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Vol. 85 / No. 186

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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Cyclist retires, brings 1,100 riders through area Oct. 27 by Samantha Hurst

Spokes on 1,100 bikes are expected to spin their way through our foothills Saturday, Oct. 27 as worldrenowned cyclist George Hincapie hosts a Gran Fondo in celebration of his retirement from competitive cycling. John Cash, owner of Nature’s Storehouse and an avid cyclist, said it is a privilege for (Continued on page 3)

George Hincapie, left, and John Cash outside Nature Storehouse before a previous race. (photo submitted)

The Tryon Police Department will be using its shooting range on Thursday, Oct. 25 from around noon to 9 p.m. The shooting range is located at the wastewater treatment plant at the end of East Howard Street. ••• Ambrose Mills and Mike Karaman recently joined the P.C. Economic Development and Tourism Commision.

Polk Planning Board recommends replacing MRPO Proposed slope threshold increases to 30 percent by Leah Justice

The Polk County Planning Board voted Oct. 22 to recommend that

commissioners replace the current mountainside and ridgeline protection ordinance (MRPO) with a new Article 24 (steep slopes) in the proposed unified development ordinance (UDO). The majority of commissioners recently (Continued on page 8)

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Polk County Mobile Recycling, Wednesdays, Fire Department in Green Creek, 7 a.m. - noon. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; medication assistance; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Wacky Wednesday, senior fitness and Italian club, 10 a.m.; bingo and bridge, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. Green Creek Community Center, quilters’ group, Wednesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m. Saluda Center, Wednesday activities, Trash Train, 10 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga 12:30 p.m. For more activities, email saludacenter@hotmail.com or visit www.saluda.com. Saluda Community Library, “Apple Pickin’ Time,” preschool storytime, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 10:30 a.m. Tryon Kiwanis Club, meets Wednesdays, noon, Congregational Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Female Domestic Abuse Intervention, Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340. Male Domestic Abuse Intervention, Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340. Alcoholics Anonymous Tryon, Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Tryon Coffeehouse, 90 Trade Street.

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Columbus. Saluda Center, Thursday activities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga, 5:30 p.m. For more activities, email saludacenter@hotmail.com or visit www. saluda.com. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; devotions, 10 a.m.; bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m.; grocery shopping, 1 p.m.; yoga, 6 p.m. 828-894-0001. 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 care givers includes music, nursery rhymes, action poems and short books. Storytime at 10:30 a.m. for preschoolers includes books, music and fingerplays. Call 828457-2218. Polk County Historical Association, 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. 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. 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.

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Saluda Center, Friday events: chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; Trash Train, 10 a.m.; NA Meeting, 8 p.m. For more activities, email saludacenter@hotmail.com or visit www.saluda.com.

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The Meeting Place Senior Center, Friday activities include movie matinee at 10 a.m. and bingo or movie at 12:30 p.m. 828894-0001. Seniors on Sobriety (SOS) AA Meeting, Fridays at noon, Polk County Chamber of Commerce Building, 2753 Lynn Rd. (Hwy 108), Tryon. 828-894-0293. Saluda’s Farmers Market, Fridays, 4:30 p.m., in downtown Saluda. Upstairs Artspace, “Heated Exchange,” a major international exhibit of encaustic art, on display through Nov. 17. Workshops in encaustic techniques also available. For more information, visit www. upstairsartspace.org, call 828-8592828 or stop by the gallery at 49 S. Trade St., Tryon. American Legion Post 250, weekly bingo games, Fridays, 7 p.m., 43 Depot St., Tryon. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Smoke-free. Narcotics Anon., Saluda Senior Center, Friday, 8 p.m.

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Columbus farmer’s market, Saturdays, 8 a.m. - noon at Courthouse Square in downtown Columbus. 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 828-899-0673 for more information. House of Flags Museum, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Columbus. Mill Spring VFW Post 10349, will hold turkey shoots Saturdays at 10 a.m. until December at the VFW hall on Hwy. 108. For more information, contact 828-8945098. Polk County Historical Association, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free. Tryon Fine Arts Center, Kindermusik and children’s art classes, Saturdays through Nov. 17. Call 828-859-8322 ext. 213 for more information. Turkey Shoots, for Mill Spring VFW Post 10349 will take place on Saturdays until December from 10 a.m. until at the VFW hall on Hwy. 108. For more information, call 828-894-5098. Tryon Fine Arts Center, Oil painting class for teens with Margaret Curtis, Saturdays, noon - 3 p.m. FENCE Oktoberfest, FENCE will host its first Okoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 3 – 9 p.m. The festival will feature exhibits from antique dealers and artists. The bands Special Edition and Project X will also perform, while food from Haus Heidelberg of Hendersonville and Larkin’s Carolina Grill of Columbus will be available. For tickets, call FENCE at 828-8599021 or www.fence.org. (Continued on page 31)

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• Hincapie (continued from page 1)

the area to witness a ride of this magnitude. “Anybody who knows anything about cycling knows that these are the best of the best that are coming to ride,” said Cash. “This is such a special event because it will give everyone the chance of a lifetime to see world-class riders come through our town.” Hincapie, whose career spanned 19 years, has ridden in the Tour de France 15 times and is the only cyclist to play a supporting role on eight Tour de France winning teams. He will bring with him numerous international riders from countries such as Australia, Spain and New Zealand, as well as riders he currently coaches. These riders themselves have ridden in the Tour de France and other notable rides such as the Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders. Amateur riders will also ride (Continued on page 4)

Hincapie’s 80-mile Gran Fondo will follow the above course from Greenville, S.C. through our area. (photo submitted)

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alongside the pros. The 1,100 riders will pedal from La Bastide Inn outside Greenville, down Hwy. 11 and around the back of Lake Lanier, before dropping into Tryon. Once in town they will ride together until splitting off at Hwy. 176. Cash anxiously hopes to see spectators lining the streets of Tryon as the cyclists arrive between 8:45 and 9:30 a.m. He said what they would witness is something cyclist fans in Europe and other countries camp out overnight to see. “We’re hoping to get a lot of spectators out to cheer them on,” Cash said. “If these riders see people lined up along the roadsides to watch, it will make [the riders] want to return to our area to ride again or simply visit.” Cash knows this from personal

“We’re hoping to get a lot of spectators out to cheer them on.If these riders see people lined up along the roadsides to watch, it will make [the riders] want to return to our area to ride again or simply visit. -- John Cash

experience. He said he and his wife have returned to Helen, Ga. many times because of the reception he received while riding in an event there. He said the spectators made riders feel welcomed. When the Gran Fondo cyclists reach Hwy. 176, about 700 of the riders will head up to Saluda for the shorter 50-mile ride, while another 400, including Hincapie and (Continued on page 6)

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Tryon Mayor Alan Peoples presents John Cash with a proclamation in honor of George Hincapie’s retirement ride. (photo by Leah Justice)

• Hincapie (continued from page 4)

Cash, will make their way over the mountains for a total of 80 miles. “I’ve been a huge fan [of Hincapie’s] for a long time,” Cash said. “This is such an honor to be able to ride with him.” These ambitious riders will continue on a route that Hincapie says is his favorite ride, a ride he often used for training during his career, over Skyuka, Howard Gap and Green River Cove. In a video offered on Hincapie’s website, the cyclist explains why this route, instead of more infamous ones around the world, is his favorite to use in training. “Winding through the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains the roads surrounding Greenville, S.C. offer the perfect challenging terrain for a cyclist,” Hincapie explains. “They also offer some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.” Cash said the ride covers roughly 8,000 feet of climbing terrain. In the video, Hincapie shows off the wooded areas he bikes through, waterfalls he passes and awe-striking vistas along the way. Hincapie used the video to invite fellow cyclists to make the trip to our area for his retirement ride. Hincapie plans however to make this an annual event. Cash said next year he expects

“Winding through the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains the roads surrounding Greenville, S.C. offer the perfect challenging terrain for a cyclist.” -- George Hincapie

organizers will have to put a cap on the number of riders because the first ride already grabbed so much attention internationally. The event also offers festivities for cyclists’ family members and the community, as the ride will end back at La Bastide around noon for the 50-mile riders. At La Bastide there will be family activities, exhibitors, food vendors, kids rides and local bands. Cash added that if someone is particularly interested in helping out with the ride, there are still many volunteer spots available to assist with water stops and course monitoring along the way. If you would like to help out with the ride as a volunteer, call Cash at Nature’s Storehouse at 828-859-6356. The Hincapie Gran Fondo will benefit three Greenville charities including Meals on Wheels. For more information, visit GranFondoHincapie.com.

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is also recommending that the previously required geotechnical (continued from page 1) analysis not be required by the asked planning board members ordinance, but to leave it up to to work on rescinding the current an engineer to determine whether MRPO. Board member David or not a geotechnical analysis is Smith said he and other planners necessary. The steep slopes ordinance didn’t feel fully comfortable with recommended by the planning taking such an action. “We all felt like rescinding board will be for both zoned and MRPO without anything taking its un-zoned areas of the county. The place wasn’t a good idea because MRPO currently in place only it would leave us defenseless,” applies to elevations 1,650 ft. and above and restricts all commercial Smith said. The planning board reviewed building above that elevation. The reca draft steep ommended slope ordi - “We all felt like rescinding The steep slopes nance comThe MRPO without anything facT o r d i n a n c e piled by plangood still requires n i n g facT b o a r d taking its place wasn’t a ThaT a soils report m e m b e rThaT s idea because it would leave you are reading this adand confirms hydrolSmith, Bill our claim to be a closelyus defenseless.” ogy– report E n n i s a n d you read newspaper and at the old motto -- David Smith, illustrates board member slopes of 30 c oare u nreading t y a t -this ad confirms multum in parvo – much our claim to be a closelyin little. The nextptime you e r c e n t or torney Mike read newspaper – and have something to sell, illustrates the old motto greater, but those reports can Egan. After some discussion, remember the quickest, in parvo – much andthe most welcome be surest done by engineer at low themultum unanimously inboard little. The next time recomyou way to reach buyers is have that something to sell, according to planning board mended the county replace costs, through their favorite remember the quickest, newspaper. members. MRPO with the new steep slopes surest and most welcome The Daily Bulletin way to reach buyers is “TheTryon real expense for steep ordinance. through their favorite Major changes to the Article 24 slope development as it’s writnewspaper. steep slopes ordinance in the UDO ten now in the MRPO is the The Tryon Daily Bulletin include replacing the current pro- geotechnical,” Egan said. “It’s an posed 25 percent threshold where expensive item.” Other changes to the proposed studies are required with a 30-perslope ordinance include decent threshold. The planning board steep Follow the line Follow leting fire retardant requirements of least resistance… the line When you want to reach forpeople buildings. The board is also who buy things, go of least recommending move places – use the thecounty friendly, local daily newspaper some items from the steep slope resistance… which they invite into their When you want to reach ordinance into the current subdivihomes and offices. people who buy things, go Use The Tryon Daily sion ordinance. places – use the friendly, Bu lletin for prompt, local daily newspaper profitable results.was to ensure Another change which they invite into their homes and offices. that the steep slope measurement Use The Tryon Daily only be applied to the building Bulletin for prompt, profitable results. footprint. The previous proposal was unclear what parts of the property would be included in the steep slope measurement. • Quick • Quick Smith said he, Ennis and Egan • Simple • DirecT • Simple got together and tried to find a • eaSy • DirecT common ground that they could • Flexible That's why advertising in • eaSy all agree on for the The Tryon county. Daily • Flexible Smith BulleTin said the new recomis so satisfactory and profitThat's why advertising in mended steepable. slopes ordinance The Tryon Daily it carries your message right would protect the county and resiBulleTin into the homes and workis so satisfactory and profitplaces of the people you want dents at the same time. He said he able. to reach. feels good about the verbiage that it carries your message right into the homes and worksays the county is not preventing places of the people you want to reach. anything at certain slopes. “It doesn’t say you cannot do

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Polk soil and water named district of the year • MRPO

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by Leah Justice

For the second time in six years, the Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District received the Area 1 District of the Year Award. The Polk County Board of Commissioners recognized the department Oct. 15. Polk soil and water district administrator Sandra Reid said the award is based on getting conservation on the ground. The Polk district sponsored, managed and implemented more than $137,000 in best management practices and sponsored, managed and implemented more than $230,000 in streambank restorations throughout the county. Reid said Polk’s district also participated in conservation education by sponsoring classroom presentations, a poster, essay and public speaking contest; sending a high school student to the Resource Conservation Workshop at N.C. State; sponsoring land judging contests and hosting a workshop for conservation educators.

Polk Soil and Water district members Patrick McLendon, Frank Smith, Hubert McEntyre, Charles Dean Edwards, Sandra Reid, Stuart Walker. (photo by Leah Justice)

“Our board sits on many state boards and has been instrumental in the forming and shaping of state programs,” Reid said. “They have sponsored many resolutions that have gone through state approval to make our programs better for our citizens. Polk County has a proven record of being a leader throughout the state.” Reid said Polk County particularly leads the state in farmland preservation and was the first county with an agricultural center.

Reid recognized the soil and water district board of supervisors, including chairman Richard Smith, David Slater, Hubert McEntyre, Charles Dean Edwards and vice-chair Frank Smith who all total 135 years of experience. Staff members were also recognized and include Stuart Walker, district technician; Patrick McLendon; Ag center director as well as Lynn Sprague, Polk County Agriculture Economic Development Director.

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anything,” Smith said. “We said you have to take certain steps if you want to build above (30-percent slope). He said he thinks that’s fair to the guy who may have owned a plot for 20 years and wants to build something. Ennis said Polk’s steep slopes ordinance, if approved, would also be compatible with neighboring counties’ ordinances. Egan said the two areas he’s worked with, Lake Lure and Jackson County, each have a 30-percent slope threshold. The planning board also decided it would work on ridgetop and viewshed protections separately as a stand-alone ordinance. During the Polk County Board of Commissioners’ Oct. 1 meeting, commissioners Ted Owens, Tom Pack and Ray Gasperson voted to send the consideration of rescinding the MRPO to the planning board. Commissioners Renée McDermott and Cindy Walker opposed the motion. “The planning board was not in favor of repealing the MRPO without putting in place regulations addressing development on steep slopes,” states a memorandum from the planning board to commissioners. “Accordingly, it is recommending the board of commissioners replace the MRPO with the draft steep slope ordinance accompanying this memorandum. The draft ordinance was patterned after Article 24 of the proposed Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) with some major modifications: 1) the slope at which regulations are triggered has been increased to 30 percent; 2) a geotechnical analysis is no longer required if the project engineer certifies that, in his or her professional opinion, one is not necessary.” The board of commissioners cancelled its next meeting scheduled for Nov. 5 so it will not address the planning board’s recommendation until Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. Commissioners are scheduled on Nov. 19 to hold a workshop on the UDO before a regular meeting.

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Opinion

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Planning board move to replace MRPO level-headed While three of the five sitting Polk County commissioners moved to rescind the mountainside ridgeline protection ordinance, our staff feels reassured by the steady minds of the planning board and their action to recommend replacing the MRPO instead. It’s true the MRPO rubbed many county residents the wrong way. For months much of our paper has been taken up by heated opinions of commissioners, UDO committee members and residents regarding slope, elevation and the costs to property owners should the MRPO restrictions stay in place. What the planning board suggests the county do is to replace MRPO with Article 24, a steep slopes ordinance. This ordinance would affect both zoned and unzoned areas of the county. It would also place restrictions on property with 30-percent slope or greater instead of the 25-percent slope initially proposed in the Unified Development Ordinance. The planning board also suggested the removal of some of the analysis required for properties at such a slope because they said the tests would be restrictive based on cost. Article 24 still requires soil and hydrology reports, so not all protections have been removed. The county needs to take steps to protect its mountainsides. So while the MRPO might have felt too constricting for many residents, moving in the other direction and throwing all protection in the wind isn’t the way to go either. We’re glad the planning board took the time to really consider what removing all restrictions could do to the county. People should have some control over what they can do with their own property but they shouldn’t be able to build anything they want if what they want is to the detriment of their neighbor’s property or the safety of others. Instead of a knee-jerk reaction to dump months of work, planning board members took a step back and worked to come up with a plan that could work for the benefit of all involved. It’s good to see people trying to listen to one another and compromise. – Editorial staff, Tryon Daily Bulletin

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To the editor: I’d like to make a few comments regarding Renee McDermott’s one-page ad in the Oct. 10th Tryon Daily Bulletin. After the Letters a d h a d f i n i s h e d to the bashing Liberty.org Editor and William Day... tit for tat and all that, it went on to state that, “she has improved Polk County’s economic situation, bringing the debt level down 40 percent and lowering the tax rate.” It was not Renee McDernott that improved Polk County’s

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To the editor: Polk County voters, Republicans as well as Democrats, should take a good look at Phil Feagan, the Democratic candidate for state senator, on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Phil is superbly qualified for the N.C. Senate, having graduated with honors from UNC in Chapel Hill with a double major in history and political science. He worked for five years in Washington DC as a congressional aid to the Honorable David Price of Raleigh before returning to UNC to earn a law degree. Phil knows what needs to be done at the state level, and also for Polk County, his home county since birth. He will work hard to recruit business, support education and do whatever is best for all citizens of North Carolina regardless of party affiliation. I am a lifelong Republican who has lived here for 34 years, but I’m voting for Phil, and for

economic situation and re-filled the county’s coffers thereby making it possible for the county to pay off 40 percent its debt and lower its tax rate. It was tax paying, land owners of Polk County that were responsible for this feat. It was their real estate taxes that refilled the county’s coffers, and much of the credit should go to the good folks who purchased lots in Bright’s Creek...over $90 million worth of real estate since January of 2006. Dang it...those evil developers to the rescue! - Bill Ennis, Mill Spring

George Alley, also from Polk County, who is a candidate for the state house in Raleigh. Phil’s family has lived in Polk County for generations. He grew up in Columbus and attended our public schools where his mother and both his grandmothers taught and his aunt was superintendent. If we combine our votes on Nov. 6, Polk County residents will have local representatives in the North Carolina General Assembly for the first time in nearly 50 years. No county in the state has gone longer without representation! I am delighted that both Phil Feagan and George Alley are running for public office and I hope you’ll join me in voting for them. The citizens of Polk County deserve to be represented in the General Assembly, and on Nov. 6 we’ll have the power to make it happen! - Joan L. Nash, retired Community Schools Coordinator for Polk County Schools

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Response to “Where is the Ark?” Friday, Sept. 28 To the editor: When the Lord asked Noah to save two of every living thing, he apparently wanted all his earthly creatures to be saved including the spotted owl. When God made a covenant with Noah and his descendants to have dominion over the earth, he did not mean for mankind to destroy it; instead, he meant for us to practice wise stewardship. Conservation is the wise use of our God given natural resources (soil, minerals, water, forests, plants and animals). By the beginning of the 20th century, many of God’s creatures were on the brink of extinction due to overhunting and habitat destruction. Many bird species were almost killed out for their breeding plumage to adorn ladies’ hats – the fashion

Higher slope not safe

To the editor: In the Oct. 17 Tryon Daily Bulletin, Mr. Ennis noted that only 22 percent of the county responded to the visioning survey with a small majority of these indicating a desire to preserve the county’s rural nature. From this he suggests the will of 12-14 percent of the county’s citizens was trying to be imparted on the remaining 86-88 percent. REALLY? Did he go out and survey the 78 percent that didn’t participate in the survey and find they were all in opposition? I doubt it. I would suggest that if persons want to throw out citizen responses based on small percentages of the total participating, then we should be looking at all elections at the county, state and national level being invalid as we are truly a nation that chooses not to exercise our given right. We need to make decisions based on data in hand, not on speculation biased to personal interest.

at that time. In 1905, one of the President Franklin Roosevelt first game wardens hired by (Democrat) established what is the National Audubon Society now called the Natural Resource to protect birds in the Florida Conservation Service to protect Everglades was killed by plume our soils and farmlands. After hunters. Have you ever seen years of severe pollution, the photographs taken during this Love Canal disaster inspired same time period of Western President Richard Nixon (ReNorth Carolina, inpublican) in 1970 cluding the Columto establish the EnLetters bus and Tryon area? vironmental Protecto the In the background, tion Agency. the pictures captured Editor Because of the our eroding, deforforesight of these ested mountains. The erosion presidents and our governsilted our streams - killing most ment; our soil, water, air, forof our native speckled trout and est and wildlife are making a many other species. remarkable comeback. Today, At the eleventh hour, several in Western North Carolina we government agencies were cre- are privileged to have the Pisgah ated to conserve our natural and Nantahala National Forests, resources. President Theodore the Great Smoky Mountains NaRoosevelt (Republican) estab- tional Park, and the Blue Ridge lished what later became the Parkway. They also provide U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, great tourism and jobs. the National Forest Service and We are very lucky to live in the National Park Service. Later a democratic country where we in 1935, during the dust bowl, have freedom of speech and the

I seem to recall a previous TDB in which Mr. Ennis expressed his disagreement with slope limits for building. I believe the UDO had slope limits at 25 percent, which was the same as what USGS recommended, but Bill felt a higher slope was safe and preferred from his point of view. I would like to compare this view to what the aircraft manufacturing industry does when they design a plane. They establish, to the best of their ability, the worst case scenario for which that aircraft would experience in flight. They then structurally design that aircraft to survive that condition without having metal yielding (i.e., permanently bending without breaking). Then they increase that strength level by 50 percent as a safety factor. To me, what Bill is doing is recommending a decrease in nominal design limits. Would you put your family on a plane that was designed taking the safety factor in the negative direction just so someone in the industry could get some personal gain out of it? - Bob Strickland, Sunny View

Robin Bowen for judge To the editor: As a lifelong resident and current educator in Henderson County I have a vested interest in the children and families in our area. I have known Robin Bowen both as a professional and friend for many years and feel that she would do an outstanding job as our next district court judge. As a professional Robin is a well spoken, intelligent and highly qualified attorney who seeks the very best for each individual or family she represents. She commands respect, but does not seek to make herself the center of attention while pursuing justice

Eddie’s passing

To the editor: I regret to report that my wonderful dog “Eddie” has passed away. Eddie loved to walk with me in downtown Tryon especially by the Coffee House, Elmo’s,

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liberty to elect our local, state and federal representatives. Contrary to what some people may think, our elected officials do not sit around and casually make up rules, ordinances and laws. They work tirelessly to design legislations not to take away our liberties, but to solve safety issues, problems and conflicts. My family has lived in this area for more than 250 years and several of my ancestors fought at the Battle of King’s Mountain during the Revolutionary War. If they were alive today, they would be appalled by Chocolate Drop and dismayed at the way our elected commissioners have been treated at recent public hearings. Freedom is the liberty to voice one’s opinion in a civil manner, not to jeer and threaten to “tar and feather” elected officials! - Louise Rhodes, Mill Spring

and intent of the law. As a friend Robin is fiercely loyal, witty and down to earth. She manages to balance a very demanding career and schedule while never losing sight of her highest priorities, her children and husband. Her morals, values and integrity remain the same whether in a courtroom, enjoying a meal in town or watching her child perform at a school or church function. Our area needs court officials like Robin Bowen to represent us truthfully in all situations and consistently enforce the laws of our county and state. - Kristi Duckett, Saluda

Cowan’s and the Tryon House. He loved people and they responded with loving pats and dog biscuits. Thank you one and all for making Eddie’s life pleasant, – Joe Williamson, Tryon

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PCHS volleyball team after winning the first round of the play-offs. Front row, left to right, Chelsea Kelly, Makenzie White, Shalyn Brown, and Kara Overholt. Back row, left to right, Rebecca Mitchell, Maggie Phipps, Lilly Owens, Hannah McDowell, Katie Ruff, Sarah Phipps and Savannah Deaver. (photo by Virginia Walker)

Polk County volleyball wins first round of playoffs by Elizabeth Trautman

The Lady Wolverines downed the Bandys’ Trojans of Catawba, N.C. in the first round of playoffs Saturday, Oct. 20, winning three of the four games played. Polk County played an exhilarating game with the hustle and spunk for which they are known. Coach Heather Claussen said she saw the victory as a step in the right direction. “We’re pressing forward, trying to use every moment to prepare us for the next,” Claussen said. No. 4 Maggie Phipps had a special night with incredible attacks, including 12 kills. The Lady Wolverines dominated the first game, winning 25-12. By game two, Savannah Deaver, No. 7, had taken full

advantage of the Trojan’s slow ines off guard in game three. reaction and made strategic hits, Tied 15-15, Polk lost the ball and where the Trojans never were the lead. The Trojans were buildable to return the ball. ing their confidence and played at By 13-5, Polk’s lead, it was a different level of organization. evident the WolThey finished v e r i n e s w e r e “We’re pressing forward the game with outplaying the trying to use every a 20-25 win, Trojans all the shocking both w a y a r o u n d . moment to prepare us for the Wolverines No. 2 Rebecca the next.” and Wolverine Mitchell and -- Coach Heather Claussen faithful. Phipps had the Polk County front covered, blocking Brandys’ gathered their heads and went return balls. At 18-9, Polk gained into game four determined not control of the ball, and with the to repeat the same mistake. help of No. 10 Chelsea Kelly’s However, they were battling a consistent strong serves, Polk team that had just earned a glimfinished the game out 25-9. Kelly mer of hope. At no surprise, the had six aces served for the night score remained close early on, and totaled 25 points. tied at 5-5. Then, in a weird turn of events, Then Deaver and Phipps the Trojans caught the Wolver- found their groove, and with clear

communication, they were able to execute incredible kills. Katie Ruff was quick and versatile, ready to play the ball as needed. Shayln Brown was also on guard, and produced 19 digs for the team throughout the evening. Kara Overholt was sharp and tactical in her plays. Her setting was accurate and at one point, she was nearly in the bleachers to keep a ball in play. With 35 assists for the night and 13 digs, she was an all-around player for the team. The Lady Wolverines finished the Trojans off with a 25-9 victory, ending the night much as it had started. Polk played Brevard in the second round of state playoffs Tuesday, Oct. 23 at home. See www.tryondailybulletin.com for results.

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Men’s cross country runners take off in the 1A Championship at Jackson Park in Hendersonville. (photo by Elizabeth Trautman)

Polk men’s cross country finishes second in two meets by Elizabeth Trautman

Polk County’s men’s cross country team made strong showing at two of their recent meets placing second at both Beeson Park’s Open Division 5K on Oct. 13 and the 1A Championship meet Oct. 17. At the Oct. 13 event, Polk’s

Chip Collins came in first place with a personal best record of 17:06. Polk also took second place with Jacob Collins’ personal best record of 17:57. Sean Doyle (18:25), Daniel Painter (18:26) and Jake Russell (18:44) also ran for their personal best times. Two of Polk County Women’s

runners competed in the 5K Open Event. Shea Wheeler ran (22:52), closely followed by Nancy Silva (22:58). Runners were greeted with near perfect conditions and a landscape painted with brilliant reds, oranges and yellows at Jackson Park for the 1A Championship

meet. Finishing in third place was Jacob Collins with a personal record (17:24), and not far behind him was fourth place runner, Chip Collins (17:48). The men’s team placed second in the meet, only (Continued on page 18)

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Obituaries

Marilyn Rose Borden

Marilyn Rose Borden, beloved wife, mother, step-mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many, died peacefully at her home in Landrum, S.C. on October 22 at the age of 82. Marilyn was born November 24, 1929 in Dayton, Ohio to Robert and Margaret Mears. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Richard; grandson, Nathan Layton; and stepdaughter, Deborah Ann Gore. Marilyn worked in real estate and at the former Good Samaritan Hospital, now Firelands

Regional Medical Center, in Sandusky, Ohio. Marilyn loved to travel, was an avid gardener and an enthusiastic and talented amateur artist, leaving a legacy of many beautiful paintings with family and friends. She is survived by her husband of 32 years Donald Borden; her four children: Rebecca (Pat) Goldson of Hamilton, Mont., Jonathan (Linda) Layton of Gahanna, Ohio, Tina (Richard) Braessler of Westerville, Ohio and Timothy Layton of Page, Ariz.; her two step-children David (Alexis) Borden of Las Vegas, Nev. and Barbara Borden of Louisville, Ky.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by brothers, James (Joni) Mears and John (Judy) Mears of Sandusky, Ohio and, sister Doti Mears Turgeon of Arizona; and many nieces and nephews. Marilyn performed in musical concerts all of her life and sang in groups at school, church, weddings and funerals. Marilyn

sang in the choir of the First Congregational Church on Tryon for more than 20 years. Marilyn had a beautiful mezzo-soprano voice and performed everything from liturgical scores to Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. She assisted her husband Donald install many fine pipe-organs in Florida and Ohio. Marilyn loved life and loved to laugh, and it is with the deepest sadness that we say goodbye. She had a deep and abiding love for her family and friends, and was a warm and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. We will all miss her and remember her with love, always. A memorial service will be held at The First Congregational Church of Tryon at a later date. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 260 Fairwinds Road, P.O.Box 127, Landrum, SC 19356, 864-457-9100. An online guest register may be signed at www.PfeilFuneralHome.com.

Letter to the Editor

Just think about it To the editor: Same sex marriage? What is marriage? Unfortunately, too many of us recognize only one definition, that of wedlock between a man and a woman. But there are other definitions. Marry, as in Shakespeare, was an exclamation, which can be translated “to be sure” or “certainly.” Originally the word derived from the name of the Virgin Mary and was used as an oath. Many still cry “Mother of God” when frightened or appalled. One of the modern definitions

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• Cross country (continued from page 17)

behind Mitchell. Sean Doyle ran 18:15, and closely behind was Jacob Wolfe (19:07), Daniel Painter (19:11) and Jake Russell (19:14). Will Sachse placed a personal best record at 20:37. The ladies followed the men with Shea Wheeler posting Polk’s fastest time at seventh in the meet with 23:01. Next was Nancy Silva, placing 12th with a run of 23:32, and then Leigh Deaver, 19th in the race, at 24:44. The women’s team placed sixth overall in the meet. Additionally, Jacob Collins and Chip Collins of Polk’s men’s team competed in the WHC AllConference meet, finishing third and fourth respectively. The ladies sent Shea Wheeler to compete in the meet, where she was able to finish seventh. is “to enter a intimate union.” Then, some of us have only one definition of intimate, as it relates to human sexuality. But it also can mean any close acquaintance or association. I wish the gay rights crowd wanting to protect each other, as in insurance and inheritance and other civil rights, had just called it civil union rather then gay marriage, a lightning rod for anti-gay sentiment. It might have saved a lot of society’s fighting and suffering over it. Coming together legally for mutual benefit is not unlike a business partnership or corporation, already protected by law. - Maryneal Jones, Columbus

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Annular eclipse of 1831 was highly anticipated The Farmer’s Almanac was sec- than total eclipses. The last annular ond only to the Bible with folks in eclipse in the northern hemisphere the mountains of the Dark Corner had occurred on the 9th of Decemand other Appalachian regions. ber in 1825. In its pages was the wisdom of A previous annular eclipse, the earth and how it is influenced lasting for 192 minutes, had been by heavenly bodies — the sun, visible in this area in 1811. Mounthe moon, other tain folk wonplanets and stars. dered if the Twice-told new one comThe delivery of each new anTales of the ing in Februnual edition was Dark Corner ary would be eagerly awaited, longer. for its pages preThe Alby Dean Campbell sented forecasts manac, as alof weather patways, warned terns, best and worst planting dates viewers not to look at the eclipse according to the “signs” of the with the naked eye, since permaZodiac and expected abnormalities nent eye damage could result. A of nature. piece of glass, which had been held The 1831 edition predicted that, close over the globe of a burning on the 12th of February, an annu- oil lamp or a soot producing fire, lar eclipse of the sun would take was recommended for viewing. place and would be visible over Glass was a rare thing in the every part of the North American mountains of Greenville County in continent, the West Indies and the 1831, however. Most viewers used upper portion of the South Ameri- a pin or small nail to make a hole can continent. This was the largest in a cornhusk or other thin material predicted area of visibility for such to reflect the image of the eclipsed an eclipse in memory. sun onto another surface. Annular eclipses of the sun, The 1831 annular eclipse did whereby the diameter of the moon not disappoint viewers. It lasted for is too small to cover the whole sun 179 minutes overall. This meant and leaves a luminous ring around that mountain folk in the Corner the moon as it causes darkness in had a viewing time of about five the daytime, are much more rare minutes from start to finish.

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Seminar for parents of special needs children Oct. 30 An important seminar for parents with special needs and developmentally disabled children and those interested local mental health services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Polk County Public Library – Columbus Community Room. Western Highlands LME will present Jesse Smathers, DD clinical director, who will provide information and answer questions. The seminar will dispel myths,

review acronyms and systems and clarify eligibility and access to services. The event is sponsored by Polk County/Foothills Chapters of the Autism Society of North Carolina. For questions about the program, contact Belynda Veser by email at veserbd@gmail.com or 843-270-8989. – article submitted by Tracey Daniels

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Exhibits & Events Bravo Marketplace, 285 N. Trade St. Collection includes works by Linda Hudgins, Jim Shackleford and Mara and Ford Smith. 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. Ongoing class in expressive watercolor has an opening for a person with some experience in watercolor and a desire to broaden artistic expression. The class is held each Thursday from 2-4, with open studio from 4-5. Tel 828-859-3177 for more information. Honking Tonkers Gallery, 78 East Main Street Saluda, North Carolina 28773. 828-749-1070. 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. Mill Spring Agricultural Center, 156 School Road, Mill Spring. Showing the works of local photographer Jean-Jacques Benoist, a display of high dynamic range photography featuring images of Ag Center interiors just as renovations were under way. Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Skyuka Fine Art, 133 N. Trade St., Tryon. Showing Richard Christian Nelson’s recent work. Show runs through Oct. 31. Thompson Garden Gallery and Outdoor Living, 83 Palmer St., Tryon. Showcasing local artists and craftsmen. Gallery and showroom hours 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Saturday. For more information, call 571-216-6093. Tryon Arts & Crafts School, 373 Harmon Field Rd., Tryon. Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Oct. 28, Jamie Laval presented by Lanier Library Association. Nov. 4, Twelfth Night at 3 p.m. Tryon Painters & Sculptors, 26 Maple St., Tryon. New classes offered in introduction to drawing, sculpture, oil painting and figure drawing. Contact Christine Mariotti at cmariotti@windstream.net or 828-859-8392. 14th regional juried art show on exhibit through Nov. 10. Upstairs Artspace, 49 South Trade St., Tryon. The Upstairs Artspace, with support from the Polk County Community Foundation, presents “Heated Exchange: Contemporary Encaustic,” an international exhibit of encaustic art. The work is on display through Nov. 17. The gallery is also offering workshops: Nov. 10 for all, up to the professional level. Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 828-859-2828, frontdesk@upstairsartspace.org, www. upstairsartspace.org.

Movies Tryon Theatre, 45 S. Trade St., Tryon. Oct. 24 - 28, Trouble with the Curve Oct. 31 - Nov. 4 The Master

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Live Music Thurs. Oct. 25 Purple Onion Chuck Brodsky Zenzera Acoustic Sunset

Fri. Oct. 26

Copper Mill Karaoke, 9 p.m., Light music, dinner, celebrating one year anniversary Kyoto’s ‘Downstairs’ Wine tasting, Falderal Winery from Hendersonville 7 p.m., Dana Bergman, acoustic guitarist Party Place & Event Center “Essence of Fall” Purple Onion Fred Whiskin Saluda Inn & Wine Cellar Alex Krug Stone Soup Live entertainment, 7:30 p.m. Zenzera Project X

Sat. Oct. 27

Copper Mill Halloween Party, Speedwell at 8:30 p.m. Hare & Hound Live music w/ Daryl Rice

Party Place & Event Center Out-Of-Towners-Steve Craig & Special Guest Ricky Godfrey 8 p.m. Purple Onion Johnson’s Crossroads Zenzera Blind Vision and Halloween party with costume contest and Cline wine tasting

Sun. Oct. 28

Larkin’s in Columbus Fred Whiskin, 11:30 a.m. Stone Soup Live entertainment, 11 a.m.

Tues. Oct. 30 Zenzera Open mic night

Wed. Oct. 31

Kyoto Halloween stroll after-party, 7 p.m. DJ, dancing, karaoke and costume contest

Thurs. Nov. 1 Purple Onion Nikki Talley

Fri. Nov. 2

Kyoto’s ‘Downstairs Ellen Trnka, Guitarist and Vocalist, 7:30 pm. Purple Onion Fred Whiskin

Music Venues Copper Mill - Hwy. 108 E. Columbus, 828-894-2440 El Chile Rojo - 209 E. Rutherford St., Landrum, 864-457-5977 Hare and Hound - 101 E. Rutherford St., Landrum, 828-457-3232 Larkin’s - 155 W. Mills St., Columbus, 828-894-8800. Kyoto’s - 112 N. Trade St., Tryon, 828-859-9043 Mama Loca’s, Saluda - 1346 Ozone Dr., Saluda, 828-749-1130 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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Local artist, Myers, donates to Steps to HOPE Local artist Walt Myers has donated one of his original pieces for the silent auction sale at Steps to HOPE’s ninth annual golf tournament. The steel and bronze trinket box, complete with 90 percent fine coin silver replica of a Spanish silver dollar mysteriously embedded in its lid, will be displayed at the tournament along with others in Myers’ limited collection. The highest bidder chooses any one of the boxes displayed. The Spanish Silver Dollar, ‘Pexo de Ocho Reales’ or Piece of Eight, was legendary in the days of privateers and pirates. Each textured steel and bronze box has a silver piece securely trapped in its lid, and is one of a limited edition series of six. – article submitted by Debra Backus

Above: left to right: Rachel Ramsey, Steps to HOPE executive director, Walt Myers and Pat Sutphin, Steps to HOPE board of directors vice-president and golf tournament committee chairperson. Left: Close up of trinket box. (photos submitted by Debra Backus)

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‘Fall with Me’ opens Nov. 3 Want to go? What: “Fall with Me” When: Saturday, Nov. 3 Where: Skyuka Fine Art, Tryon Skyuka Fine Art is pleased to announce their next exhibit, featuring the recent works of nationally-known artist and portrait painter Bart Lindstrom. The gallery will host an opening reception of “Fall with Me” on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 5-8 p.m. This is a show that continues his life’s passion - exploring the human form and creating still life paintings with museum vases. This show will be featured nationally in November’s American Art Collector magazine. Lindstrom’s works hang in federal courtrooms, state capitals, and in the homes of United States senators and governors, as well as numerous collectors who have commissioned him to paint their loved ones. Come meet this nationallyrecognized and award-winning artist, teacher, speaker, former board member of the American Society of Portrait Artists and cofounder of the Portrait Society of America. This show coincides with the “Tryon Gallery Trot” where 14 galleries, shops, restaurants and organizations host opening receptions with live bluegrass music in the center of town. This show runs through the end of November. Skyuka Fine Art is located

Bart Lindstrom’s “Calla.” (photo submitted)

Bart Lindstrom’s “Whisper in My Ear.” (photo submitted)

at 133 N. Trade Street in downtown Tryon. Hours are Tues.Sat., 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Contact them at 828-8173783, skyukafineart.com or by email at info@skyukafineart. com. You can also find them on facebook. – article submitted by Kim Nelson

Burns and Pace family reunion Oct. 28 The William Burns and William Pace family reunion will be held Sunday, Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. at the Green Creek Community Center in Green Creek. All family and friends are welcome. Those

who attend are asked to bring a covered dish. Come early and visit. For more information, call Hazel Morgan at 828-863-2460. - article submitted by Hazel Morgan

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Bridge Players Corner by Karl Kachadoorian

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West led a trump against declarer’s 5 Club contract. It should be obvious that just one out of two finesses being successful will bring home the contract. However just putting all your eggs in one basket, i.e. hoping for successful finesses, is poor strategy. One should always be on the outlook for better percentage plays than just taking simple finesses. One can always fall back on finesses if your primary plan turns out to be less than successful. So let’s see what might be a better, i.e. higher percentage play, line of play? One play that comes to mind is to try to end play the opponents into helping you. With this in mind win the opening lead in dummy and trump a Heart. Cross to dummy with another trump and

lead another Heart to ruff. Now cash the King and Ace of Spades ending in dummy, hoping for the Spade Queen to fall. If the Spade Queen doesn’t fall lead dummy’s last Heart and discard a Spade. If either opponent takes the trick and leads a Spade you get an extra trick in Spades. If East leads a low Spade declarer discards one Diamond and if West happened to have the Queen he would get a second discard on the last Spade. The only immediately safe defense is for East to win the Heart and shift to Diamonds. Declarer ducks if East leads a spot card or covers if he leads an honor. Once West wins he is end played and declarer holds his losers to just two tricks.

* A forcing bid to get more information about partner’s hand.

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Dressing up N. Trade Street Erin Thompson of Thompson’s Garden Gallery & Outdoor Living and Lauren Halbkat of A Gardner’s Garden place ferns and other seasonal plants into new planters being installed around light posts along N. Trade Street in Tryon. The two landscape companies partnered to provide the planters and plants at cost for the town. The town requested 12 planters as a trial run with a potential for more to go up in the next year as a means of making downtown Tryon more welcoming. Thompson said the two companies will maintain the planters one day a week and the town will take care of them two days a week. Also pictured are Cory Thompson and Stan Halbkat. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

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Participants in the Upstairs’ encaustic workshop each completed several pieces. (photo by Margaret Curtis)

Upstairs Artspace holds two-day encaustic workshop A group of artists gathered in Tryon recently for a two-day workshop offered by the Upstairs Artspace on encaustic art, an ancient technique in which colorful wax is used to make paintings or sculpture. Asheville artist Mary Farmer led the aspiring encaustic artists through the process at the Harmon Field log cabin. Farmer showed the students how to add pigment to the wax, heat it until it reaches the desired consistency,

and apply it to a surface. She also demonstrated different techniques such as image transfers. “It was amazing,” said Pat Hayes, one of the participants. “What a fantastic opportunity to explore a new medium. For me it was a 10-plus.” The participants left the workshop with numerous finished pieces in different styles. The workshop was held to coincide with the Upstairs’ current exhibit, Heated Exchange:

The workshop was held to coincide with the Upstairs’ current exhibit, Heated Exchange: Contemporary Encaustic Contemporary Encaustic. Virginia Commonwealth University’s Reni Gower, an expert in the field, curated the show, which was made possible by a grant from the Polk County Community Foundation. Heated Exchange will be on display

through Nov. 17. The gallery is located at 49 S. Trade St., Tryon. For more information, call 828-859-2828 or visit the Upstairs’ website, www. upstairsartspace.org. –article submitted by Harold Maass

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Fall fun in Landrum

With beautiful weather drawing crowds of people out onto the streets of Landrum this weekend, the band Special Edition filled the air with soulful music from the patio of Foothills Amish Furniture. (photo by Anne Regan)

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Kindermusik fall classes begin Nov. 17 at Tryon Fine Arts Center Saturday mornings on Melrose Avenue are full of music and laughter as Kindermusik with instructor Bryant Belin continues the fall semester at the Tryon Fine Arts Center. Students from Landrum and Polk County learn about instruments and rhythms, develop social and literacy skills while playing, moving and listening to music and stories. The fall semester continues through Nov. 17. Families are invited to attend a free class to learn more about the curriculum, which draws on the work of musicians and educators from Europe and Asia, including Shinichi Suzuki, Maria Montessori and Carl Orff. Classes meet from 10:45-11:30 a.m. For more information, call TFAC at 828-859-8322, ext. 213. – article submitted by Marianne Carruth

Instructor Bryant Belin with students of his Kindermusik class held at Tryon Fine Arts Center. Fall classes begin Nov. 17. (photo submitted)

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Members of the Polk County High School Class of 1962 gathered for their 50th class reunion recently. (photo submitted)

Polk Central High School class of 1962 celebrates 50th reunion The Polk Central High School class of 1962 recently met to celebrate their 50th class reunion at The Party Place and Event Center in Saluda. Classmates and guests enjoyed food, entertainment and fellowship as they shared memories of the “good old days.” – article submitted by Becky Pierce Right: Reunion planning committee members Larry Hodge, James Gilbert, Linda Hayes, Becky Pierce and Bobby Jenkins. Bottom left: Bruce Edwards, Jack Wilson and Eugene Stacy recall some of their good times at Polk Central. Bottom right: Dancing to the tunes of the sixties. (photos submitted)

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Celtic fiddler, Laval, performs at TFAC, Oct. 28 One of the hottest Celtic Fiddlers in North America, Jamie Laval will perform with his ensemble at the Tryon Fine Arts Center (TFAC), on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. There will be a reception for the performers at the Lanier Library following the show. Tickets are available in advance at either location or at the TFAC Box Office before the show. For more information call 828-859-9535. Laval, who now lives in Asheville, performs regularly in the area between tours throughout North America and Scotland. Starting out as a classical violinist at the Victoria Conservatory of Music in British Columbia and later working as a professional orchestral musician, and recording artist, he eventually followed his passion for the haunting sounds of Celtic music. In 2002, after winning the U.S. National Fiddle Championship, he began touring both as a soloist and with other musicians, and now performs around 100 shows a year.

His recordings have received critical acclaim and his most recent CD, “Murmurs and Drones,” was voted “Best World Traditional Album” by Independent Music Awards. The Scottish music magazine “FiddleOn” said “A new star for the old world, Jamie Laval is a fiddler of subtlety, complexity and passionate intensity, an engaging entertainer who will undoubtedly create a rapt audience wherever he goes. His performances are replete with dazzling improvisations and neatly stitched together.“ “Sing Out Magazine” said of him: Subtle and energetic at the same time … One can only gasp in admiration.” Laval played to packed audiences last year at the Lanier Library so they are bringing him back to the spacious Fine Arts Center for this year’s show. Seating is open, so come early for the best choice. The show is a benefit for the Lanier Library. - article submitted by Frances Flynn

Right: Celtic fiddler, Jamie Laval, performs Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Tryon Fine Arts Center at 3 p.m. (photo submitted)

Foothills duplicate bridge results for games played on Oct. 18 Morning Restricted Pairs Section A North-South 1. Jackie Caldwell - Donald Eifert 2. Sheila Umlauf - Carole

Stuenkel 3. Archie Hardy - Jack Williams 4. Sandra Parker - Teenie Elliott East-West 1. Lynn Ulrey - Bill Ulrey

2. Andrea Kahn - Marily Williams 3. Robert Palmer - David Hart 4. Carolyn Jones - Lou Murch Section B North-South

1. Sherril Wingo - Carolyn Ashburn 2. Barbara Trumble - Patricia Komorous (Continued on page 31)

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Area residents provide gifts to humane society •Bridge results (continued from page 30)

Foothills Humane Society (FHS) announces receipt of three gifts from local residents to benefit its shelter operations. The first, named the Jane Dusenbury Culberson Fund after the late donor, is a distribution from an endowment established in the Polk County Community Foundation through her estate. It will benefit FHS in perpetuity. The second gift is also a distribution through the Polk County Community Foundation. It is from the Elizabeth and Robert Bailey Charitable Fund, established by the donor during her lifetime and designating FHS as one of several charitable beneficiaries annually. The third gift, from a designated fund held by the Polk County Community Foundation, was established by the late General and Mrs. Evans. The Dixie and Harry Evans Charitable

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Democratic Party Annual Fall Rally, Democratic Party Annual Fall Rally - Saturday, Oct. 27 4:30-7 p.m. Harmon Field Cabin. Free BBQ dinner. Come meet our candidates and get fired up for the election. Everyone welcome. 894-0539

Sunday

Slow Food Foothills Harvest Potluck and Fundraiser, Slow Food Foothills Harvest Potluck and Fundraiser will be held Sunday, Oct. 28, 2-6:30 p.m. LEAP Farm in the Brights Creek Community, Mill Spring. Bring a dish to share, place settings, blanket or chair. Fundraising opportunities. Live music by New Five Cent. www. slowfoodfoothills.org.

Monday

Polk County Mobile Recycling, Mondays, Harmon Field/ Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon. Polk County Democratic Headquaters, open Monday Friday, Oct. 15 - Nov. 6, 9 a.m.-3

“We are very grateful that these donors had the foresight to continue their support of the Humane Society through their estate plans. Their generosity allows us to continue to find good homes for homeless animals.” - Emily Clark, president of the board of directors

Endowment Fund provides an annual distribution to FHS. “We are very grateful that these donors had the foresight to continue their support of the Humane Society through their estate plans,” said Emily Clark, president of the board of directors. “Their generosity allows us to continue to find good homes for homeless animals.” Foothills Humane Society, established in 1957, is this area’s only adoption-guaranteed animal shelter. FHS took in

p.m. Get candidate and election information and register to vote. 828-894-0539. 64 Ward St., next to sheriff’s office in Columbus. Saluda Center, Mondays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; line dance, 12:30 p.m.; Saluda Duplicate Bridge, 1:30 p.m. 828-749-9245. For more activities, email saludacenter@hotmail.com or visit www. saluda.com. The 1940s Radio Hour, The Tryon Little Theater box office is open Monday-Saturday 10-1 at the Workshop, 516 S. Trade Street, for the nostalgic musical “The 1940s Radio Hour,” to play November 8-18. Reservations: 828-859-2466. The Meeting Place Senior Center, sing-along, 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 11 a.m.; bingo or bead class 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. Please submit Curb Reporter items in writing at least two days prior to publication. Items must include a name and telephone number of a contact person. Items will be printed in order by date of event, as space allows.

more than 2,200 animals in 2011, with a live release rate of 98 percent. Foothills Humane Society also works to prevent animal abuse and educate the public about responsible pet ownership. For further information about how you can help FHS through a planned or estate gift, please contact the Shelter at 828-8634444. – article submitted by Gerda Hook

3. Richard Belthoff - Rolland Rasmussen 4. Jane Templeton - Lee Cudlip East-West 1. Jean Stratford - Charlie Stratford 2. Elaine Jenkins - Bruce Fritz 3. Don Iaffaldano - Rosemary Iaffaldano 4. Kris Diggs - Yoshikazu Kinoshita Afternoon Open Pairs North-South 1. Ronald Wingo - Jack Williams 2. Leslie Tucker - Al Howard 3. Charles Cannon - Curtis Ross 4. Marian Unger - Donna Lohr East-West 1. Linda Sherer - Mary Elder 2. Jack Saunders - Doris Saunders 3. Richard Caser - Karl Kachadoorian 4. Chip Boyle - John Memory - article submitted

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