Landrum coach Darby named finalist in Brooks Inspiring Coaches Program, ‘Sports,’ page 24
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Vol. 85 / No. 130
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Friday, August 3, 2012
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New Harmonies kicks off at Landrum Library this weekend Smithsonian traveling exhibit celebrates American roots music by Barbara Tilly
“New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music,” a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibit, will open at the Landrum Library Saturday, Aug. 4 and will run through Sept. 16. While the exhibit is on display, the library will host a series of concerts, seminars and other events highlighting local performers, storytellers and experts on American roots music. Opening event, reception The opening event and recep-
tion will be held Sunday, Aug. 5 at 3:30 p.m. indoors at the library. It will feature John Fowler, a master harmonica player, storyteller and ballad singer. Fowler, who co-hosts a weekly old-time radio show on W N C W- F M , was born and raised in upstate South Carolina, with family ties to the western North Carolina mountains. He began strumming the guitar at the age of 8, learning tunes from family members and friends. When he reached his teens, Fowler’s musical tastes began to broaden, moving toward a more traditional “roots” approach. In his mid-20s, he began seriously collecting tunes and (Continued on page 3)
The Progressive Show Jumping Back to School Horse Show will be held at Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) this weekend, Saturday, Aug. 4 and Sunday, Aug. 5. The event will include a $1,500 SCHJA Hunter Derby and the third annual dog show.
John Fowler
Polk better than state in some areas on national child well-being report by Samantha Hurst
The Annie E. Casey Foundation released on July 25 its annual Kids Count Data Book, which details statistics on the overall well-being of children across the country and breaks that data down by state and county. Overall North Carolina ranked 34th
out of 50 states for child well-being, while Polk County fared better than the state on several indicators. The report ranks states from 1-50 based on a slew of factors, such as percentage of low birth-weight in-
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
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