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Tryon Daily Bulletin

The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper

Vol. 85 / No. 123

Tryon, N.C. 28782

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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All Morris, Tryon high alumni reunite All the Time gala July 28

by Samantha Hurst

The Landrum Lions Club recently named Paul Ayers as its Lion of the Year. The club currently consists of 21 members. Their next meeting will be Aug. 2 at the Landrum Fire Department.

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

Today Wednesday

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

Landrum farmers market, Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon, N. Trade Ave. in Landrum. For more information, call Joe Cunningham, 864-457-6585.

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.; (Continued on page 2)

Fans of beloved Morris the Horse plan to gather Saturday, July 28 at the Tryon Fine Arts Center in an effort to raise funds for the Tryon icon’s restoration.

The Save Morris Gala will be held from 6-9 p.m. July 28 by Save Morris Project committee members to keep the spirit of giving alive, said committee chair Patti D’Arbanville.

“We wanted to keep the ticket prices low because we want people to be able to participate and be involved in this effort. So many kind people have reached out to help us save Morris from his kidnappers but the effort is still ongoing,” said D’Arbanville.

The event will include a live auction of items from local artists, including youth in the area. The live auction will start around 7 p.m.

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Eloise Johnson carries a large Tryon Tiger. The stuffed tiger normally holds residence at the Polk County Historical Museum. Many attendees at the Tryon High reunion held Sunday, July 22 at Harmon Field brought yearbooks, T-shirts and other memorabilia to share.

See more pictures page 6. (photo by Leah Justice)

Citizens move revitalization plans forward

by Leah Justice

A group aimed at revitalizing downtown Tryon’s economy has identified its next steps and is asking for the public’s involvement.

Concerned residents and business owners attended a brainstorming session July 9 and identified Tryon’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Organizers have now

identified short and long-term goals and created six study teams to focus on 1) downtown business development, 2) growth

Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties

Welcome, Dr. Lonnie Lassiter and team!

We’re proud to announce the opening of

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located at 112 Sparks Drive in Forest City * 828-351-6000

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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.

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.

Alcoholics Anonymous Tryon 12 and 12, Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Tryon Coffeehouse, 90 Trade Street.

Thursday

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

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

Thursday Men’s Prayer Breakfast will meet Thursday, July 26, 8 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe, 456 S. Trade St., Tryon. Order breakfast from the menu.

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

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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.

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

AA open discussion meeting, Happy, Joyous and Free, noon on Thursdays, Columbus United Methodist Church, 76 N. Peak Street, across from Stearns gym.

Polk Fit, Fresh and Friendly will hold a general meeting Thursday, July 26, noon - 1:30 p.m. Rachael Nygaard, director of United Way’s 2-1-1 of WNC, will make a presentation. Public welcome.

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.

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). 828-8945098.

N A M I s u p p o r t g ro u p , 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

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Local Weather Forecast:

Today

Tomorrow

Moon Phase

Today: Thunderstorms expected with a 60 percent chance of rain. High 90, low 72.

Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Thursday: Par tly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. High 94, low 72.

Monday’s weather was: High 91, low 70, 0.66 inches of rain.

OBITUARIES Clifford Gray, p. 11

conversations are confidential.

No charge. 828-817-0382.

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. 828-894-0001.

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

Saluda farmer’s market , Friday, July 27, 4:30 p.m., in downtown Saluda.

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

Smoke-free.

Summer Tracks Concerts in Rogers Park Series, Friday, July 27, 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Phil & Gaye Johnson and The Stray Birds perform at Rogers Park In Tryon.

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

Saturday

Landrum farmers market, Saturdays, 7-10 a.m., N. Trade Ave. in Landrum. For more information, call Joe Cunningham, 864-457-6585.

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

Democratic Men’s Club, will meet Saturday, July 28 at 8:30 a.m.

Green Creek Community 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.

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

Tryon Painters & Sculptors, will hold an opening for its new gallery shop Saturday, July 28 from 5-7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The public is welcome. All items will be original and handcrafted by TPS artists.

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Twenty five original art pieces created by FENCE and Serendipity Kids Ranch campers will be available for purchase at the All Morris, All the Time gala. The event will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2012 from 6-9 p.m. in the TFAC Gallery One. (photo submitted by Meg Rogers)

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Chef Gayle and the Chefettes out of Asheville will provide food for the evening.

Artwork to be auctioned off during the evening includes works by artists such as Ruthie Cohen, Julie McEntire, Richard Baker and Johnny Hipp. Also for auction will be the white sawhorse currently

holding Morris’ place in the center of town and the rocking horse from last year’s production of Sleepy Hollow. Joe Cooper has donated a replica of the copper and bronze statue atop the Tryon clock tower for auction as well.

The All Morris, All the Time special exhibit will run through Aug. 11 at TFAC. The fundraising effort kicked off mid May when the Tryon Town Council appointed D’Arbanville

chair over the Save Morris Project.

“I went to a town council meeting and had brought up the fact that I had been coming here since I was a little girl and had never seen Morris in such bad shape. I said, ‘Something really needs to be done and so they all looked at me and said ‘okay,’” D’Arbanville said. “It’s been a really positive and wonderful experience being involved in this effort. It’s been a real community effort.”

D’Arbanville said the committee is a little more than halfway to its goal of $12,000. Any residual monies will be put into the Morris account and left there for maintenance of the town icon in the future, she said.

The committee hopes Morris will be able to return to his rightful post by the end of September.

Checks can be made out to the Town of Tryon with a note for the money to go specifically to the Save Morris Project.

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Woman, man arrested after larceny at Bill’s Jewelers

by Leah Justice

The Tryon Police Department arrested a Murphy woman last week following the larceny of a bracelet and ring from Bill’s Jewelers located in downtown Tryon.

Karen Sue Barnette, 54, of 123 Beal Circle, Murphy was charged with larceny and obtaining property by false pretenses, according to Tryon Police Chief Jeff Arrowood.

Also taken into custody was Lazaro Perez, 28, who gave no address. Perez was served warrants for a probation violation out of Buncombe County.

Arrowood said on Thursday, July 19, Barnett and Perez went into Bill’s Jewelers and asked to look at a ring.

While the ring was still out, they asked to look at a bracelet and wrote a check and purchased the bracelet. According to the police report, Barnett took the ring while purchasing the bracelet.

The ring was worth $295 and the bracelet was worth $160.

Employees of the jewelry store immediately found out that the check Barnett wrote was bad and contacted police.

Employees gave a detailed description of the couple and the white Cadillac Deville they were driving and said they headed towards Landrum.

Tryon police contacted the

Karen Sue Barnette

Lazaro Perez

Landrum Police Department with the description and as Landrum officers were inside Subway, the couple walked in, Arrowood said.

The couple was taken into custody with Perez being extradited to Buncombe County. Barnett is being held by Polk County.

Barnett also has warrants in three other counties for similar offenses, Arrowood said.

Outreach uses grant to help residents with heating, power bills this year Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry (Outreach) was able to help area residents last winter as a result of a seasonal grant from the Polk County Community Foundation.

Even with a mild winter, Outreach had numerous requests for financial assistance with heating and power bills. Also, the grant enabled Outreach to work with Polk County Schools to identify and assist school children

who were without proper clothing and footwear.

“We are grateful for the Polk County Community Foundation’s help in furthering our mission to provide compassionate assistance to Polk County residents who do not have the resources to provide for their basic life needs,” said Carol Newton, executive director of Outreach.

- article submitted

by Wendy Thomas

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management, 3) new downtown attractions/festivals, 4) beautification, 5) government issues and 6) communication strategies.

Andy Millard, one of the organizers, said the overwhelming message coming out of the brainstorming session was the desire to have an organized process for rebuilding downtown Tryon’s economy.

Jeanne Brittingham and Margie Panky are working to organize the “mountain” of data collected, said Millard.

The short-term challenge for downtown Tryon is filling empty spaces downtown and attracting sufficient shoppers to keep businesses going.

One long-term challenge, organizers have identified is creating a reliable, sustainable stream of visitors/tourists to provide customers in sufficient numbers “to keep downtown Tryon humming well into the future.”

“There are plenty of creative ideas for meeting the challenges, and it may be tempting to pick two or three ideas and run with them,” Millard said. “But to do so without examining all options in the light of our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats would be rash.”

Organizers strongly encourage anyone who wants to be a part of the process to get on the email list by sending your name and email address to tryonbrainstorming@yahoo.com.

Organizers are then asking for individuals to indicate which group(s) they wish to be a part and for all work to be complete by the end of August.

DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

The downtown business development group study topics include downtown branding, rental issues, retail ventures and merchant needs. Branding topics include Morris the Horse, Tryon’s rich history and visual congruency (Toymaker village theme concept).

“There are plenty of creative ideas for meeting the challenges, and it may be tempting to pick two or three ideas and run with them. But to do so without examining all options in the light of our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats would be rash.”

-- Andy Millard

Rental issues include flexible policies, redevelop/reuse empty space and landlord/tenant incentives.

Retail ventures topics include anchor business; business incubator; diversified retail; pop up stores; street vendors; storefront farmers market; restaurants; children’s stores; businesses for all demographics; culinary institute (long stay-overs and/or locals); variety arts; toymaker store.

Merchant needs topics include identifying dollars spent out of town; window dressing; welcome services; consumer education; longer open hours; customer service training; business practices training and shopping trips for retired communities.

GROWTH MANAGEMENT

Study topics for the growth management group include planning issues, tourism development and capital projects.

This group will study free downtown wi-fi, big box stores, leadership programs, business/ retail zoning, retirement community, economic development grants, youth services, traffic patterns, permanent citizen input forum and overnight accommodations.

Tourism development topics for this group include outdoor sports tourism, main street visitor center, youth tourism guides and visitor lodging.

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Locals of all ages reflect on Tryon High years

Hundreds made their way to the log cabin at Harmon Field Sunday, July 22 to reconnect with alumni from their alma mater Tryon High School. Tryon High celebrated its last graduating class in 1992. Top: Former students, teachers and family gather for refreshments inside the log cabin. Middle left: One alumni wore a T-shirt from 1992 with the words, “The Last Hurrah!” The T-shirt refers to a gathering held that year to honor the school right after it closed. Middle, middle: The 1952 Tryonite yearbook. Middle, right: Chris Burns and Lula Burrell chat about old times. Bottom: Former THS students Jean Richkus Millsap and Jackie Wingo Copeland (one of the reunion organizers) reunite as they grab plates of food. (photos by Leah Justice)

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clude the old hospital building, sidewalks, bike trails, roadside shoulders, parking, two-side Main Street and walking trails.

NEW DOWNTOWN ATTRACTIONS/FESTIVALS

Study topics include artsrelated festivals, food-related festivals, other prospective festivals and existing festivals.

The new downtown attractions group will discuss performance-related festival topics including historical drama (Rogers Park), film festival, Sherlock Holmes festival, weekly music performance and Nina Simone festival.

Arts-related festivals topics include artist street festivals and literary (books/writing) festival(s). Food-related festival topics will include slow foods, wine and seafood festivals.

Other festival topics include

an historical event, youth events, String of Pearls, Tryon’s 125th birthday and monthly “festivals of Tryon.” Existing festival topics include Super Saturday, the Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival, Gallery Trots, Arts festivals, the Christmas and Halloween Strolls.

BEAUTIFICATION

Topics include parks, treeplanting program, sidewalks, bicycle racks, kudzu/bamboo and town gateways.

The beautification group will study topics including clean city program, creeks and parks, tree-planting program, sidewalk appeal, decorative trash cans, bicycle racks/benches, kudzu/ bamboo removal, gateways and the Polk County Appearance Commission.

GOVERNMENT ISSUES

The government issues group will focus on town manager turnover, Nina Simone debt, government leadership training and

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Want to get involved?

Send your name and email address to organizers at: tryonbrainstorming@yahoo.com grant sources. This group will also study voter turnout, consolidation of city and county services and increasing grant funding.

COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES

Topics for the communication strategies group include websites, marketing strategies and promotable assets.

This group will study website topics including linking realty and merchant sites to local events, collaborative government internet distribution and update and maintain tourism websites.

Marketing and strategy topics for this group include to identify target publics, identify all useful channels, Facebook page, coordinate messages, advertising and public relations campaigns.

Promotable assets assessment topics for this group include financial stability, good parking, artistic community, brand, Morris, rich history, Harmon Field, railroad, gateway to mountains, Rogers Park, two live production theatres, movie theatre, Nina Simone, world class music ventures, schools, special events, family town, safe, local paper, country club, bakery, bookstores, drug stores, liquor stores, coffee, four seasons climate, equestrian, open trails, hospital, ICC, IGA, churches, Pangaea, Thermal Belt Outreach, no big box stores, FENCE, Sidestreet Pizza, Cowan’s Hardware, no gangs or graffiti, pet-friendly, depot and plaza, Pearson’s Falls, Lanier Library and garden clubs.

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Ours

Yours

Keep momentum going When almost 200 people packed the Tryon Depot earlier this month a flood of ideas poured forth about ways in which the community could help reenergize Tryon’s downtown area.

Now organizers of that revitalization meeting are seeking additional input from the community before moving forward with steps to address specific areas such as downtown business development, growth management, new downtown attractions/festivals, beautification, government issues and communication strategies.

You can be a part of the discussion.

To have your email address included on future communications or to get involved with one of several work groups, send your name and email address to tryonbrainstorming@ yahoo.com.

Organizers ask that anyone interested in completing a survey related to their ideas for the downtown area do so

by Monday, July 30.

The topics this group of concerned citizens will address will run the gamete from diversifying retail and traffic patterns to marketing already existing festivals and eradication of kudzu - all necessary toward the vitality of town.

Also necessary are the ideas of many people from different backgrounds and points of view.

The hope is for initial committee work - compiling information needed for the various work items on each committee’s list - is completed by the end of August so that action can be put into place.

Attitudes toward turning around circumstances along Trade Street in Tryon are positive and many people involved truly say they believe strides can be made to reenergize the town. Kudos to those keeping the conversations and work going.

— Editorial staff, Tryon Daily Bulletin

The Tryon Daily Bulletin The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper Betty Ramsey, Publisher Editor Managing Editor Graphic Designer Reporter

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Samantha Hurst Barbara Tilly Gwen Ring Leah Justice

Send thoughts by email to samantha.hurst@tryondailybulletin.com.

Request for more information related to Morris the horse To the editor: I am one of many Polk County residents who are concerned about the wellb e i n g o f M o r r i s . Letters I h a v e s e e n t h e to the “ r a n s o m ” l e t t e r s Editor in the Tryon Daily Bulletin, but I would like more information about this situation.

I am hoping someone will answer the following questions and make this information public.

Who is on the committee for the restoration of Morris?

The caption under one photo indicates that Doug Arbogast is on the committee, but I am told that may not be true.

What is the cost of refurbishing Morris?

It is difficult for me to know

the amount to give if I don’t know the goal.

Who is refurbishing Morris?

I do hope that it is being done locally since he represents Polk County. Certainly we have individuals qualified to do this work.

Was the project put out for bids? If so, we, the donors, need to know how the selection was made.

How much money has been raised? If the goal has been reached, why have we not been told? If not, how much more is needed?

When is Morris coming back to his rightful place of honor?

Why have these details not been made public?

I am surprised that more details have not been published about this. Whoever is in charge, please let us know more about Morris and his situation.

– Emily Clark, Tryon

Collinsville Road widening

unusual for me to encounter more than two to three cars, and never a logging truck. The occasional horse trailer is counted among the To the editor: two to three cars I mentioned.

I read in the July 12 I would surely like issue that Collinsville to know which part of Road widening at Letters Collinsville would be an estimated cost of to the widened - and why. It $520,000 has been Editor is among our prettiest postponed to the 2013 roads, deserving of the budget by the DOT. I live on south Highway 9 and title “Scenic.”

– Maddie Ramsey, travel Collinsville regularly as a Green Creek route west. As I drive this route it is

Comments on www.tryondailybulletin.com Tryon Daily Bulletin posted the obituary titled: “Champ, the therapy dog” Skip Love said: “Am happy to see that a pet can be rescued

& live a life of happiness after coming from a miserable existence, probably caused by humans who did not deserve to have a pet! RIP Champ!.”

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In search of truth

louder than their words.

I suggest we eschew broadcast To the editor: m e d i a c o n t r o l l e d b y l a rg e To become informed voters is corporations, print media bereft not easy. of in-depth reporting, “talking Amid political propaganda heads” or right or left extremes, and shallow news reporting, the and narrowly focused simplistic challenge is to separate fact from slogans. fiction, to embrace discernment Among more reliable sources rather than popular dogma. are PBS NewsHour (educational Because the stakes television), BBC are terribly high, we Letters Wo r l d N e w s n e e d t o b e a w a r e , to the America (British informed and engaged Editor broadcasting), The in public issues.

Christian Science Unfortunately, public Monitor Weekly (a discourse is too often a shouting, non-partisan newspaper, not a slurring, illogical, venomous religious journal), the League of tirade.

Women Voters, Common Cause So, how can we prepare to vote and C-Span. responsibly; how can we ferret Although a limited approach, out truth? this is manageable amid pressures D r a w i n g u p o n o u r o w n of daily responsibilities. experience, reasoning, values It is adequate to preserve the and conscience, many of us lack integrity of our search for truth. background in history, economics We can influence our country’s and other social sciences. direction and standing among Working families hardly have nations in a precarious world. time to consult scholars, research The stakes are terribly high. issues or question experienced – Maryneal Jones, legislators whose records speak Columbus

TR&HC support

CTF, received a portion of the winnings based on their team’s finish.

To the editor: The Children’s Theater Festival On behalf of the Children’s was lucky enough to be included Theater Festival Board, I would and will use their prize money to like to commend the help continue Tryon’s Tryon Riding & Hunt Letters Super Saturday tradiClub’s generous sup- to the tion next March. port of local non- Editor Thank you, profit organizations TR&HC, for proving during their Charity that community supHorse Show held June 6-10 at port is alive and well.

FENCE. The children in the Landrum This event paired eight ran- and Polk County area will benefit domly-selected non-profits in our from your generosity and comcommunity with a jumper team munity spirit. . in the Charity Jumper Challenge –Amber Keeran on June 8.

Children’s Theater Festival Each non-profit, including Board, Columbus

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Expand theater presence already unique to Tryon To the editor: I’d like to second the editorial about turn- Letters ing Tryon into a theatre to the Editor town.

A theatre institute could be created, with acting, set design, playwriting, the-

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atre direction, etc. classes of varying lengths held year ‘round in those empty stores in downtown Tryon.

In addition, visiting students would need places to sleep, eat and souvenirs to take home.

As the writer of this editorial said, it would be an expansion of what is already in Tryon.

Sounds like a winner.

– Patricia Roshaven

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Modular Manufacturing Now Hiring Carpenters & Roofers. Great Benefits, 401k, Paid Holidays , Paid Vacation. Location Upstate SC. Follow Interstate 26 E into SC, take exit 5 at Campobello, turn left on Hwy 11, go 1/4 mile, turn left onto E. Frontage Rd., go 1 mile, turn left into Blue Ridge Log Cabins.

625 E. Frontage Rd. 864-457-7343

HELP WANTED

www.familiestogether.net

Families Together, (FT) is dedicated to providing quality services to our exceptional children, families and adults.

FT is a CABHA, and nationally accredited with CARF International.

We Work to strengthen the family system and to support the people we serve to remain in their home community.

FT is team oriented and provides a positive work environment, flexible hours, health benefits, clinical supervision, and an innovative culture.

Due to continuous growth and expansion we are hiring a licensed professional in Polk County. Qualified candidates will include LPC’s, LCSW’s, LMFT’s, LCAS’s, PLCSW’s, LPCA’s, and PLCAS’s.

This applicant should have the skills to lead a start up Intensive In-home team.

They will also take on management and leadership duties of this team, and possibly other Teams, in neighboring counties, as well.

Interested applicants should apply at www.nc-mentor.com

HELP WANTED - MEDICAL / DENTAL

HOUSES FOR SALE

Near Asheville, NC

Mountain Chalet on 1.87ac, 2bdrm 2bath, lg stone fireplace, new well, septic, appliances and a nice mtn view. $144,750 Call Now 828-286-1666 Looking for a home?

Look in our classifieds section and learn of great deals for you and your family.

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FOR SALE BY OWNER This is a STEAL! 3 BR. 2 BA. on 6 wooded 28x72 4 Bedroom acres 1375 SF finished liv- Home Only $59,995. ing space 1000 SF unfinRoomy and ished walk out bsmt Mstr Bdrm w jacuzzi, walk in Affordable! 667-2529 closet, pvt deck Great Rm with Stone Fireplace Very PARTMENTS Private Lg Deck Mtn Views $249,500 Call 828-894-6345 For Rent 1 Bdr efficiency, furnished water & electric, Ideal location for busicentral H/A 1/2 mo. dep. ness, artisan shop &/or required Call home. Info Photos: 828-817-5381 https://sites.google.com/ site/Tryonoctagonal/ For Rent Apt., 1 bdr/1 ba, liv. room, kit, partially furONE TIME nished, water & elec. inSPECIAL OFFER! cluded, close to downtown Our best selling Tryon, $425/mo, 1/2 3 bd / 2 ba singlewide months dep. required Call with designer decor 828-817-5381 Please call 828-684-487

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Rent, Lease to Buy or Buy 4+ acres. Access to Hwy 74 South of Mill Bayada Home Spring. 2bd (possibly Health Care 5)/2ba, W/D, Large back Now hiring CNAs for PT deck, DSL/DSS available, work in Polk County. Call near schools, no smoking, 828-696-1900 to apply. no pets. $850/mo.

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Basement. Attached greenhouse. Beautiful garden. Just renovated. $1400/mo. (843) 514 5900

MOBILE HOME SALES

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT Beautiful professional office space for rent.

From 150 sf - 1900 sf available. 2 locations: in Columbus by I26 and Chamber of Commerce Building. Call Mike at: 828-817-3314 Commercial space available in Saluda, high visibility, lots of parking, downtown Main Street.

Call Grier Eargle 828- 243-4300

FURNITURE Very nice Oval Country Table with Tresele. Table measures 5ft. x 42in. with 18in. built in extension. 6 chairs. Like new, no scratches. $300.00 OBO. Call 706-825-0601

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Junk cars, trucks & vans.

Call anytime for pick up.

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WE BUY Cheap running cars and junk cars. Up to $1000.00.

Come to your location.

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TRANSPORTATION Drives/Owner Operators Now hiring Independent Contractors with 3 years experience hauling tankers. Must own your own truck. HazMat NOT req.

Local work around the Greenville/Upstate area.

Home every night. Call Brandon 864-230-3919

SIGN-ON BONUS Local & OTR Drivers Needed. Class A CDL Drivers needed for Regional carrier.

Home most weekends.

Good pay and Benefits.

Dry Van East Coast only.

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704-876-2730

WANTED Mother with two boys would like FT employment responsible, 47 non-smoker, non-drinker, formerly senior buyer & field inspector in the textile ind. Computer Proficient, Secretarial skills, Landrum, Tryon, Columbus area Call 864-680-8655

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DOMESTIC PETS Adult female seal point Siamese cat Free to a good home.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, POLK COUNTY 10 SP 55 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Derrick L. Caldwell and Stephanie Caldwell and Vickie Caldwell to Robert P. Tucker II, Trustee(s), dated March 05, 2008, and recorded in Book

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Obituaries

Clifford Gray

Clifford Scott “Cliff” Gray, 61, passed away peacefully at the V.A. Hospice in Asheville, N.C., surrounded by his family after a period of declining health.

He was born in Evanston, Ill. Jan. 16, 1951 and grew up at “The Yellow Farm” in Marshall, Mich., where his love of the outdoors and hunting and fishing became his passion.

He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and honorably discharged in 1970.

After his duty ended he moved to Hilton Head, S.C. and for many years was in the construction and painting

business.

H e r e l o c a t e d t o Tr y o n , where he worked with his brother in the remodeling business for the past 20 years.

Cliff enjoyed playing golf at Meadowbrook Golf Club with his brother and nephews and fishing for trout in the Pacolet River.

He will be missed dearly.

He is survived by his mother, Gwen Gray Bailey of Tryon; brothers, John Gray (Peggy) of Hendersonville, N.C., Glen Gray (Barbara) of Ramrod Key, Fla. and Robert “Bob” Gray and Beverly of Landrum, along with many nieces and nephews and their families.

A private family service will be held at a later date.

If you wish, memorials m a y b e m a d e t o Wo u n d e d Wa r r i o r s P r o j e c t , P. O .

Box 758516, Topeka, Kan. 866675-8516.

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Kiwanis learns about Ageless Grace from Dr. Freeburg

Dr. Joann Freeburg spoke Wednesday, June 27 to the Tryon Kiwanis Club. Freeburg presented a program about “Ageless Grace,” a fitness and wellness program created by Denise Medved. The program consists of 21 exercise tools designed for all ages and abilities.

The 21 tools have creative, imaginative names, so they are easy to remember. The movements are designed to be performed seated in a chair, on the floor or standing. Shown are Tryon Kiwanis member Lee Colbourn, Freeburg and Tryon Kiwanis member Kathy Romich. (photo submitted by Sharon Millard)

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363, Page 454, Polk County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Polk County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Polk County, North Carolina, at 11:45AM on August 01, 2012, and will sell to the highest bidder for

cash the following described property, to wit:

must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the

expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current

owner(s) of the property is/are Derrick L. Caldwell and Stephanie Caldwell.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agree-

BEING ALL OF LOT 1, CONTAINING 1.08 ACRE, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF SUNNY VIEW ORCHARDS, AS RECORDED IN THE POLK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA REGISTER OF DEEDS, SAID PLAT RECORDED IN CARD FILE C, PAGE 271. REFERENCE TO WHICH HEREBY IS MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION OF SAID LOT. Said property is commonly known as 4116 Big Level Road, Mill Spring, NC 28756.

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St. Luke’s Hospital auxiliary awards health career scholarships The St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary wants to shed light on a growing problem — the nation’s shortage of trained and qualified healthcare professionals to care for an aging population. To do so, the auxiliary has announced scholarship awards and renewals to several students from the area.

Abigail Hall, daughter of Richard and Angela Hall of Columbus, has been awarded the 2012 St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary Katherine Kirby Nursing Scholarship. Hall has been accepted into the nursing program at Western Carolina University.

At Polk County High School, Hall was treasurer of Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA), a member of the National Honor Society and the chorus. She was also a program leader with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She has volunteered at Christ Community Church Soup Kitchen and events at Sunny View Elementary School. Among her hobbies are gardening, jewelry making, photography, video production, tennis and ultimate frisbee. She has worked as a lifeguard and assistant swimming instructor at Gibson Park Pool.

Shyann Cook, daughter of Scott and Regina Cook of Rutherfordton, has been awarded a St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship to study nursing at Isothermal Community College.

Cook was a member of HOSA at Polk County High School, as well as Interact.

She was also a member of her church youth group. She has volunteered for the Red Cross and assisted with vision screenings at Sunny View Elementary while attending PCHS. She enjoys swimming, hiking and softball in her spare time.

She works at Sunny Mountain Restaurant.

Mary Potter, daughter of Gwen Painter of Campobello, S.C. and Les Potter of Columbus, is also the recipient of a

Abigail Hall

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Mary Potter

St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship. She plans to study nursing at Gardner-Webb University.

While at Landrum High School, Potter was a member of Beta Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Technical Honor Society and Foothills Americorps. She was a varsity soccer player. At New Testament Christian Fellowship, she was a youth leader. Among her hobbies and activities are participation on five dance competition teams, volunteering for her church and Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Gail Parres, a volunteer at St. Luke’s Hospital, has been awarded a scholarship to assist in her pursuit of a degree as an Occupational Therapy Assistant at Greenville Technical College.

Ashley Monk, a 2010 graduate of Polk County High School, has received a renewal of her St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary Katherine Kirby Nursing Scholarship. She is continuing her studies in nursing at GardnerWebb University.

Katarina Hernandez, a 2009 graduate of Polk County High School, has received a renewal of her St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship. She will study nursing at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington in the fall.

Jane Leonard and Reba Williams, nurses at St. Luke’s Hospital, were awarded schol-

arships to assist in the completion of a masters in nursing at Gardner-Webb University.

Lynette Williams, a 2010 graduate of Polk County High School, received a scholarship to study nursing at AshevilleBuncombe Technical Community College.

For more information about

the auxiliary team, call Gayle Cook, St. Luke’s Volunteer Coordinator, at 828-894-0895.

The auxiliary is proud to have 150 members who assist with varying needs of St. Luke’s Hospital, a private, not-forprofit community hospital.

– article submitted

by Jennifer Wilson

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Bridge Players Corner

by Karl Kachadoorian

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West led the Queen of Hearts against South’s 6 Spade contract.

Declarer quickly noted that all he needs to make his slam is for the Diamond suit to break 3-2.

However, if the suit breaks 4-1 he will have to find another way to limit his Diamond losers to one.

Declarer covered the opening lead with King and ruffed out East’s Ace, no luck there. Did he really think that East would lead the Queen if he held the Ace? That was a foolish play. I hope you didn’t make that play. So what should he have done? Well for starters he should play low from dummy and trump in his hand.

Now what? Well, it’s time to review what he knows about the lie of the cards and see if there is an alternate line of play. He starts with the opening lead and noted that East holds the Heart Ace.

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Also if Diamonds do break 4-1 and East is short in Diamonds maybe he can hold his Diamond losers to just one with careful play.

So declarer drew 2 rounds of trumps and ruffed dummy’s Heart 7 in his hand, a very key play as you will see later. He led Clubs and trumped the third one in dummy. He then cashed the Ace and King of Diamonds ending in dummy, getting the bad news of the 4-1 Diamond break. Next he led dummy’s Heart King and discarded a Diamond from his hand as East won with Ace. Now East was helpless, he was end played.

If East led a Club or Heart declarer would discard his last Diamond while ruffing in the dummy. The message in this hand is that it pays to take out a little insurance just in case the cards don’t behave as nicely as you would like.

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A construction crew works on an entertainment pavilion at Landrum Public Library with the aim of completing the project in time for upcoming New Harmonies events in August. (photo submitted by Anne Regan)

Manna makes Charleston School of Law’s 2012 spring semester dean’s list Jillian S. Manna of Landrum was named to the Charleston School of Law’s dean’s list during the spring 2012 semester. To make the dean’s list, students have to earn at least a 3.3 grade point average on a four-point scale.

Manna, a member of the Class of 2013, is the daughter of Suzanne Fennell and Robert Manna.

Manna is a 2004 graduate of Landrum High School and received a bachelor’s degree in 2009 from the College of Charleston.

The law school, which now is comprised of about 700 students

in downtown Charleston, opened in August 2004. It has received its full accreditation from the American Bar Association.

The Charleston School of Law is one of the few in the country that requires students to donate at least 30 hours to public service projects before they can graduate.

Since the school opened in 2004, students have contributed more than 186,200 hours of public service through pro bono (free) and externship projects to local, state and national organizations.

- article submitted

by Jillian Manna

Rufus L. Stewart Reunion held Aug. 5 The Rufus and Mildred Prewette Stewart Reunion will be held on Sunday, Aug. 5 from 2 - 4 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on Highway 11 between Gow-

ensville and Campobello. All relatives and descendents are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.

– article submitted Ann Stewart Carswell

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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.

Tired of maintaining a large home and doing yard work?

Kathleen’s Gallery, 66 E. Main St., Saluda. Gallery hours are Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information, call 828-859-8316.

Saluda Center, 4 Greenville St., Saluda. Works of Kitsy Stratton and Kathy Fitzjohn on display until July 31. 828749-3455 or 828-749-9245 for more information.

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Skyuka Fine Art, 133 N. Trade St., Tryon. Opening reception “For the Love of Tryon” Aug. 11, 5 - 8 p.m. Show runs through mid-September.

Tryon Arts & Crafts School, 373 Harmon Field Rd., Tryon. Now through Aug. 10, Summer Sizzler Arts Day Camp for students ages 10 - 14. Workshops coming up include felting workshop with Vicki Bennett Aug. 4 - 5 and Aug. 11 -12. Fusion show featuring works from members of Tryon Arts and Crafts School and Tryon Painters and Sculptors Aug. 24 - Oct. 6.

Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Tango classes taught by Larry Gant, five weeks, first and third Mondays.

Tryon Painters & Sculptors, 26 Maple St., Tryon. July 28, Gallery Shop opening. New classes offered in introduction to drawing, sculpture, oil painting and figure drawing.

Contact Christine Mariotti at cmariotti@windstream.net or 828-859-8392. Gallery show featuring works by Joan Murphy continues through Aug. 4. Tryon Painters with join Tryon Arts & Crafts for a show Aug. 24 – Oct. 5; reception on Aug. 24, 6-8 p.m. at Tryon Arts & Crafts Gallery, 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon.

Upstairs Artspace, 49 South Trade St., Tryon.”Revolver” and “Marked Up,” open through Aug. 25. “Revolver” showcases work by the painter Daniel Nevins and wood/ mixed media artists Dustin Farnsworth and Daniel Marinelli. “Marked Up” introduces Nava Lubelski in a solo exhibit of textile art. Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact: 859-2828.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Live Music

Weds. July 25

Kyoto The Trophy Husbands, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Thurs. July 26

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Sat. July 28

Purple Onion Uptown Jazz Quartet Zenzera Blues Underground

Purple Onion Swayback Sisters Zenzera Guitarist Mark Yaxley

Sun. July 29

Fri. July 27

Melrose Inn Folk music of Brown Anderson Zenzera Open Mic Night with Doug Hooper

Purple Onion Fred Whiskin, 7 p.m Summer Tracks/Rogers Park in Tryon The Stray Birds and Phil & gaye Johnson, 7 p.m.

Zenzera Special Edition

Sat. July 28

Larkin’s in Columbus Fred Whiskin, 11:30 a.m.

Tues. July 31

Thurs. Aug. 2 Purple Onion Martha’s Trouble

Party Place & Event Center Crimson Rose

Movies

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

July 25 - 29, Prometheus Aug. 1 - 5, Brave

Live Theater

Tryon Little Theater, 516 S. Trade St., Tryon.

Audition weekend coming Aug. 3 - 6. Auditions for “1940’s Radio Hour” and “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.”

Music Venues

El Chile Rojo - 209 E. Rutherford St., Landrum, 864-457-5977 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.

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

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

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J. Dean Crain, a moonshiner turned preacher When Dr. J. Dean Crain died on Jan. 10, 1955, while serving as vice chairman of the Furman University board of trustees – a board to whom he devoted more than 30 years of his life – he was honored by the institution, in part, with these words: “Dr. Crain rendered incalculable service to his beloved Alma Mater. He believed inherently in the value of Christian education in a democratic society. His vision of a greater university on a new campus was one of the motivating forces which helped to change the dream into a reality.”

His honorary doctorate was bestowed upon him by the university in recognition of many years of outstanding pastoral ministry at City View Baptist Church in City View, Park Street Baptist Church in Columbia, and Pendleton Street Baptist Church in Greenville, where he served as pastor for 21 years. He later pastured Laurel Baptist Church in Greenville.

He served as principal of North Greenville Baptist Academy (forerunner of today’s

North Greenville University) vid Hoke and Mary Jane Crain, for two years before becoming and grandson of Shadrack State Evangelist for the South “Shade” Crain.

He and his brother, Buford, Carolina Baptist Convention, prior to his pastoral ministries. who was four years younger, He served as vice president grew up learning all the ins of the large Southern Baptist and outs of the art of making Convention, headquartered in moonshine and how to avoid Nashville, Tenn., and served getting caught by revenuers. on numerous Both were boards and hard working Twice-told committees young men Tales of the who seemed for the SouthDark Corner d e s t i n e d t o ern Baptist and South Carbecome proby Dean Campbell olina Baptist ficient in Conventions. moonshine His reputation as a stalwart making, in the way of their in the faith for spreading the ancestors. Neither was a hell gospel and promoting christian raiser, but both were steeped in education became so expansive the code of the hills, whereby during his mid and later life you “gave a good as you got.” that few people remembered his While their mother and fahumble beginnings in the Dark ther could neither read nor Corner and his devotion to the write, they encouraged both of art of moonshining before his their sons to get an education. conversion to the ministry.

Both were natural musicians Crain was born on Oct. 26, and played for hoedowns in 1881, in a log cabin located on surrounding communities.

Highway 414 (in recent years Crain discovered learning the cabin has been moved to a especially to his liking at the location on Dill Road and re- North Greenville Baptist Acadstored). He was the son of Da- emy and realized that education

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was a “way out” of the limiting moonshine-making existence in the mountains. His brother was the first to be encouraged to pursue learning.

Crain challenged Buford to join him in giving up drinking until Christmas as a way of showing the importance of concentrating on learning. Both kept the challenge and neither ever returned to the habit.

Crain felt led to the surrendering of his life to the ministry. Younger sisters had earnestly prayed for both brothers to make life changes. Soon after baptism, Buford felt the same call.

Crain attended sessions at Richmond College in Virginia, then decided to finish his degree at nearby Furman University. He excelled in debating and public speaking, winning a number of awards, including the Oratory Medal in 1910 (I won the same award as a senior there in 1954).

He married Mary Ellen Wilson, daughter of James and Dallas Pennington Wilson, prior to graduating.

In 1914, at age 33, he was encouraged to write “A Mountain Boy’s Life Story,” the first book on life in the Dark Corner.

The book was published by the Baptist Courier Press.

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Tryon Little Theater

AudiTions For the first two shows of TLT’s 2012-13 Season

The 1940’s Radio Hour

A Musical by Walton Jones

Auditions

Aug. 3, 7 p.m.

Aug. 4, 10:30 a.m.

needed:

5 males over 40 5 males 30s or younger 4 females 30s or younger Bring your own sheet music or recorded accompaniment Attendees and volunteers at last year’s Farm to Fork supper. (photo submitted)

Farm to Fork set for Oct. 13 The Mill Spring Agricultural Development Center, known to locals as the ag center, will host its third annual Farm to Fork supper and open house Saturday, Oct. 13 from 5:30 9:30 p.m.

This event is the largest annual fundraiser for the ag center and has quickly become an annual social highlight for the community. Following tradition, the evening will take place on the front grounds of the ag center amidst the ancient magnolia tree and the expansive new Mill Spring farm gardens.

The event will focus on the area’s rich agricultural roots, as well as Polk’s deep sense of community through fresh, local food, drink, music and art.

The silent auction and 50/50 raffle will be an important part of fundraising efforts to enable future projects to be completed

as restoration of the Agricultural Development Center continues.

Tickets will go on sale in August and will be available on a first come, first serve basis at the Mill Spring Farm Store, farmer’s markets and online.

The past two events have sold out quickly, so make sure you are signed up to receive future updates via www.polkcountyfarms.org Farm to Fork is currently securing volunteers to help with the many facets of the event. If you would like to be involved, would like to be considered for the evening’s musical line-up, have your art be a part of the event or make a donation for the silent auction, contact Mindy Wiener at mindywiener@gmail. com.

– article submitted

by Mindy Wiener

Performances Nov. 8 – 11 & Nov. 15 – 18 at the TLT Workshop

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

by Robert Fulghum, adapted by Ernest Zulia

Auditions

Aug. 5, 2-4 p.m.

Aug. 6, 7-9 p.m.

needed

3 males 2 females Mid-30s to mid-60s

Performances Sept. 20-23 & Sept. 27 – 30 at the TLT Workshop

Auditions are held at the TLT Workhop 516 s. Trade st., Tryon scripts available at the Book shelf 94 n. Trade st., Tryon

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Exchange students visit Rotary In 1975, under the leadership of the late James R. Black, the Rotary Club of Tryon initiated a student exchange program with its sister club in Pirmasens, Germany. Each year the two clubs select and sponsor two students from Polk County and Pirmasens to participate.

The host families are the parents of the students and provide opportunities for the visiting students to gain an understanding of the culture and history of each country as part of Rotary’s objective to promote international peace and understanding. Rotarian Petra Harrelson administers the program.At a recent meeting, the students from Polk County and Pirmasens were introduced to the club. For additional information, contact Bill Hillhouse at hillhouse550@windstream. net.

Left: Along with Petra Harrelson, they are Johanna Kesseler, Jan Peifer, Olivia Nelson and M a t t h ew J a c k s o n . (photo submitted by Bill Hillhouse)

American Legion holds spaghetti dinner to honor Carney’s legacy The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, Aug. 25. The women of the auxiliary said they want to honor Sherry Carney’s legacy by funding “Singing for the Soldiers,” which she established to help soldiers overseas.

Although Carney died last February, her legacy of giving to U.S. troops will live on in the many dedicated people she has rallied behind her cause.

Carney began her mission when her brother-in-law, Army Captain Mike McCawley, was deployed to Iraq in 2006. She started a campaign to solicit donations for the provisions to set up a coffee shop for soldiers in his outfit so they would have a place to drink coffee and relax. Her mission snowballed into sending not just coffee, but snacks and personal items to Iraq and then Afghanistan. Children in local schools have written letters

of encouragement that have been enclosed with the provisions.

Carney has rallied many organizations in addition to the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary to give funds to further this project. In 2008, she first began “Singing for the Soldiers.”

Hundreds of people gather on Memorial Day in Veterans Park in Columbus. Amid the gospel music and food, people donate items that will be shipped overseas.

With the proceeds from the spaghetti supper in August, the Legion Auxiliary plans to help continue the traditions that Carney has begun.

Tickets are available at Cowan’s Hardware and at the Seventh Day Adventist Church; they will also be available at the door. Everyone is welcome to eat in or take out the spaghetti and desserts.

- article submitted

by Cindy Worrall

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Brandon Michael Franklin and Kathryn Anne Page

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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Virgil Page of Campobello announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Anne Page, to Brandon Michael Franklin of Prosperity, S.C., son of Mr. Michael Franklin and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Spears of Prosperity, S.C. Kathryn is a graduate of Landrum High School and Clemson University, where she received her bachelor of science in nurs-

ing. She is currently a registered nurse in the CCU at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, S.C. Brandon is a graduate of Gilbert High School and earned his associate’s degree in science at Tri-County Technical College.

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Stuart and Margaret L. Forbes Foundation adds new board member The Stuart and Margaret L. Forbes Foundation announces the addition of F. K. McFarland, III to its board of directors.

“It is with great pride that the Stuart and Margaret L. Forbes Foundation makes the announcement adding F. K. McFarland, III as the newest member of its board of directors,” said James T. Boyle, president of the Forbes Foundation Board. “F. K. is well known within the Polk County community, and his accomplishments and abilities speak for themselves. Being the owner of our county’s oldest business, he and his family have long been steadfast supporters of the citizens of Polk County. We look forward to the perspective that his

experience and insight will bring to our board.”

McFarland, a Tryon native, brings a strong background in business, a deep sense of community and a solid dedication to public education in Polk County.

F. K. McFarland, III is a 1974 graduate of Tryon High School and received his bachelor of arts degree in government from Wofford College. He is the president and owner of McFarland Funeral Chapel located in Tryon.

McFarland has served as a member of the board of directors of Hometrust Bank, Asheville, N.C. since 2003. He also serves on the board of directors of the McAlister Foundation, a Laurens, S.C.-based

philanthropic organization.

McFarland has also served as a past board member of the NC Funeral Directors’ Association Ethics Committee. He has served on many local boards including, St. Luke’s Hospital Board of Trustees (served as vice chair and finance chair), St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation, Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, Thermal Belt Chamber of Commerce, Polk County Unit of the American Cancer Society and the Town of Tryon Zoning Board as chairman. He is a past member of Tryon Kiwanis Club and was a Polk County Little League coach and umpire.

McFarland is married to Darlene Grigg McFarland and they

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The family attends Tryon First Baptist Church.

– article submitted

by Susan S. McHugh

FENCE to hold first Oktoberfest, selling German and American food, Oct. 27 FENCE will host its first Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 3-9 p.m. on the equestrian side of the property.

Adult tickets for sale will include beer and wine, with separate

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To enhance the afternoon, two bands will perform music and

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

The Stray Birds

Stray Birds, Phil & Gaye Johnson perform July 27

Phil and Gaye Johnson

Aug. 10 Sol Driven Train (will open with their children’s show) Aug. 24 The Bad Popes, The Swayback Sisters Summer Tracks is produced by the Town of Tryon in affiliation with Peter Eisenbrown of Blockparty Productions. The popular series attracts people from all over the region. Last year, the concerts drew an estimated 2,000 people to downtown Tryon.

For more information about Summer Tracks and the performers, contact Polk County Travel and Tourism at 800-440-7848 or 828-894-2324 and visit www.firstpeaknc.com.

– article submitted

by Peter Eisenbrown

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The Stray Birds and local favorites Phil & Gaye Johnson fill the bill for the fourth show in the 2012 Summer Tracks Concert Series. Sponsored by WNCW 88.7, the show takes place in Rogers Park in Tryon on Friday, July 27 at 7 p.m.

Opening the evening, Phil and Gaye Johnson represent a new tradition in today’s “Americana” Country music. With 20 years of performing experience, Phil and Gaye offer a unique blend of traditional and contemporary folk, bluegrass and country music, along with generous portions of western swing, cowboy, blues and old-time traditions. They are prolific songwriters and storytellers, and they travel from their home in Polk County to perform throughout the United States.

The Stray Birds also draw upon the richness of American folk music traditions. Known for their songwriting and three-part harmony, the group’s members were raised on music within a few miles of farmland from each other. The Stray Birds feature the voices of Maya de Vitry and Oliver Craven, grounded by bassist Charles Muench.

As with all Summer Tracks concerts, the show is free, though a voluntary donation at the gate is encouraged. Audience donations along with the sponsorships of local businesses make these shows possible. Again, JR’s wood-fired pizzas, ice cream, water and soft drinks will be for sale. Organizers request that you please leave your dogs at home.

The Summer Tracks series of six concerts offers a mix of musical styles. Concerts run from 7-10 p.m.

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