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Tryon Daily Bulletin

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Vol. 86 / No. 152

Tryon, N.C. 28782

Monday, September 2, 2013

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Battling the green beast

SCLT board member Nora Parks Anderson shown removing kudzu at a site in Saluda, near a sign that describes the project. See full story on page 4. (photo by Mark Schmerling)

Tryon Fine Arts Center arts in education committee members are looking for items to sell in the FENCE Community Yard Sale to be held Saturday, Sept. 7. Committee members ask you to bring your household or yard items to TFAC’s Studio A by 5 p.m. Sept. 5 to donate. All proceeds made by the sale of your items benefit B.I.G. grants for education.

Landrum tightens belt on 2013-2014 budget by Samantha Hurst

Landrum City Council members scrutinized every line item in the town’s proposed 2013-2014 budget during a work session held Tuesday, Aug. 26, tightening projected revenues and expenditures and preparing for insurance increases. Town manager Caitlin Martin in July brought concerns to council that insurance costs might go up as much as 13

percent. Such an increase would have forced the town to slash up to almost $13,000 from its budget, for insurance alone, Martin said. At a recent Public Employees Benefits Administration conference an increase of 6.8 percent was announced. (LANDRUM BUDGET continued on page 6)

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Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon. Saluda Center, Mondays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; line dance, 12:30 p.m.; Saluda Duplicate Bridge, 1:30 p.m. 828-7499245. For more activities, email saludacenter@hotmail.com or visit www.saluda.com. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Member Support Group meets in Columbus on the first Monday of the month, 10 a.m. - noon. For info and/or location, contact Lisa at 828-894-0104 or Annie at 864457-7278. 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. Christian Fellowship Luncheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mondays except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and discussion of relevant issues; interdenominational. The present study is The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living as if He Doesn’t Exist by Craig Groeschel. 859-5051. Chess Club, Mondays, 12:30 p.m., recreation room, LaurelHurst Apartments, Columbus. Open to anyone in community. 894-3336. Alcoholics Anonymous, Mondays, 5:30 p.m., Tryon United Methodist Church, New Market Road in Tryon. Male Domestic Abuse Intervention, Mondays, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340. Landrum Library, yoga class 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Limited to

first 30 people for small fee. Thermal Belt Stamp Club will meet the first Monday of every month at Isothermal Community College in Columbus at 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, Mondays, 8 p.m., Columbus Presbyterian Church.

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LOCAL WEATHER Today: Scattered t-storms, with 50 percent chance of rain. High 86, low 67. Thursday’s weather was: High 91, low 71, 0.02 inches of rain.

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PCHA: African American Faces of the Civil War The Polk County Historical Association programs will start up again on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 2:30 p.m. in the museum in Columbus. Ron Coddington will discuss his new book “African American Faces of the Civil War.” All are welcome. Polk County Public Library, quilting club meets on the first Tuesday of each month, 4-6 p.m. Landrum High School cross country will have a meet with Woodruff on Sept. 3, 5 p.m. at Woodruff High School, Woodruff, SC. Saluda Welcome Table, every Tuesday, dinner will be served from 5:30 - 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Saluda United Methodist Church. All are welcomed. Donations accepted. Harmon Field Board of Supervisors meeting Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m. Public welcome. Harmon Field Cabin. Info: 828-859-6655. Landrum High School varsity volleyball will be playing Carolina on September 3, 5:30 p.m. at home. Steps to HOPE’s Women To Women Support Group on the first and third Tuesday of the month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. The meetings will be held at Ashley Meadows Community Room, 113 Ashley Meadows Circle, Columbus. Call 894-2340 for further information. Saluda Business Association, first Tuesday of each month, 5:30 p.m., top floor, public library. 828749-3444. Women to Women Support Group, first and third Tuesdays of (Calendar continued on page 15)

OBITUARIES Joseph A. Brown Jr., p. 9 “Bill” Belvin Coleman Ruff, p. 9

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O.P. Earle Elementary students busy bees Students at O.P. Earle Elementary enjoyed their first day back to school Monday, Aug. 19. This week the school will hold student council elections and a summer reading celebration on Friday, Sept. 6. (photo submitted by Dawn Mason)

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Saluda Community Land Trust shows kudzu can be controlled by Mark Schmerling

Although kudzu has earned the nickname “The vine that ate the South,” members of Saluda Community Land Trust (SCLT) have worked to control the growth of this aggressive, imported invasive plant in several locations around Saluda over the past five years. Support from the Polk County Community Foundation has helped pay for tools, signs and for some additional labor (SCLT members are all volunteers). SCLT’s kudzu removal project locations include the hillside behind the public parking area (where tailgate markets are held on Fridays); the so-called “Graham Triangle,” behind the Blue Gypsy, Manna Cabana and Green River Outfitters, off Main Street; near the Saluda Inn; the intersection of Ozone Drive and Thompson Road; the nature park; and behind Saluda School. The Ozone/Thompson location

shows the absence of invasive plants – proof it can be done. SCLT’s interest in kudzu removal dates to one of the group’s meetings, where members read an article on kudzu, and learned of the Spartanburg Kudzu Coalition that took on the entrenched and conducted its “Kudzu Kollege” to help others fight the plant. The coalition uses non-chemical methods to control kudzu. At the “Kollege,” SCLT members learned how to identify kudzu and how to control it. They learned that de-crowning each plant (separating the crown at the base of the plant, from the roots) is key. “It’s the most effective way of getting rid of it (kudzu),” said SCLT board member Nora Parks Anderson. SCLT members learned more when the Coalition’s Newt Hardie spoke at one of their meetings. They first engaged

(kudzu continued on page 4)

SCLT board member Don Clapp shows how a kudzu vine anchors itself to the ground and other plants. Below: Another volunteer works atop a hillside covered in kudzu. (photo by Mark Schmerling)

their opponent at the Ozone/ Thompson location, aided by “Kudzilla,” a small tractor modified to help roll up the long tendrils. “Kudzilla” was a brainchild of the Spartanburg Kudzu Coalition. It took more than one treatment, SCLT President Nancy Barnett. “You have to keep going back,” Barnett said. After the first treatment, coalition members returned to that location. “It was bad,” remembered Barnett. “We had to de-crown it. It’s an ongoing project.” In selecting other locations, “We saw places that were very visible,” said Barnett, to show others that control could be achieved. Though SCLT members have hired goats to munch unwanted kudzu, these efficient critters have not yet been available. “There are many uses for kudzu,” Anderson said, “and we encourage them (people) to use it.” Kudzu is also edible for humans. Young leaves can be used in salads, or juiced, while the roots provide edible starch. Young shoots are also edible;

seeds and pods are not. Some landowners bail kudzu for hay to feed livestock. Kudzu is also a source for soaps, lotions, rope and twine, baskets, paper, fuel and compost. SCLT members will show homeowners how to control kudzu on their property, but because the members are all volunteers, it’s up to individual homeowners to perform the actual control. SCLT’s efforts are within the 28773 zip code area. To reach SCLT, call 828749-1560.

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• Landrum budget (continued from page 1)

“It’s good that overall it was less than I had anticipated … that dropped our budget numbers a lot,” Martin said. “The good thing is this means we won’t have to cut our budget as much as we feared.” Martin said she estimated 13 percent based on how much insurance costs were going up in other states and what other municipalities were estimating. Retirement costs are also going up about half a percent for police officers (last year’s rate was 12.45 percent and this year will be 13.01 percent), while the percentage for all other employees will increase to 10.75 percent. These two budget items amount to an additional $6,325 for insurance costs and $5,603 for retirement costs. During the Aug. 26 budget workshop and one previously held in July, council members proposed cutting about $43,000. “I went through the revenues to start off with and tried to get them

closer to what we were actually bringing in,” Martin said. For example, the city had received $511,000 in taxes as of July but had budgeted to receive up to $550,000. Martin said it is unlikely the town would reach that amount. In the 2011-2012 fiscal year, the City of Landrum brought in $580,000 in property taxes. With the fear of a 13 percent increase in insurance costs and losses in tax revenue, council members briefly discussed a tax increase during workshops. Mayor Robert Briggs said he believed talk of a mileage increase was premature. “When it comes to taxes, I think we all feel the same way – nobody likes to pay more taxes. Our responsibility is to make sure we are doing our due diligence as city leadership to make the budget work,” Briggs said. Council members cut Risk Insurance from $45,000-$30,000 and dropped a line item for capital improvement projects all together.

The elimination of capital improvement resulted in a savings of $13,500. Martin said in the last five budget years, the city has never used those funds, which typically only come into play if a major project must be completed that was unexpected. The city did also lower its line item for street improvements – work on sidewalks, etc. – from $25,000 to $15,000. These three decreases amounted to a savings of $43,500. If the city must cut elsewhere, council members suggested not purchasing a police vehicle this year. “Most citizens complain about how many police officers we’ve got and how may police cars we have, but they want to be safe,” said council member Johnny Carruth said. “There is a point, though, where you can have too much and it can cost you.” According to Martin, the city will add one police officer to its force through an agreement with District One Schools. The school system has offered to pay all costs

for employing one officer at Landrum High School. Martin said she is also prepping the city for a loss of $50,000 in the 2014-2015 budget when money stops coming in from the city’s contract with Spartanburg Water. “Luckily Landrum has been in a position over the years to put back money and have something in savings to fall back on if needed. It’s not the ideal situation but at least the city prepared itself in years past,” she said. The total budget for 20132014 is projected at $1,634,884, a decrease of $17,356 from the 2012-2013 budget. “When we estimate revenues we are extremely conservative,” said Mayor Briggs. “The revenues look like they are down a lot, but I think it is just a truer picture of what we’re going to be working with this coming year.” The city has about four weeks left to set public hearings and approve a balanced budget prior to it taking effect on Oct. 1.

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TLT opens 2013-2014 season with Sinatra Tribute Sept. 26-29 Rehearsals are well underway at the Tryon Little Theater for its 2013-2014 season opener, “My Way – A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra,� to play the workshop Sept. 26-29 and Oct. 3-6. If someone refers to “Ol’ Blue Eyes,� you know who they mean. Same with “The Chairman of the Board,� or for our older population, “The Voice.� All instantly bring to mind one Francis Albert Sinatra of Hoboken, New Jersey: the skinny Jimmy Dorsey crooner, gutsy Capital Records swinger, Academy Award winner, Gene Kelly dance partner, Rat Packer, family man . . . the lion in winter who did things his way. Directed by Ben Chumley, a

professional musician and actor, “My Way� takes the audience through many of Sinatra’s best songs. He recorded over 1,300, and while they considered singing every one of them, the “My Way� company realized it would take them exactly eight days if they didn’t take any intermissions or breaks. So instead patrons will be treated to many favorites via medleys: Broadway, cities, young love, summer, losers, big flirt, moon, survivors and more. “The Lady is a Tramp,� “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,� “You Make Me Feel So Young,� “It Was a Very Good Year,� “One for My Baby,� “New York, New York,�

“My Funny Valentine,� “The Best is Yet to Come,� on and on. It has been said that probably half the US population more than 50 was conceived while their parents were listening to the music of Frank Sinatra. Johnny Carson once asked Sinatra what music he put on when he wanted to get a woman in the mood. Sinatra laughed so hard, he couldn’t answer. The stage set for TLT’s “My Way� will be a cabaret, complete with working cash bar onstage open to patrons before the show starts and during intermission. Director Chumley at the piano will be joined onstage by singer/actors Debbie Craig-Archer, Katie Cil-

Obituaries

Army. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a sister, Pauline Brown Bradey. He was predeceased by brothers, Arthur Brown, Eddie Lee Brown, Claude Brown, J.M. Brown and Clarence Brown; and sisters, Rosetta Flynn and Lorena Peeler. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2013 at Saluda United Methodist Church. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. at the church conducted by Rev. Rob Parsons. Burial will be in Saluda City Cemetery. Condolences may be left at www.pettyfuneralhome.com.

Obituaries

Joseph A. Brown Jr. Joseph Ashby Brown Jr., 84, of Lake Hosea, Saluda passed away Aug. 29, 2013 at Pardee Hospital. He was the son of the late Joseph Brown Sr. and Florence Cudd Brown and husband of Betty Anna Thompson Brown. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Saluda and a graduate of Robinson Business College. He retired from BigelowSanford and served in the U.S.

“Bill� Belvin Coleman Ruff “Bill� Belvin Coleman Ruff, died Aug. 29, 2013. He is survived by wife Sybil Huffstickler Ruff; daughters Robin Rene Ruff Street (Bob) of Forest City, Mitzie Renn Ruff

luffo, Terry Neal and Josh Moffitt. The TLT box office at the Workshop, 516 South Trade Street, will open Sept. 16, and be open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., plus Tuesdays and Thursdays 4-7 p.m. Group discounts are available at 15 percent off for groups of 10-20, and 20 percent off for 21 tickets and above. All discounted group tickets must be for the same performance (not available opening night), and paid for by a single check or credit card. For reservations, call 828859-2466. Further information is available at www.TLTinfo.org. – article submitted by Connie Clark

Dominguez (Rich), Resa Lynn Ruff Thompson (Marty) both of Rutherfordton; sisters Kaye Gold, Faye Bridges (Robert), and Linda Fleming (Carl) all of Rutherfordton; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A celebration of life was held Saturday, Aug. 31 at the Family Life Center of Second Baptist Church-Rutherfordton.

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Chamber event at Foothills Humane Society

Top left: Business owners and Chamber Members brought donations of dog food, cat food and little to the Foothills Humane Society Aug. 27. Bottom: FHS Director Selena Coffet speaks to guests during the Chamber Business After Hour s event. The event was co-sponsored by Purrrfect Bark and Larkins. (photo submitted)

Polk and Spartanburg counties see decreased unemployment rates by Samantha Hurst

Polk and Spartanburg Counties both saw drops in their unemployment rates again this month. Polk County’s unemployment rate for the month of July dropped to 6.5 percent from its

6.6 percent rate in June. Polk County’s drop reflects that 611 individuals from the estimated 9,430-member work force are without a job. Neighboring Henderson County has a 6.4 percent unemployment rate, while Rutherford sits at 12.3

percent unemployment. Scotland County, N.C. had the highest rate in July at 16 percent. The lowest rate statewide was Currituck County at 5.3 percent unemployment. North Carolina’s statewide rate was 9.1 percent.

Spartanburg County also dropped from 8.7 percent in June to 8.4 percent in July, a 0.3 percent decrease. Spartanburg County’s rate was 9.9 percent in July 2012. South Carolina’s overall rate for July 2013 was 8.1 percent.

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Where We Work Person Featured: Melissa Johnson Title: Customer Service and Sales Manager Business: Food Lion Address: 210 West Mills St., Columbus, N.C. Phone Number: 828-894-8286

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An in-depth look at an area business

One thing you wish people knew about your business: There are many large retailers that lose sight of what customers want and need. In our store, we have a highly dedicated team whose key focus is providing the highest level of service to our customers, every day. Something to offer that a customer won’t find somewhere else: We provide our customers with low prices, a clean store and fast and friendly checkouts.

Melissa Johnson Operating Hours: Sunday – Saturday, Advice to young leaders: Don’t fail to learn all 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. you can from those who went before you. Don’t be afraid to challenge the rules. But most of all, remember to stay humble. Store Manager: Donna Ducker

Your role model: My mom is definitely my role model. She taught me that no task is too big, no day is too tiring and no challenge is too difficult. She also taught me that when life knocks you down, it’s not what knocked you down that defines you – it’s how How’s Business? Business is great. Food Lion you get yourself back up. continues to provide us with the resources we need to focus on what our customers want most. We can’t argue with the results either. We are Key to a successful business: Always look for ways to improve your business and make it stand out from the competition. Recognize that you don’t know everything, truly fortunate to be located in a town full of so and be open to new ideas and new approaches. many friendly and wonderful people.

Number of Employees: 35-plus

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Verbesina walteri. (photo by Betsy George)

Polk’s Most Wanted Plant Walter’s Crownbeard This month’s species in our and South Carolina. Additional ongoing series of “Polk’s Most areas for this species are also to Wanted” is a wildflower known be found west of our region in as Walter’s Crownbeard (Verbe- the Ouachita Mountains. This is a rare species in most sina walteri). regions where Wa l t e r ’s it occurs. CurCrownbeard is Polk County’s rently, Walter’s a member of Most Wanted Crownbeard is the Aster FamPlants known from ily of flowerthree sites in ing plants that Polk County. include wellknown species such as Sun- Flowering begins in late August flower and Chrysanthemum. to mid-September. Therefore, However, unlike most members the time to search for this unof the Aster Family, Walter’s usual species is now. If you locate a population of Crownbeard lacks ray flowers (‘petals’) and thus has the some- Walter’s Crownbeard, please what odd appearance of being contact the Pacolet Area Cona globular flower- in reality, servancy at 828-859-5060, or many small individual flowers e-mail comments, questions known as disk flowers that are or photos to landprotection@ grouped together (compound) pacolet.org. The purpose of this project and thus look like a small ball. Walter’s Crownbeard prefers is to gain a better understandrich and moist habitats that may ing of the flora and fauna in include bottomland forests or Polk County and document the rich mountain coves. The distri- species present in the county. PAC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit bution of Walter’s Crownbeard is also unusual, as it is found in conservation organization (land coastal South Carolina, as well (walter’s crownbeard as a handful of piedmont and continued on page 13) mountain localities in North

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Let’s talk business by Bill Kerns

The Polk County branch of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) is actively assisting existing businesses as well as individuals who are looking to start their own business in our community. SCORE is a non-profit organization, which provides free, confidential mentoring to help individuals start and operate a successful small business. Working and retired executives and small business owners offer advice and one-on-one mentoring sessions on topics such as developing a business plan, securing financing, day-to-day management, advertising and marketing to name a few. We also offer low-cost workshops to provide aspiring entrepreneurs with additional training on specific business topics. SCORE is a resource partner and operates in cooperation with the SBA (Small Business Administration). Our local branch is fortunate to have a group of dedicated mentors with a wide variety of business experiences. Each of us has had the good fortune of having had excellent mentors in our careers. Mentoring is an interesting process. Mentors should be motivated by nothing more than the desire to help. A mentor’s role is not

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trust) founded in 1989 to protect and conserve the area’s natural resources (PAC’s mission). PAC works with area landowners to ensure the long-term protection of their property through voluntary conservation easements (agreements), which enable landowners to maintain ownership of their property, preserving precious natural resources (open lands, forests, wildlife habitat, scenic vistas, farmland,

to advise, but rather to provide a different way of thinking. Mentoring is not intended to tell you what to do, simply offering another perspective based on experience. In today’s business world, business owners must wear many hats. You not only need to be an expert in your product or service, you also need knowledge in accounting, budgeting, personnel matters, marketing, advertising, sales and legal issues relating to your business. The local SCORE branch has successfully served a wide variety of clients of Polk County. If you own a business or are thinking of starting a business you have multiple local resources to assist you, including the Polk County Economic and Tourism Development Commission, Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce and local SCORE representatives. SCORE in cooperation with the Tryon Daily Bulletin will provide monthly articles on various business topics. We encourage you to send in requests for future topics by emailing SCORE at scorepolkcounty@gmail.com. If you would like to set up a mentoring session with a representative you may also send the request to this email address. SCORE can also be reached at 828-859-5456.

stream banks, etc.), and potentially obtain significant federal, state and local tax benefits. PAC’s vision is a community living and growing in harmony with our natural resources and or goal is to provide a legacy that will endure and be valued by generations to come. PAC works diligently to provide leadership to encourage conservation and provide education programs emphasizing native species appreciation and responsible land use practices to help – save the places you love. – article submitted by David Campbell

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Free computer classes at Landrum Library

Kiwanis learns about Broad River Water Authority

Tryon Kiwanian Ernie Giannini with Kiwanis’ Aug. 14 speaker Maria Hunnicutt. Hunnicutt is the manager of the Broad River Water Authority. (photo submitted by Boyd Correll)

The Landrum Library is offering beginning computer classes starting Tuesday, Sept. 17. The classes are taught by an instructor with the Adult Learning Center and are free and open to the public. There will be a series of four classes on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and a series of five offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 – 7:45 p.m. Attendance to all classes in one series is requested. These classes are a way to improve job skills or just learn the basic of using a computer.The topics to be covered in the sessions are: basic computer operations, keyboard and mouse use, PC environment, functions of the pieces of the computer (hardware), basics of Windows, basic file management, customizing the desktop, Internet and email and basic word processing. Call 864-457-2218 or drop by the Landrum Library to register; spaces are limited. When you register you will be given a complete schedule of the classes. – article submitted by Lee G. Morgan

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Sundays Unplugged. Experience the Sunday Art Market, a bazaar of locally handmade art from an array of mediums. Hear guitarist Mark Miller perform this Sunday as part of the free Singer-Songwriter concert series, 2-4 p.m. Free.

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• Good prices Siblings. Photographer Ben Nixon, owner of the recent Plates to Pixels exhibit, brings creative siblings, brother John Nixon (collage artist) and stepsister Page Davis (acrylic painter), to Spartanburg Art Museum for another fantastic exhibit. Siblings will open Saturday, Sept. 7. Free.

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Swofford Career Center. The Student Galleries now feature art by Spartanburg School District One’s Swofford Career Center. See digital paintings, metalwork, architectural models, etc. Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m.

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On behalf of the Polk County Democratic Women’s Club and the Men’s Club, Wilma and Jack Jolley give Polk County Schools Curriculum Director Aaron Greene checks totaling $1,750 to pay for classroom supplies in support of Polk County teachers. (photo submitted)

Polk Democrats raise $1,750 for classroom supplies Polk County Democratic Women made it easy to help Polk County’s teachers this year. On a recent Saturday morning, the group held one of their big country breakfasts and donated all the proceeds (every cent, not just profits) to Polk County’s teachers for badly needed classroom supplies. According to Aaron Greene, curriculum director for Polk County Schools, the North Carolina state legislature in Raleigh cut the budget for instructional supplies by 51 percent in this last legislative session. Te a c h e r s h a v e a l w a y s chipped in their own money to supplement classroom supplies, but the legislature’s cuts this year meant that they’d need to donate even more of their own dollars to give students the classroom experiences that are so crucial to their education. Teachers may still need to chip in, even though this year’s legislative cuts have dropped North

Carolina teachers’ pay to 49th in the country. Polk County Democrats’ Women’s and Men’s Clubs came to the rescue, along with the many other generous citizens who donated to the cause. The women’s club raised $1,500 with their breakfast. And the men’s club added $250 from their fundraising efforts, making a total of $1,750. Greene accepted the Democratic Women’s and Men’s Club checks on behalf of the teachers and their students. He said these donations would greatly help give Polk County students the kind of education they need and deserve. When accepting the checks, Greene explained the recent legislative session in Raleigh gravely hurt the schools. The legislature cut 20 percent from the budget for teaching assistants this year, and promised to cut another 20 percent during next year’s session. The legisla-

“Democrats are serious about public education in North Carolina and about their support for Polk County’s teachers, students and schools. These donations show how serious we are.” -- Margaret Parker, chair of the Polk County Women’s Club

ture also cut the state textbook budget by 75 percent. Greene said these cuts are “big ones that really impact.” Margaret Parker, chair of the Polk County Women’s Club, said, “Democrats are serious about public education in North Carolina and about their support for Polk County’s teachers, students and schools. These donations show how serious we are.” – article submitted by Renee McDermott

each month, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Steps to HOPE, 60 Ward Street, Columbus. 828-894-2340. Tryon Weight Watchers Group, Weight Watchers weekly Tryon meeting every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Tryon Untied Methodist Church. Al-Anon Family Group, meets Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Saluda Senior Center, 64 Greenville Street, Saluda, one half block off Main Street (U.S. Hwy. 176 S.), 828-749-2251 (Saluda) or 1-800-286-1326. American Legion, Polk County Memorial Post 250, first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., 43 Depot Street, Tryon. Foothills Knitting Guild, first Tuesday of each month, North Woods Farm Fiber and Yarn, 221 North Main St., Campobello, 7 p.m.

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Polk Couty Mobile Recycling Unit, Wednesdays, Fire Department in Green Creek, 7 a.m. - noon. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Wacky Wednesday and senior fitness, 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. Tryon Kiwanis Club, meets Wednesdays, noon, Congregational Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon. 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.

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A group of Polk County High School students attended FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) leadership camp this summer at the Epworth by the Sea Retreat Center in St. Simon’s Island July 1-5. The students were encouraged and inspired by various speakers and sessions and were led in worship by the band Hello August. All students were involved in athletic competition and a few students ran the annual 5K race on Thursday of that week. The following students attended: Brett Phipps, Anthony Carson, Eli Hall, JC Suddeth, Rudy Macias, Jessica Bentley, Graci Moser and Sam Firby. (photo submitted by William Pack)

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