Life in Our Foothills June Edition

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AN EYE FOR UNIQUENESS Creative discoveries you won’t find anywhere else

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t’s time to say good bye to Spring (and allergies) and hello to Summertime! Plenty of sunshine, barbecuing with friends and family, beach trips and more things to do each weekend that you can shake a stick at.

This issue has a bit of an artsy feel to it. We learn about New York Times best selling author Mary Alice Monroe. With her non-fiction style of writing and 24 published books under her belt, there is sure to be something to tweak your

interest.

Next we journey up the grade a piece to learn about Virginia Spigener and The Wrinkled Egg. The claim to fame for this unique shop is fueled by the many summer camps in the area. Do you miss your child? Send a care package from the Wrinkled Egg! Tryon Little Theater is known for producing incredible plays year after year.

This summer, they kick it up a notch in their “Outside the Box” series with two Shakespeare plays at Roger’s Park produced by Tryon’s Catherine Gillet and Michelle Fleming.

The Landrum Quilters have been sewing for over 20 years. But, have you ever wondered where all the quilts go? In this issue, we learn which organizations benefit the most from the tireless work that results in beautiful works of art.

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CONTENTS

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Social Life

June calendar of events

Foothills Featured

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NY Times best selling author Mary Alice Munroe

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Something New in the Arts

Shakespeare and Friends

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The Landrum Quilters

Spaghetti Dinner O.P. Earle Family Picnic

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Dad’s Day

Historic, Unique, and Fun! Virginia Spigener & The Wrinkled Egg

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June’s Symphony

Encourage Healthy Eating Habits in Kids

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Always with a smile on her face, Virginia Spigener is always welcoming and eager to help. Story on page 26. Photo by Mark Levin.

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Why I Love the Foothills Melanie Talbot, Green River BBQ

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Parting Glance Lighting our future

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Photos by Lana O’Shields On April 19, students of O.P. Earle Elementary School enjoyed the time away from class to have a cookout with family and friends during the annual Family Picnic event. The school grilled hamburgers and hotdogs for everyone.

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Photos by Lana O’Shields As part of their annual K5 Countdown to Graduation, O.P. Earle students celebrated Dad’s Day. This week, the students enjoyed a different special activity each day. On this day they invited their dad’s (or other special guest) to enjoy lunch with them.

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FEATURE

NY TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR

MARY ALICE MONROE Starting with a baby bump and notepad WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY VINCENT VERRECCHIO

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ropped on pillows in bed, Mary Alice Monroe wrote on the last blue line in the fifty sheets of her yellow notepad. Her fingers were stiff from gripping the ballpoint and trying to keep up with the rush of images and voices in her mind. She had been elsewhere, in a muted zone, writing outside the self-awareness of her confinement, interacting with fictional characters that had taken on lives of their own. The bottom back edge of the pad rested against the swell of her belly. She smiled at the thought of how much the angle of the page had changed since she heeded the doctor’s recommendation to stay in bed four months for the health of her and her baby. Throughout, there had been flashes of awe at being in the life-changing situation of simultaneously becoming a mother and an author, and the synchronicity of book and baby growing

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together. Within the experience were lessons on the value of life, its fragility and tenacity, with themes of connectedness she would carry forward.

“I was worried about the pregnancy, caring for my two young daughters, Claire and Gretta, and how to keep busy.” Markus, her husband, encouraged her to focus on writing the book that she had been postponing during years of teaching Japanese at University and English to Southeast Asian refugees.

“As the third eldest of 10 children growing up in Evanston, Illinois, I would often keep the younger children occupied by telling them stories. Mrs. Crawford, my third-grade teacher, was the first to give me a name for I wanted to be...a writer. When I was about 13, reading Dickens under a willow tree, I realized what kind of a writer that would be.”

She also liked John Steinbeck, and as she

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Mrs. Crawford, my third-grade teacher, was the first to give me a name for I wanted to be...a writer.

When I was about 13, reading Dickens under a willow tree, I realized what kind of a writer that would be.

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— Mary Alice Monroe

ABOVE: Mary Alice’s research on sea turtle conservation was hands-on for her Beach House series of best-selling books. RIGHT: When Mary Alice evacuates to Tryon from Hurricane Irma in 2017, three dogs and five canaries came with her. Occasional singing can still be heard in the home she now owns in the Foothills.

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matured, realized her attraction was the descriptive power of both writers to pull readers into social issues with character, plot, and place. The two men wrote to move readers to take action. Dickens, for example, wrote to change child labor practices; Steinbeck to improve the plight of the displaced and the oppressed.

Mary Alice joyfully gave birth to her third child Zachary and her first book, “The Long Road Home.” Set in rural Vermont, the story is the rebirth of a widow struggling to repay the debts of her profligate husband through sheep farming. Mary Alice researched rams, ewes, lambing, and herd management to create a vivid context for the relationship between Nora and a farmhand who shares her passion for the land and its life.

“Most of my books start with an urge to know more about an animal species. I research, travel, meet with experts, and work as a handson volunteer. For the Beach House series, I

was—and still am 20 years later—a permitted volunteer, regularly in damp sand, digging for turtle eggs.”

Loggerhead sea turtles are listed as Threatened under the U.S. Federal Endangered Species Act. Relocating eggs away from beachfront development increases the chances of hatchlings making it to the sea.

“I want to be read by people who are seeking a good novel. The first step is to entertain and draw in readers to the characters and their lives. Then, painlessly, my readers discover facts about the species woven into the narrative that intrigue, educate and hopefully inspire.

I wrote the Beach House series so readers would share my passion for sea turtles. I want readers of the Low Country novels to understand and feel a connection with dolphins, and be active in correcting the impact we have on their environment.”

Within 23 books over 20 years, she has also championed raptors like eagles and hawks, sea and shore birds, and monarch butterflies. In “Time Is a River” she wrote a mystery story that shared the artistry of fly-fishing and an appreciation for North Carolina mountain streams. In “Last Light over Carolina,” she took readers JUNE 2019

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into the shrimping industry, giving it heart with a noble captain, and making the sights, sounds, and smells come alive based on her experiences with a fleet.

Horses and dogs are the species inspiring ”The Summer Guests,” her 24th book. The national book tour launches at a fund-raiser event for Lanier Library at the Tryon Fine Arts Center, Friday, June 7, 5:007:00 p.m. In the story, evacuees, fleeing a hurricane with horses and dogs, gather at a Tryon horse farm and together weather the storms outside and within themselves.

The publisher believes the book will appeal to existing and new fans. Mary Alice explains that Whirlwind, a stallion in the book, connects the characters. He selects his own person, nuzzling one, ignoring another, and bucking off his owner. Each person has a different emotional response to the powerful jumper who is as unpredictable as the storm.

“Whirlwind as a character symbolizes the hurricane threatening the coast and is a metaphor for the human relationships swirling at the farm over a period of five days.”

The hurricane was based on Hurricane Irma in 2017 when Mary Alice evacuated from her home on coastal South Carolina, bringing five canaries and three dogs to friend Cindy Boyle’s horse farm in Tryon. “Sleeping in the loft over the stable,” says Mary Alice. “I remember waking in the night to the scent of hay and horses, and listening to the muted nickers below. I connected to the horses. I loved running my

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Of the many features of her 1932 Tryon home, such as the oak panel walls imported from an English estate and the arched doors and doorways, Mary Alice is particularly enamored with a locally carved mantle.

At her home in Tryon, named Windover when built in 1932, Mary Alice Monroe has one room for writing and many places to read the work of others or to proofread her own.

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fingers lightly across their texture and warmth, and learning to identify their signals, sense what they say with their eyes, and respect their space.”

Mary Alice also experienced equine dust and grime as a volunteer with HERD, a local non-profit equine rescue organization. She acknowledges Cindy as her equine mentor for the book, dedicating it to her, and names her friend Katherine Bellisimo, one of the founders of Tryon International Equestrian Center, as technical advisor. Katherine, with her real name, is also a character in the book.

A favorite character from The Beach House series, Cara Rutledge, returns in a subplot. A fictitious ladies-man, professional rider, was created to charm and aggravate other fictitious characters that some Tryon readers may think they recognize.

“I believe I’ve learned my vocation as a writer, starting with my first book written in bed,” concludes Mary Alice. “I think my environmental fiction has made an impact. While always alert for the call of another species or issue, I’m looking to my next book as a century of habitat loss and preservation in the south. And yes, there will be a continuation of The Beach House series. I’m blessed to have a series so loved by readers. “

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HISTORIC, UNIQUE AND FUN!

Virginia Spigener & The Wrinkled Egg WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARK LEVIN

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t was fun to switch places with Virginia Spigener. A few more than thirty years ago she was interviewing me as part of her job as reporter for the Thermal Belt News-Journal, the twice-weekly newspaper published in Columbus. Virginia was quizzing me about my teaching experiences at Green Creek Elementary School. The News-Journal and that school (as a school) are now part of history but Virginia Spigener’s career is very much in the now and in the future. She’s always looking ahead.

Virginia is the owner of The Wrinkled Egg, a unique shop in Flat Rock that is more than a bit hard to explain. That is in part because it’s always changing with the times. And the other part is it’s just downright filled with some of the most unique and creative discoveries you’ll find anywhere!

Virginia had a vision for The Wrinkled Egg and continues that vision today. She has seen her business grow and expand and serve as a catalyst for other businesses in Flat Rock ever since she opened the doors in 1990. The store is located in the old Peace’s Grocery Store built in 1891.

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Virginia has a family history with that store. The Spigener family (first from Alabama and then Florida) would always stop in the store during visits to and from her summer camp down the road. She says they always enjoyed that warm feeling they got from being in Peace’s. It was more than just a store; it was a gathering place for locals and travelers alike. When Virginia started imagining what her store might be like she knew she wanted it to be a gathering place in the community.

She wanted a store where people could come and sit and enjoy a slower-paced life. She knew that the typical gift shop doesn’t offer that. Sure, people drop in a gift shop and look around…but then they leave. It’s not a community-gathering place. It has taken years of evolving, but The Wrinkled Egg is definitely that store that draws people in and holds them 28

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there and keeps them coming back. That’s thanks to the foresight of Virginia Spigener.

The Wrinkled Egg holds down the anchor building on what the Hendersonville TimesNews coined, “Little Rainbow Row.” Now the different stores, all sporting a different exterior color, can’t help but grab your attention. The smell of mouth-watering food is everywhere including inside the store, which is home to Flat Rock Village Bakery. Some people stop in every morning for their cup of coffee from the bakery and then wander around carrying their morning caffeine fix eyeing what might have been added to the shelves of Virginia’s store since yesterday. Next door are two additional restaurants that add to the all-day long good smells: Hubba Hubba Smokehouse and Honey & Salt. The three restaurants collectively bring people in all day and the atmosphere of the

The Wrinkled Egg serves as anchor for all of Little Rainbow Row.

store and the slow-down-and-enjoy setting provide a sense of community that Virginia had hoped would materialize.

The expansive deck in back just adds a bit of extra charm.

The Wrinkled Egg is filled with an assortment of items that is constantly changing. That’s one of the charms that bring people back and back again. There’s original art including several equestrian pieces by Tryon’s Jennifer Mills Grabosky. There’s jewelry, clothing and accessories, furniture items, and more art by Southern folk artists.

You’ll find books and lamps and then you might discover the toys.

The Wrinkled Egg is nationally known for its camp care packages, unique gifts packaged and delivered to kids at summer camps near and far. Virginia, having worked at Camp Green Cove for many summers, knows what items camps will allow in those special boxes eagerly anticipated by excited campers.

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BUSINESS INFO The Wrinkled Egg is located at 2710 Greenville Highway in Flat Rock. Open seven days a week during the summer. Find them on the web at: www.TheWrinkledEgg.com. 828-696-3998. There is a large parking lot behind all the shops at Little Rainbow Row. Virginia Spigener opened her store in 1990.

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Virginia Spigener along with rows of accessories the shop carries. Plenty of unique items fill every corner of the store.

of that came together with this store. When The Wrinkled Egg opened, there wasn’t much around except the post office and a frame shop across the street. Well, Carl Sandburg National Historic Site and Flat Rock Playhouse were close by… but nothing like this store.

Virginia loves to see the expressions and smiles on the faces of customers when they’re looking around.

Virginia says that a special Rhode Island Red she once had laid wrinkled eggs and that sparked the store’s unusual moniker. The name is perfect for describing her store because, like the wrinkled egg, you’re going to find the uncommon, unique, and unusual. The Wrinkled Egg is a destination and has become a Flat Rock landmark. Virginia and her staff invite you to come spend an hour or a day in a store that’s both elegant and rustic with the 32

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just-right casual feeling. Check out the store, pet the store bunny, gaze at the store birds, and if you’re lucky you might get to groom Tatertot, the store’s miniature horse “mascot” who makes an appearance from time to time.

And once you leave, Virginia is sure you’ll be back.

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Catherine Gillet on set of Dancing at Lughnasa, a recent production by the Tryon Little Theatre.

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SOMETHING NEW IN THE ARTS Shakespeare and Friends

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ou never know what kind of amazing ideas two talented women will think of if you give them enough time. Throw in a 12-hour unplanned road trip from New York City back to Tryon and magic happens. This month we will get to see just what enchanted evenings they’ve come up with.

Catherine Gillet and Michelle Fleming are each directing a production this month being staged at Roger’s Park in Tryon.

This exciting endeavor is part of Tryon Little Theater’s new “Outside the Box” series. Catherine and Michelle are calling this summer’s season, “Shakespeare and Friends.” Michelle kicks off the summer with a condensed one-hour version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and two weeks later Catherine will direct Thornton Wilder’s 1938 classic, Our Town.

Both directors are seasoned professionals and carefully chose these plays to be perfect starters for yet another thrilling arts event in our area. Michelle noted that, “There’s an appetite for arts in Tryon that’s hard to find anywhere else in a community of this size. Catherine answers, “These plays are a gift to the community. We want to share the wonderful talent we have here. We have a beautiful amphitheater in Roger’s Park that lends itself perfectly to both of these shows.”

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There’s a theater rumor that every night, somewhere around the world, Our Town is being performed. I wanted to stage it here in Tryon, not only because it is a Pulitzer Prize winning American Classic, but because even though it was written 80 years ago, its timeless theme of what it means to experience life in community is still relevant today.

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to audiences of all ages, they’re family-friendly plays. Even though centuries separate the two productions, Michelle says, “There’s a certain universality to both of these works that anyone can sit down and take something really striking away from both pieces. There’s something special about both of these plays that will have people sitting and talking. You can’t get that from most mediums.”

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Dream takes the tropes that we associate with fairy tales and romance and turns them on their heads. It has meddlesome fairies, whiny teenagers, royal intrigue – and a donkey thrown in for good measure. This is the perfect play for anyone who thinks Shakespeare is staid or stodgy because it brings these characters to life with a light-hearted silliness.” Michelle has actually performed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the role of Hermia.

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ABOUT THE DIRECTORS Catherine Gillet (Director) is also a playwright, whose published and award-winning plays have appeared at many venues around the country, including New York, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles. While a member of Circle Repertory Company she studied with Craig Lucas, Terrance McNally, Paula Vogel, and Lanford Wilson.

Catherine is happily re-located from NY to Tryon. She is the director of The Dark Horse Theater Project, which is dedicated to innovative theatrical presentations. Catherine has directed two shows at TLT: Outside Mullingar, Dancing at Lughnasa, and several staged readings for TFAC’s Stage Door Series.

She has also had some of her own work performed at the TFAC amphitheater.

Michelle Fleming (Director) has worked onstage and behind the scenes in theaters and independent films across Western NC and Upstate SC. She moved to Tryon five years ago after graduating from Converse College, and works as the Assistant Director of Communications at Tryon Fine Arts Center. She was last on the Tryon Little Theater stage in Dancing at Lughnasa. Other recent projects include technical production for Jay Bergen’s Lennon, the Mobster, and the Lawyer™. Last year she directed “Backstage with the Bard,” an evening of Shakespeare scenes for Tryon Fine Arts Center’s Stage Door Series that reminded her how much fun the classic plays could be.

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Catherine at rehearsal of a recent production with “assistant” director, Sofia Corda.

Catherine Gillet, Jay Bergen, and Michelle Fleming at the John Lennon Memorial in New York City.

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Catherine shares, “There’s a theater rumor that every night, somewhere around the world, Our Town is being performed. I wanted to stage it here in Tryon, not only because it is a Pulitzer Prize winning American Classic, but because even though it was written 80 years ago, its timeless theme of what it means to experience life in community is still relevant today. I also believe it will be a wonderful play to enjoy outdoors in the company of others in our little town.”

So just how did all of this happen out of a road trip? Catherine and Michelle were in New York to produce two performances of Lennon, the Mobster & the Lawyer™. Catherine had worked with Jay Bergen, a former New York City trial lawyer now living in Saluda. They collaborated to tell his story of the time he spent with John Lennon while representing him in case against a

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WANT TO GO? A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be presented June 15 & 16.

Our Town will be presented June 29 & 30.

Both productions will start at 7 PM in Roger’s Park in downtown Tryon. In case of rain, the show(s) will be moved to Sunnydale.

Tickets are $5 thanks to generous sponsorship by the Tryon Little Theater and are available show night at Roger’s Park or you can purchase online at www.tltinfo.org.

(Refreshments available for purchase.)

mobster who was notoriously involved in the music business. Catherine premiered the one-man-show on the Veh Stage at the Tryon Fine Arts Center in March 2018 to three sold-out performances. A few months later the show was produced at the Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center in Greenville.

Word was out and Jay, Catherine, and Michelle were invited to produce the show for New York audiences at the 92nd Street Y in January.

After the euphoria of the two soldout houses, Catherine and Michelle found their flights had been canceled due to a sudden blizzard. So they rented a car and their creative minds started brainstorming as they bounced ideas off of each other, one drove while the other took notes and by the time they reached the Polk County line…

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The cast and crew of Dancing at Lughnasa.

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magine making 3,000+ quilts for people you don’t know.

That’s exactly what members of the Landrum Quilters have done over the last 20 years.

Recipient’s range from children and teens served through the Ronald McDonald House in Greenville to in-patients at Landrum’s Smith-Phayer Hospice House. Because of patient privacy issues, those who make and deliver these quilts never meet or know the names of the new quilt owners.

“Philanthropy is an important priority for our club,” explained President Sybil Radius.

“Our lap-size quilts, suitable for a bed or wheelchair, are gifts of love to comfort those who receive them.”

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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE As an organization, the Landrum Quilters appear to have the longest continuous relationship with the Ronald McDonald House, one that started around 2000 or earlier.

While an exact number of donated quilts is not available, staff conservatively put the number at 125 per year, for a total of 2,500 for the 20-year period.

Landrum Quilter Betty Caudill, who has spearheaded this project for the past two years, gets excited when members bring in their creations.

“The fabrics are so appealing to children — very colorful with animals, cartoon characters and the like,” she said. “I love knowing these quilts will be cuddled and that they provide

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children with warmth and a sense of security.”

“You should see little children’s eyes light up when they are taken to the quilt closet,” said Marsha Smith, retired Ronald McDonald House Director of Operations who is now a part-time assistant.

“The girls love quilts with princesses on them, while the boys often gravitate to quilts depicting tractors or cars.”

Open since 1989, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas serves families of children and teens up to age 21 who are undergoing treatment at seven facilities in the Upstate, including Shriner’s Hospital, Greenville Memorial, St. Francis, Springbrook and more. The house provides a sanctuary for parents and siblings, offering shelter, food and comfort while a child is receiving medical care.

In 2018, 491 families received this assistance, with the majority living in upstate counties including Greenville and Spartanburg.

Because most quilters enjoy other craft hobbies, this philanthropy project now includes knitted or crochets caps for preemies and newborns whose parents are staying in the house.

“Parents are so appreciative of what the Landrum Quilters contribute,” said Tasha Bruce, Director of Operations. “They are touched that people they don’t know would give their children such a special gift, something for them to treasure during this difficult time.”

HOSPICE HOUSE IN LANDRUM In 2009, when the Smith-Phayer Hospice House opened in Landrum, the Landrum Quilters realized that quilts would add a feeling of coziness and hominess to those admitted to the facility.

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2019 LANDRUM QUILT SHOW June 13-15 at the Landrum Middle School Gym 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Thursday & Friday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Saturday

members.

Each month, Laurie Blair, Hospice chairman, delivers quilts members have turned in at the Landrum Quilters’ monthly meeting.

“When I brought in my first quilts, the Hospice coordinator expressed how meaningful the quilts were to families of patients,” she said. “It’s rewarding to know to you have a

small part in making that possible.”

When a new patient is admitted, a Hospice volunteer delivers a quilt, picked to best suit the person’s gender and interests.

Heidi Owens, vice president of development for Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, understands the impact of the quilts not only from a professional standpoint, but also from a personal one.

“Sadly, my mother died at the Landrum Hospice House in December 2018, “ she said. “I found great comfort knowing the effort and love the Landrum Quilters put into the quilt she received. It was and is very special.”

She acknowledged that the Landrum Quilters are the only group that has maintained a continuous relationship with the facility.

Several years ago, the club received this note of thanks.

“Thank you so very much for the quilts you make for the patients. Your time, skills and love that go into these definitely has not gone unnoticed. We thank you and love each one who gives so freely of your time.”

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STEPS TO HOPE Quilts are not the only emphasis for Landrum Quilters philanthropy.

Another long-time relationship exists with Steps to Hope (STH) in Columbus, which provides a shelter, counseling and programs for victims of domestic abuse and violence.

Each month, members bring a variety of products to be taken to the shelter residents, which often include children.

Becky Hintz who is new to the quilters and to Landrum volunteered to coordinate STH collections and deliveries this year. “We donate whatever is needed for a household, such as food, toiletries, cleaning products and personal hygiene items,” she said.

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“While these contributions really help our budget, seeing the donations make the residents realize that they are valued - the people they don’t know care what happens to them,” said Rachel Ramsey, STH interim director who retired recently after 29 years.

One of the club’s biggest donations comes at Christmas. Dollar bills and quarters collected since January adds up to some $300-400 to make sure children of a STH family receive special gifts.

Shirley Elliot, the club’s STH chairman for five years, recalls a story shared by a staff member the first year she shopped for a family.

“This family had two boys, and bikes were on the wish list.,” she said. “I was told that the

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father cried when he saw the two bikes and helmets we had purchased that year.”

Of course, quilts naturally figure in this philanthropy effort.

Ten year ago, Margaret Freedman worked with club members to make the 11 shelter bedrooms more welcoming by collecting bed quilts and making new curtains for the families. Since 2009, member Kathy Rivenbark has made and donated a large quilt for the Christmas family.

While these three projects remain the primary focus for the Landrum Quilters, other organizations have also benefitted.

Colorful pillowcases and tote bags were taken for several years to the Hope Center for Children in Spartanburg as gifts for boys and girls in DSS protective custody.

Regardless of the recipient, the tag on the back of a quilt says it all, “Made with love by the Landrum Quilters.”

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June’s Symphony

BY PEBBLES

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une is busting out all over with signs of summer in our foothills. Dogwood trees, the lingerie of the spring forest teasing us with their lacy petals against a verdant backdrop, are now spent. They have given way to the wedding-like effect of the mountain laurel that grace the woodland hillside across from my pasture. No doubt about it, life is blossoming in full force and so is one of our new arrivals in HERD rescue.

Let me fill you in on a Symphony. When no one was helping this big thoroughbred mare, who is reportedly a former dressage lesson horse. I gave my mistress Heather a strong nudge. There Symphony stood, looking sad as she knew her time was up. With bad thrush in one foot, she limped in her riding video at the kill lot. Who would take a chance on a 16-hand, 14-year old mare with a sore front foot? I also noted to Heather that her back did have a bit of sway and she had clearly not eaten well in months as her ribs were extremely visible.

Yet there was a graceful dignity about her. This horse had a beautiful head, complete with a wide blaze. It even rivals my own in perfect portion.

Symphony also possessed a lovely air. She clearly knew a thing or two about people and her predicament. Yet she remained calm and accepting. It was Friday late afternoon at the kill lot and the truck to Mexico was ready to go. Last call was announced.

We must save her life now or live with the regret of not helping her. We did it, full steam ahead!

Matt Hounshel, who owns a boarding stable

for horses an hour from the kill lot hooked up his trailer and went to pick up Symphony first thing Saturday morning. He took her to the local vet for a new Coggins for travel to HERD once her quarantine was complete. Horses normally catch bad colds and respiratory infections or worse in the livestock auctions and pens as everyone is thrown in together. The very young are placed with the feeble, and everything in between as well. Stallions with mare, weanlings, all crammed onto one truck together and then placed into muddy, fouled pens to await their fate. Lucky for us, Symphony was not sick. She did have the worse case of thrush in her left front foot the vet had ever seen. Hence the reason for her limp. He did not find anything seriously wrong with her other than her low body score and that smelly thrush.

Once back at his stable, Matt went to work on Symphony, keeping the foot clean and dressed in medication, to help dry up the foot. The farrier was also summoned to trim her four feet as her toes were long. Next the horse dentist arrived to float her teeth to ensure she could process her food. In short, Symphony was being treated to a helpful overhaul.

For five weeks she stayed with Matt, in a large stall with some hand walking to stretch her legs.

Her limp was subsiding. A family came to Matt’s looking for a horse and bought a young Arabian.

They also expressed interest in Symphony. Following HERD protocol, Heather interviewed them and asked for references and photos of their farm in neighboring Kentucky. The home information

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looked promising, but they wanted the horse for free and this was not in the cards. Our mission is to keep these horses safe. Free to go home often winds right back up in an auction or kill lot. Especially so far away, we cannot keep an eye on the horse. It was firmly decided that Symphony would come down to join Maritime and Seaworthy, both elegant two-year old fillies saved from the same kill pen in Tennessee where we spied Symphony.

Shannon Houshel, Matt’s brother drove Symphony down from the mountains to Campobello, South Carolina. Randy and Mary Lynn Conway have been helping HERD by fostering and caring for horses to help Heather since early fall of 2018. They have a lovely three-stall barn and two big lush rolling pastures. The definition of horse heaven especially for one that has been confined.

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fence. My mistress went to work applying a grease solution to remove the meat tag glued firmly to the mare’s withers. No longer just a number, she is our Symphony!

After grooming and settling into her this foster home, Symphony was readily received by Seaworthy and Maritime. The three galloped around together, heads and tails held high in perfect unison. Symphony relished the freedom with her new charges. Watching this trio frolic brought tears to our eyes. What an expression of joy for life.

It is very fortuitous that Symphony did not go to Kentucky with the family and instead came to us as she is needed by HERD. Within a week of her arrival, a young woman named Jordan Watson fell madly in love with the young appendix filly Maritime. After references were checked and adoption papers signed, she brought her horse trailer and took Maritime home to central South Carolina.

Maritime loaded right up for Jordan knowing she

PEBBLES’ BLUEBERRY & CUCUMBER SALAD Ingredients 1 cucumber 2 cups (1 pint) fresh blueberries 2 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon lime juice ½ cup coarsely chopped cilantro or parsley leaves, loosely packed ¼ teaspoon salt 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper ½ cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese, optional Directions 1. With a sharp knife, cut the cucumber in half lengthwise 2. With the tip of a spoon, scrape out the seeds 3. Cut into thin slices 4. In a large bowl, toss cucumber, blueberries, scallions and cilantro 5. In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil, lime juice, cilantro, salt and pepper 6. Pour over the cucumber mixture and toss to combine 7. Sprinkle with feta cheese was heading to a new life of training and adventure. Now it would be Symphony keeping Seaworthy company until this filly leaves for training in a few weeks with Calvin Halford in Columbus, North Carolina.

Guess what? We saved another 2-year old thoroughbred filly last Friday again at last call. She will come to join Symphony. The thing I like most about the horses of HERD is they are constantly evolving on their timelines to securing a good home. As an astute participant, I am proud to assist Heather. Saving one special equine at a time, she is our determined conductor leading this galloping, heartfelt symphony.

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QUICK BITES

June is National Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Month

BY JIMMI BUELL

June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month, a great time to consider if you’re including enough fruits and vegetables in your eating plan. Eating fruits and vegetables is a great way to get the most nutrition out of your calories. They are packed with vitamins, minerals, fiber and other nutrients. Fruits and vegetables are part of a well-balanced and healthy eating plan. Using more fruits and vegetables along with whole grains and lean meats, nuts, and beans is a safe and healthy diet. Not only will they help control your weight, a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of some types of cancer and other 52

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chronic diseases.

Here are some simple ways to cut calories and eat fruits and vegetables throughout your day: BREAKFAST: START THE DAY RIGHT • Substitute some spinach, onions, or mushrooms for one of the eggs or half of the cheese in your morning omelet. The vegetables will add volume and flavor to the dish with fewer calories than the egg or cheese.

• Cut back on the amount of cereal in your bowl to make room for some cut-up bananas, peaches, or strawberries. You can still eat a full bowl, but

with fewer calories.

LIGHTEN UP YOUR LUNCH • Substitute vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, or onions for 2 ounces of the cheese and 2 ounces of the meat in your sandwich, wrap, or burrito. The new version will fill you up with fewer calories than the original.

• Add a cup of chopped vegetables, such as broccoli, carrots, beans, or red peppers, in place of 2 ounces of the meat or 1 cup of noodles in your favorite broth-based soup. The vegetables will help fill you up, so you won’t miss those extra calories.

DINNER • Add in 1 cup of chopped vegetables such as broccoli, tomatoes, squash, onions, or peppers, while removing 1 cup of the rice or pasta in your favorite dish.

The dish with the vegetables will be just as satisfying but have fewer calories than the same amount of the original version.

• Take a good look at your dinner plate. Vegetables, fruit, and whole grains should take up the largest portion of your plate. If they do not, replace some of the meat, cheese, white pasta, or rice with legumes, steamed broccoli, asparagus, greens, or another favorite vegetable. This will reduce the total calories in your meal without reducing the amount of food you eat. BUT remember to use a normal- or small-size plate — not a platter. The total number of calories that you eat counts, even if a good proportion of them comes from fruits and vegetables.

A smart and tasty to include more fruits and vegetables is to eat the Mediterranean way. Here is one of my favorite side dishes from Medinsteadofmeds. com.

KACHUMBER SALAD WITH PEANUTS

This recipe has an Indian name, Kachumber, that means chopped; however, my dear Indian friend says it is not Indian at all. It is, however, delicious.

Ingredients: 2 large tomatoes, chopped 1 large English cucumber, chopped 1 jalapeno pepper, minced 1 mango, diced 1 cup diced pineapple ¼ cup chopped mint leaves 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper Juice of 1 lime (approximately 1½ tablespoons) ½ cup Spanish peanuts Directions: Toss all ingredients together except the peanuts.

Chill, and top with peanuts when ready to serve.

Serves 8; Serving size: ¾ cup; Prep Time: 20 minutes Jimmi Buell, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent with Polk County Cooperative Extension Service, teaches cooking and nutrition classes with a focus on improving health with better food choices. She can be reached at jimmi_buell@ncsu.edu or 828-894-8218.

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MELANIE TALBOT Owner, Green River BBQ

Originally from Charlotte, NC, Melanie moved to Saluda in 1984, fulfilling a dream opening Green River BBQ 35. Over the years, she has served on many boards including Chamber of Commerce for over 30 years.

Melanie was the first female to sit on the Saluda Fire Department and Saluda Senior Center boards. She was on the board that built and refurbished the building that would become the Saluda Public Library. Other organizations she has been on the board of include the Polk County Community Foundation, Saluda School for 8 years as well as the chair for the Saluda Board of Elections.

To say Melanie has stayed busy over the years giving back to the community would be an understatement.

What do you love most about the Foothills?

ous fundraisers and raffles. PresentI also enjoy talking with visitors that dine with us. People are so fascinating. ly, we have donated a 2003 Harley Davidson Fatboy 100 Anniversary What I love the most about the Edition to the Polk County Toy Run Foothills are the people. I love the What do you think the community this November. All proceeds will be local residents that have been here appreciates the most about your donated to Polk County Sheriffs office, for generations and I love the people restaurant? have that have come to love the area as I think the community appreciates Steps to Hope, Thermal Belt Outreach and The Healing Farm. much as I do. We all have an appreconsistency in my business and they ciation for the beauty of the area that can count on us to be open every led us here and would never leave. We day. I provide free live music during What is the one place you have a diverse group of residents that recommend people visit when they the summer and this is a gift to my are so different in many ways that we come to the area? community. Listening to music after all make life more interesting.

There are so many places my staff hiking or being on the river is such a and I would recommend to visitors. treat.

What is it you enjoy the most about Pearson Falls, Bradley Falls, The Gorge owning a business here?

Zipline and Green River Adventures In what ways have you and the Being a small business owner is very restaurant given back to the for Saluda sights. We also recommend rewarding. I have been in business for community? that they visit Columbus, Tryon and 35 years and I still see the same cusOur restaurant has over the last 35 Landrum. Between all of our towns tomers from the first year that I start- year’s, we have donated to most of the there is something for everyone. Great ed. The people in the Foothills have shopping, great dining and many outprojects that help our community in become friends rather than customers. the Foothills. We’ve helped in numer- door adventures.

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PARTING GLANCE

Lighting our future Want to know anything about the lighthouses that dot the North Carolina coastline? Just ask expert fourth grader, Cassidy Ward. She completed a research project focused on these markers that keep ships from running ashore.

Cassidy researched the topic, created fact cards, typed a report and created a slideshow to go along with the replica lighthouse she created.

With talent like this, it is easy to see why our future is very bright!

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