small community.”

The Polk County High School Humane Society Club is led by Gillian Westmore.

If you are interested in becoming a part of the team of volunteers at FHS, contact Michelle Ledbetter at fhsvolcoor@gmail. com or call 828-863-4444.

– article submitted

by Michelle Ledbetter

Foothills duplicate bridge results, May 3 The results of Foothills duplicate bridge played Thursday, May 3 were as follows: Morning restricted pairs: Section A North-South 1. Donald Cobb - Carol Simpson 2. Donna Lohr - Judith Depriester 3. Andrea Kahn - Kathy Bartlett East-West 1. Robert Palmer - David Hart 2. Ronald Wingo - Marily Williams 3. Stephanie Williamson Donald Williamson

Morning restricted pairs: Section B North-South 1. Hoppy Long - Patricia Komorous 2/3. Cary Griffin - Keith Dozier 2/3. Barbara Trumble - Ken Yeager 4. Richard Belthoff - Rolland Rasmussen East-West 1. Jean Henderson - Virginia Ambrose 2. Bruce Fritz - Elaine Jenkins 3. Jean Stratford - Charlie Stratford

4. Barbara Clegg - Kathe Burklow Afternoon open pairs North-South 1. Linda Sherer - Jim Jackson 2. Charles Cannon - Jack Williams 3. Richard Long - Curtis Ross East-West 1. Michael Verbonic - John Memory 2. Jack Saunders - Doris Saunders 3. Jackie Caldwell - Virginia Ambrose – article submitted

by Marily Williams

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Foothills Humane Society (FHS) officials often say the organization would not be able to operate without the dedication and loyalty of its volunteers and donors. In the past few months, Emily Clark and Harriet Spencer, chairs of the FHS education committee, have been working to increase the participation at the shelter of students in the Humane Society Club at Polk County High School. On May 5, students from

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Polk High students help at humane society