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On the cover Olivia and Jim Cullen moved from Chicago and found the perfect sanctuary in their roundhouse, which affords Olivia space for acupuncture and Jim ample room for his pottery work.
Cover design by Samantha Hurst. Photograph by Lenette Sprouse.
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16 74 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
Betty Brewer talks about her work with Tryon Little Theater.
38 In Every Issue 8 SHORT STORIES
Tap into Tryon, make plans to put on your Boots & Bling and add an angel to your Christmas shopping list.
14 OUT & ABOUT
Ensure you don't miss a single exciting event this season - our calendar keeps you up to date on theater, charity events and more around the foothills.
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Bark in the Park, Ache Around the Lake and Farm to Fork; check these pages out and see if you or a friend are feature!
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Features 34 MILL SPRING HILLCLIMBER
George Bowland speeds around sharp corners and up steep hills that might scare even a young daredevil.
38 TRAIL OF VICTORY
Alexander's Ford officially opens to the public.
50 YEAR OF THE GIRL
Girl Scouts of Polk County open a 25-year-old time capsule buried outside of the Polk County courthouse.
Home & Food 26 CULLEN'S SANCTUARY.
Former Chicago residents Olivia and Jim Cullen find their own oasis in Campobello.
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Gillian Drummond gives us a look at Derbyshire.
46 FOOD FOR FOODIES
Carol Lynn Jackson reminds us what all of us have to be thankful for this year, while offering ideas on delicious Thanksgiving meal items.
Appointments 55 UPCOMING EVENTS
Fall approaches, bringing a wealth of equestrian events.
56 RIDERS SUPPORTING COMMUNITY
Sue Truitt hosts show to support Sheriff's Benevolent Fund.
60 MOUNTED COWBOY SHOOTING Learn how to shoot from the saddle.
62 CARRIAGE CLUB
Pictures from a recent Carolina Carriage Club event.
62 EQUESTRIAN SPOTLIGHT: Marilyn Yike. 66 TRANSITIONS
Dana Fadeley works to help horses and humans work better together.
69 EQUESTRIAN SPOTLIGHT: Matt Williams. 70 EQUESTRIAN SPOTLIGHT: Anne McIver. 72 DUDLEY THE DONKEY
Dudley the donkey shares his view of the equestrian world.
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Tryon BottleTree, Terrapin, Highland Brewing and more - libations such as these will flow into souvenier pilsner glasses during the inaugural Tryon Beer Festival November 10. The event, which will offer dozens of craft beers for sampling, will be held from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Tryon Depot Plaza. For someone who hasn’t yet ventured with their tastebuds into the world of craft beer, this would be the perfect opportunity to quite literally wet their palatte. And of course, what would a good beer festival be without mouthwatering morsels for the brews to wash down? The Tryon Beer Festival will include traditional German food, as well as large, soft pretzels. There will also be water and soft drinks available. An East Coast oompah band and a local accordion player plan to fill the air with Bavarian-style music to keep things lively. Oh, and don’t forget to grab a colorful event T-shirt to commemorate the event. Grab your tickets before they are gone by visiting tryonbeerfest.com. You can also purchase tickets in person at Tryon House and La Bouteille Wine and Beer on Trade Street in Tryon or at Kathleen’s in Saluda. The Tryon Downtown Development Association is organzing this event.
Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry is beginning its Angel Tree Drive. Angel Trees will be adorned with cards that have a child’s first name, age and gender for those that wish to “adopt” a child for Christmas. Last year, Outreach served over 400 families through this special holiday program. If you would like to help make this a very special holiday season for families and children in need, please send a check to:
“Angel Tree” Gift giving with real meaning
Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry PO Box 834 Columbus, NC 28722 Please write in HOLIDAY FUND in the memo section of your check. If you would like to know more about how you can participate in the Angel Tree Program, please contact Michelle Reedy at 828-894-2988. Outreach is accepting applications for Christmas assistance from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The last day to apply for Christmas assistance is Nov. 15.
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Twelfth Night... Tryon Fine Arts Center announces the cast for the Fall Educational Theater production of Twelfth Night. Students from home schools, Landrum High School, Chapman High School, Polk County High School and Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy will bring this adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy to schools in South Carolina District One and Polk County Oct. 29-Nov. 2 with a final performance at Tryon Fine Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 4. There are two casts, one for the North Carolina schools and one for the South Carolina schools. Each cast member plays multiple roles. Playing the role of the central character, Viola, are Sara Seagle (HS) and Elizabeth Fisher (CHS). The parts of the lovesick Duke Orsino and the conniving Sir Toby Belch are played by Price Marshall (PCHS) and Alex Lecroy (CHS). Olivia, the melancholy countess and her dimwitted suitor Sir Andrew Aguecheek are both played by Alexa Hughes (HS) and Holly Horton (LHS). The maligned and malevolent steward Malvolio and the Viola’s lost twin Sebastian are played by Tij D’oyen (TJCA) and Eli Jenkins (PCHS). Chelsea McCoyle (PCHS) and Kaitlyn Dill (LHS) complete the cast playing the clever handmaid Maria and Feste, the clown. Both casts will unite for a one of a kind performance of this tale of love and trickery at the Tryon Fine Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 3 p.m. The tour is currently scheduled for 11 performances presented free of charge to the schools, with generous support from the Duke Energy Foundation. For more information, please contact marianne@tryonarts.org or call Tryon Fine Arts Center at 828-8598322.
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Fall Festival
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An artisans market, a bake sale, antique tractor show, attic treasures, used books and drawings for a quilt and gas grill will take place at the Nov. 10 Fall Festival in Gowensville. The annual event is set from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the community building on Highway 11 near the intersection with Highway 14. Breakfast featuring grits and biscuits with sausage or tomato gravy is followed by a hot dog lunch. More than 10 vendors will sell their handcrafted or hand-produced specialties. Products celebrating Gowensville’s Dark Corner heritage will also be available. Special activities are planned for children attending the festival. Planned and carried by residents of Gowensville, the festival is a time for neighbors to visit and to support financially the community center, built in 1922 as the Gowensville school. It closed in the mid-50s and now serves as a place for birthday parties, family reunions, weddings and meetings of the Landrum Quilters, under the auspices of the Greater Gowensville Association.
Ute Schmitt’s Austrian Apel Kuchen (apple strudel) is a favorite at the Gowensville Fall Festival Bake Sale. Ophelia Greer, Linda Whiteside and Laura Phifer were among those helping Schmitt prepare the strudels in 2011. This year’s festival will be held Saturday, Nov. 10 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (photo submitted by Ellen Henderson)
“Boots & Bling” Hospice house fundraiser
The Friendship Circle, a women’s giving circle dedicated to raising money for Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills is again lending many hands to present the second annual Gala, “Boots & Bling at the Red Horse Dance Hall," Nov. 3 from 6-10 p.m. With dance tunes by The Funktion, food by Granata’s Catering, many live and silent auction items to bid on, and guests from all over our tri-county area, it is sure to be a fun and successful event. The goal is to provide Hospice care for all to come to us for help. Through this gala, the Friendship Circle is helping make that happen! Join us at Boots & Bling… and/or join the Friendship Circle and, either way, be a part of something special! For more information, call the HoCF Development Office at 828-894-7000. 10 L IFEINO URFO O THI L L S. C O M
Putting his feet Where his heart is When Wells Fargo Advisors’ Mike Ashworth signed up as the presenting sponsor of the Tryon Half Marathon, he also committed himself to running the 13.1mile race. This event is not only a first for Tryon, but a big first for Ashworth, who has always wanted Mike Ashworth. to take on this race distance. The inaugural Tryon Half Marathon will be held at Harmon Field November 17. Proceeds for the race, hosted by the Tryon Running Club, will benefit Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry. Ashworth has been running for five years as a way to get in shape. When the opportunity came about to be a part of a charity endurance race in his own “backyard,” Ashworth had no choice but to take on this running challenge. “I have always wanted to run longer distance races, but always wound up getting hurt when I tried to train for them,” he said. To help Ashworth achieve his goal, he signed on with Triathlete Coach Katie Malone. Both Ashworth and Malone are members of the Tryon Running Club. “Having meaning behind a race like this is as important to me as the personal challenge,” explains Ashworth. “You can get through those long miles if you know it’s for a great cause.” The cost to run the Tryon Half Marathon is $35 for TRC members and $40 for non-members who register early. Late registration for non-members is $45. For more information about the race, contact race director Scarlette Tapp at 864-680-1770. The Tryon Running Club is a 501(c)3 chapter of the Road Runners Clubs of America and welcomes walkers and runners of all ages and abilities. To learn more, visit www.tryonrunningclub.com or find the group on Facebook. Call TRC President Laura Phelps at 828817-1833 for more information. article submitted by Scarlette Tapp
Rolling art exhibit
More than 50 cars and trucks and more than 20 motorcycles turned out Saturday, Sept. 29 for a show at Thompson Garden Gallery and Outdoor Living on Palmer Street in Tryon. (photos by Ford and Mara Smith)
More than 50 cars and trucks and more than 20 motorcycles turned out Saturday, Sept. 29 for the “rolling art show” at Thompson Garden Gallery and Outdoor Living on Palmer Street in downtown Tryon. Palmer Street and the parking lot at Thompson’s were filled almost to capacity by noon. Balloting for the “people’s choice” of the sports cars, restorations, collectables, pickup trucks, modern “muscle cars” and motorcycles was hurriedly concluded at 3:30 p.m. before the short but heavy thunderstorm that arrived about 3:45 p.m. Several of the cars didn’t have tops and many were very valuable so owners wanted to get them under cover before the rain. PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNERS FOR CARS AND TRUCKS: First place: Tim and Lucy Brannon Second place: Ned Gallaher Third place: Roland Linder AWARD-WINNING MOTORCYCLES: First place: Fred Zust Second place: Bud Lawter Third place: Jack Campbell “There was a lot of interest in having a show again next year,” said Erin Thompson of Thompson Garden Gallery and Outdoor Living, “and we would like to see it become an annual event. We hoped the show would attract people to Tryon for the Gallery Trot, but the afternoon shower may have disconnected the show from the Trot. Thanks to all who entered and those who came out to see the show.”
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Jim Wright, who organized the "Rolling Ar t" show, with his antique Ford pick-up truck. BELOW: Classic car lovers from all over brought spor ts cars, antique beauties and high-speed motorcycles. (photos by Ford and Mara Smith)
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Calendar of events OCTOBER Oct. 27 2012 Hincapie Gran Fondo, “Finish with George.” A bike ride celebrating George Hincapie's retirement after 19 years as a professional cyclist. Races start in Greenville, S.C. and portions of two races will travel through Polk County. Visit www.granfondohincapie.com for more information. Oct. 27, 3 – 9 p.m. Octoberfest Enjoy a lively evening at FENCE at its first Oktoberfest. Live music, beer and wine for sale, as well as German and American fare. Art and antiques available for purchase. For more information, call 828-859-9021. Event held at 3381 Hunting Country Rd. in Tryon. Oct 27, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tryon Arts & Crafts Shibori Scarves Workshop Learn how to make Shibori Scarves with Christine Mariotti. For more information, contact the school at 828-859-8323 or email tryonartsandcrafts@windstream.net. Oct 28, 3: p.m. Jamie Laval Sponsored by Lanier Library, Jamie Laval, world renowned Celtic Fiddler, will perform with David Brown on guitar and EJ Jones on pipes, at the Tryon Fine Arts Center. Oct. 31, 4:30pm Tryon Halloween Stroll Trade Street merchants will decorate their shops to welcome all the creepies and cuties with
sweet treats. Grace Church will turn their space into a Halloween maze and a decorated “Spookmobile” (aka Polk County Bookmobile) will be on hand. Costume contest will take place at 6 p.m. in the Tryon Movie Theater. Oct 31, 5-7 p.m. Landrum Holloween walk Sponsored by Landrum Business Asssociation in downtown Landrum. Bring out your cutest - we mean scariest - ghouls and
Nov. 3, 6-10 p.m. Boots & Bling The second annual Gala, “Boots & Bling at the Red Horse Dance Hall," Nov. 3 from 6-10 p.m. The event benefits Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Nov. 3, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tryon Arts & Crafts Devore Velvet Workshop Tryon Arts & Crafts Students will etch their own
Nov. 4-10 Dining Out for Hospice Dozens of restaurants pick a day for which part of their proceeds will benefit Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Check the Bulletin for dates and restaurants. For mroe informaiton, call 828894-7000. Nov. 8-11, 8 p.m. (3 p.m. on 11th) Tryon Little Theater 1940's Radio Hour TLT Workshop Nov. 10, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tryon Beer Festival The event, which will offer dozens of craft beers for sampling, will be held from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Tryon Depot Plaza. Nov. 10, 9a.m. – 5p.m. Folk Art Doll Making Students can work with Petey Wingo to create oneof-a-kind works of their own inspiration. For more information, call 828-859-9535.
Kids and adults alike come out in Landrum, Saluda and Tryon every year to show off their creativity with unique costumes.
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designs into silk/ rayon velvet fabric. For more information, call 828-859-9535.
Nov. 3, 5 p.m. TDDA Tryon Trot Participating galleries include The Upstairs Artspace, Skyuka Fine Art, Richard Baker Studio, Green River Gallery, Vines & Stuff, the Book Shelf, Pine Crest Inn, and Tryon Painters & Sculptors.
Nov. 4, 3 p.m. TFAC Fall Theater Tour Twelfth Night This 50 minute staged version of Shakespeare’s comedy, under the direction of Marianne Carruth will involve high school student actors. For information, call 828859-8322.
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Nov. 10, 2 p.m. David Novak at Lanier Library David Novak will entertain with stories suitable for adults. The program is sponsored by the Kirby Endowment fund and is free of charge. Nov. 10-11, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tryon Arts & Crafts Felted Hat Workshop Tryon Arts & Crafts Vasanto, an Asheville fiber artist, will instruct on the wonderful art of felting. For more information, call 828-859-9535 Nov. 15-18, 8 p.m. (3 p.m. on the 18th)
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way. For more information, contact the Polk County Sherriff’s office or bgee1960@yahoo.com
Nov. 15, 8 p.m. Tryon Concert Association Calmus Vocal Ensemble The second concert of the season for the Tryon Concert Association will feature the Calmus Ensemble Leipzig at the Tryon Fine Arts Center.
Nov. 29, 5-8 p.m. Landrum Christmas Parade Downtown Landrum
Nov 16, 6-8 p.m. Tryon Arts & Crafts Holiday Gift Show Reception Nov 17, 6-8 p.m. Tryon Half Marathon The inaugural Tryon Half Marathon will be held at Harmon Field Nov. 17. Proceeds for the race, hosted by the Tryon Running Club, will benefit Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry. For more information about the race, contact race director Scarlette Tapp at 864-680-1770. Nov. 20, noon- 1 p.m. John Buchan, Author at Lanier Library Jon Buchan, author of "Code of the Forest" will present the day’s program at Lanier Library. Nov. 24, 5-8 p.m. Tryon Painter & Sculptors Holiday Show opening 26 Maple Street, Tryon
Nov. 30, 6:30 p.m. Tryon Fine Arts Center's Annual Christmas Fundraiser The community is invited to come out and enjoy Christmas in Merry Olde England. Nov. 30, 5-8 p.m. Landurm Business Association Stroll Pop into the cozy shops of downtown Landrum to browse wares and grab a mug of cocoa or cider.
players play Christmas carols, first with instruments only and then with everyone singing along. Polk County High School. For more information, call 828-894-8236. Dec. 06, 7:30 p.m. Do It Yourself Messiah When Messiah was premiered in Dublin in April 1742, the crowd was expected to be so large that the ladies were asked to attend sans hoops in their skirts and gentlemen sans swords. The same consideration is from the large audiences at this year’s performance while this great Tryon holiday tradition continues. TFAC, Tryon Dec. 08, noon-2 p.m. Friendship Council's Deck the Holidays Faire Roseland Community Center
Dec. 01, 1:30 p.m. Tuba Christmas Seventy plus tuba, sousaphone, Dec. 09, 3 p.m. euphonium and baritone horn Community Chorus
Christmas Concert Directed by Mark Schweizer this event brings signers of all levels together in one big performance at Polk County High School. RECURRING American Legion Post 250 Bingo, Fridays, 7 p.m., 43 Depot St., Tryon. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Smoke-free. Grassroosts Art Project Every Saturday, 9:30 – 11 a.m. Art classes held to benefit Lennie’s Fund and the Foothills Humane Society. 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.
Tryon Fine ArTs CenTer November – December 2012
supporting arts in the carolina foothills 2012 Morris Ornament on sale now November 4
Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” November 15
Calmus—ensemble Leipzig November 30
Nov. 24, 5-8 p.m. Polk County Toy Run The annual Polk County Toy Run, a motorcycle ride that gathers toys and raises money to help needy families in the area, will take place this year on Saturday, Nov. 24. It begins at the Saluda Fire Department, with a police escort the entire
Holidays Around the World TFAC Christmas benefit
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“Do-it-Yourself” Messiah DeCember 16
“The Night Before Christmas Carol” Box office hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm; Saturday, 10am-1pm 34 Melrose Avenue, Tryon, NC 828-859-8322 www.tryonarts.org
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Chamber After Hours The Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Business After Hours event at Carolina Antiques and More in Landrum. These events are held to give business owners a chance to showcase their business and network with other business owners. 1. Vanessa Haro, Sue Campbell and Christina Fagan 2. Anita Trouteaud and JoAnn Miksa-Blackwell 3. Chris Howard and Michael Blackwell 4. Karen Dacey and Aileen Bonnell 5. Pam Pruett and James Ashmore 6. Mark Phillips and Ken Brackett 16 L IFEINO URFO O T HIL L S. C O M
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Area art lovers came out and strolled through downtown Tryon Saturday, Oct. 6 to enjoy the Tryon Gallery Trot. Trots are held on a regular basis to promote artists of the community and the galleries that carry their work. Many of the galleries often offer hors d'oeuvres, wine and offer music to entertain trotters.
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Polk County youth took to the soccer fields at Harmon Field Saturday, Sept. 22 as proud parents and grandparents watched. Hundreds of kids participate in rec sports throughout the year in Polk County. 1. Polk Soccer Recreation League 2. Tangela Griffin. Griffin's daughter Julia was playing soccer. 3. Linda Fuller and Dorothy Robertson of Greer. Robertson has grandchild, Eli Graham, in soccer. 4. Vicki Case with Malia 5. Patty Gardner (left) Robert Mullis and Lisa Jenkins
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Congregational Church harvest sale The Tryon Congregational Church hosted its annual harvest sale Saturday, Oct. 6. The event benefits a different local charity each year. 1. Juniper Walter-Eger and Andrea Walter. 2. Annelie and Burt Baer. 3. Chris Bartol and Jim Mellberg. 4. Paul Nelson and Edna Boone 5. Donna Southworth, Clara Gandy and Carolyn Daily. 5. Ellen Harvey-Zipf. 6. Mandred Walter. NOVEMBER 2 0 1 2
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Blessing of the Animals Landrum United Methodist Church celebrated “Blessing of the Animals,” Sunday, Oct. 7. During this uplifting event, Rev. Jane Jenkins “blessed” each animal, even Evan Plumley’s pet snake! 1. EmmaLea Plumley, Rita Plumley, Sarah Morgan and Donnie Surface, holding Caleb Morgan. 2. Evan Plumley, after having his pet python blessed, shows it to Caleb Morgan, Sarah Morgan and grandmother, Dr. Wanda Starling. 3. Rev. Jane Jenkins blesses Paul Forster’s Great Dane, Maggie-Mae. 4. Rev. Jane blesses “Muffin,” pet and best friend of Lucille Kimbrell. 5. L.J. Meyers, of “Homeward Angels,” shows Evan Plumley, Pete Block, Jacob Boatwright and Rev. Jenkins how to hold the Lead Dove. 6. These little rascals being blessed, belong to Donnie and Nancy Surface. 20 LIFEI NO URFO O T HI L L S. C O M
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Retirement Party A retirement party was held for Jewell Carswell and Tena Reid from the Polk County Transportation Authority on Sept. 28. Reid was unfortunately not able to attend as she was under the care of hospice. Reid passed away Oct. 4. 1. Kim Wilson and Donald Hill. 2. Jewell Carswell and Patty Aldred. 3. Tracy Waters and Jewell Carswell. 4. Addie Lee Lynch, Jewell Carswell and Elna Owens. 5. Yancy Pace. 6. Anne Britton and Jewell Carswell. 7. Ashley, Bryan and Ansley Lynch. 8. Chris Zellner. NOVEMBER 2 0 1 2
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The annual Ache Around the Lake 8K Run/Walk brought runners of all levels out Saturday, Sept. 22 to run the challenging course around Lake Lanier. Funds raised through this year’s event will support the St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation’s efforts to renovate and upgrade to the Center of Behavioral Medicine at St. Luke’s Hospital. 1. Achers and Ouchers begin the race! 2. Brooks Saucier of Tryon - first place overall male. 3. Meshelle Colvin, St. Luke’s Hospital executive director with Sonya Laughter, vice president of Tryon Federal Bank. 4. Meshelle Colvin, St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation executive director, thanks Wendy Field, president of the St. Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary. 5. Caleb and Suzanne Anagnos. 6. Kathy Wright and Paula Jordan, both from Tryon. 7. Julia Griffin, 9, of Tryon - Ouch first place female. 8. “Top Dog” Award - Michaela Landry with her 9-monthold German Shorthair Pointer, Milka. O CT OBER 2 0 1 2
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Cullen's Sanctuary by lenette sprouse
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A single lilly floats peacefully atop a pond on the Cullen's property. Photo by Lenette Sprouse.
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“the circular house offers a good energy flow for the spiritual being...” - Olivia Cullen
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After 32 years soaring the skies, retired flight attendant Olivia Cullen and her husband Jim, a retired filmmaker, found grounding in a circular form. The couple came from Chicago to Campobello by way of Asheville, seeking property. Olivia’s parents, 80 at the time, had moved to the area four years earlier from Fountain Inn. Taking a break from the arduous task of finding the perfect place, the couple stayed over with her parents. Olivia’s father suggested 10 acres of wooded land across the pond and the pieces fell in place. Olivia says, “We wanted a home that fit the land, something different that blended with nature.” Octadecagon in shape this 18-sided wood home mingles perfectly with the hard wooded forest surrounding the property. Turning right off the highway, oak, tulip poplar and hickory trees line the winding gravel road that leads way to a “slow” sign and the first clue of the oasis ahead. Nestled atop a slight hill to the right the round home overseas a large pond, with a mini structure, equally as round, labeled “Roundhouse Pottery” to the left of the drive. “Jim had been a potter for 36 years and wanted a potting studio as well. We didn’t want some shack outside, but something that belonged, hence it was built in the same circular style as the house,” Olivia said. Jim, currently a pottery instructor at both Tryon Arts and Crafts and The Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg said, “My pots provide me a canvas, a surface on which I can paint or carve patterns, designs or elements that convey my thoughts and feelings. For me, the making of
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pots is a form of meditation. Unless one has actually lifted a wall from a spinning lump of Mother Earth, does one understand the magic, the quiet, the thrill of making pots.” Jim also points out the studio is one of his favorite places amid their home, second only to the grand room strategically placed directly in front of an open kitchen. The front door opens to this sky lite combination and offers an immediate since of calming. Olivia, now an acupuncturist, who also does energy work, says “the circular house offers a good energy flow for the spiritual being.” She said one of the must-haves for her when building was a kitchen/ living space combination. The house indeed revolves around the kitchen. From the great room winding stair case steps below to Jim's “man cave” where he plays and designs music in a Native American motif with Kokopelli overseeing each note. An acupuncture table from Olivia’s office in Chicago and her desk dress the large window opening to the pond. The stairs wind back up to a hallway with a long and narrow area the Cullens call their galley area. Here pots, pans and the necessities of a cook’s dream are stored. The circle continues to a very simple, yet lovely tangerine-colored master bedroom. Excess is not missed in this cozy area. A beige curtain with a single open Enso brushed black in one-stroke, floats aside to the master bath.
Pots created by Jim Cullen cover the floor of his pottery studio. The studio is part of the Cullen's sanctuary. (photo by Lenette Sprouse)
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HOME FEATURE An Enso is the classic symbol for Zen and is known as the circle of enlightenment. In the 16th century a text named the Shinhinmei, refers to the way of Zen as a circle of vast space, lacking nothing, and nothing in excess; a perfect description of this round lifestyle. The home opens up again to the kitchen and living area with large glass windows and sliding doors out to the deck Jim designed and built. Olivia says they just started enjoying the deck now that it has been covered and screened in. Strolling out these doors down to the edge of lilyladen waters, the Cullens often find a bit of respite on the swing at waters edge. Abbey, their golden retriever spends time here in between the couple swinging. Two boats lean against a tree, waiting for moments of intimacy with waters surface or fishing below. From here a path takes the traveler back up the slope to the pottery shed. The door swings open to evidence of a prolific potter, with stacks of cylinders of all shapes in different steps of the process.
On the floor to the left bowls and pots lay awaiting the Art Sale in Tryon. The sun shimmers off the glossy glazes offering rainbows reflection on high walls. A skylight centers the dome above pottery wheels, brushes, glazes and kilns. It is here Jim does alternative firing including Raku, Ferric Chloride and Horse Hair Pots. “The decorating of pots is my form of communication. Unless one has actually experienced the thought process involved with facing a blank canvas, not knowing what it is that you want to say or how to say it does one understand the satisfaction, the exhilaration, the accomplishment of making pots,” he said. Much like the land this round house sits on, it too was once a blank canvas of red clay dotted with tall hardwoods next to a valley filled with water. Today it’s a hobbit-style round house nestled on a hill overlooking a lush pond. More importantly it’s the sanctuary the Cullens call home.
OPPOSITE TOP: Olivia and Jim Cullen stand proudly outside the front door of their home, which they have made a sanctuary by including their work in acupuncture and potter. BOTTOM LEFT: Jim Cullen inspects a clay pot he created inside his studio. (photos by Lenette Sprouse)
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Bowland races in his BBR Shark at the Weatherly Hillclimb in Weatherly, Pa. about two years ago. The car was designed and built by Bowland and his son, Todd, in 2002. (photo submitted by George Bowland)
“He has given me a design that even a 70-year-old guy like me can drive fast...” - George Bowland
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For George Bowland of Mill Spring, having fun is an uphill battle. But he’s gotten really good at it over the years. Since 2007, he has competed in countless hillclimb events, solo auto races in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. Many weekends find Bowland loading his custom BBR Shark in a car trailer and hitting the highway for races across the country. Although some of the races, such as one called Chasing the Dragon in Robbinsville, N.C., are fairly close, some are as far away
as Montana. Much of the time, however, he’s heading for Pennsylvania, where he participates in many events of the Pennsylvania Hillclimb Association (PHA). When he retired to Mill Spring in 2003, Bowland was racing in both hillclimb and autocross events (timed runs on courses set up on airports with cones). He and his son, Todd, won nine national championships between them in autocross events. After retiring from autocross racing in 2007, George continued to compete in hillclimbs, driving a car he and Todd designed and built in 2002. Called the BBR Shark, it is the fourth car they have built over the 30 years George
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has been involved in hillclimbing. Todd joined an Indy Car team out of college and has worked as a race engineer for 22 years. He currently is director of chassis design and manufacturing for Joe Gibbs Racing’s NASCAR team in Huntersville, N.C. “He has given me a design that even a 70-year-old guy like me can drive fast,” George said. George has won many trophies and set many records in his hillclimbing career, including wins at the Beech Mountain Hillclimb in Beech Mountain, N.C., the Duryea Hillclimb in Reading, Pa. and many others. On Saturday, Sept. 29, George finished this year’s hillclimb season by winning another Fastest Time of the Day (FTD) trophy in the season finale in Weatherly, Pa., one of the PHA’s events. He posted his best time of 48.715 seconds on his second attempt. George also finished with the highest number of overall season points in the PHA. George’s first hillclimb was at Chimney Rock, N.C. in 1983, and he attended all the Chimney Rock hillclimbs until the end of the event in 1995. His visits to Chimney Rock led to his decision to retire nearby in Mill Spring. Perhaps his most memorable Chimney Rock experience, George said, was in 1993, when he set a record there. Unfortunately, he was unable to keep that record for long; Jerry Kieft took it away by a slim 1/10 of a second in 1994. “I regret losing that one the most,” George said. George Bowland stands beside his custom car, loaded for another hillclimb. (photo submitted by George Bowland)
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Bowland’s hillclimb records Beech Mountain Hillclimb, Beech Mountain, N.C. Blue Ridge Hillclimb, Sparta, N.C. Eagle’s Nest Hillclimb, Banner Elk, N.C. Wolf ’s Ridge Hillclimb, Wolf Laurel, N.C. Crow Mountain Hillclimb, Scottsboro, Ala. Weatherly Hillclimb, Weatherly, Pa. Duryea Hillclimb, Reading, Pa. Pagoda Hillclimb, Reading, Pa. Polish Mountain Hillclimb, Flintstone, Md. Pioneer Mountain Hillclimb, Polaris, Mont. Bogus Basin Hillclimb, Boise, Idaho
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Alexander's Ford opens to public Written by Leah Justice Photographs by Barbara Tilly
ABOVE: A sign marks the significance of the Overmountain Victory Trail inside Alexander's Ford. (photo by Barbara Tilly)
Imagine walking the same trail soldiers marched on their way to the famous Battle at Kings Mountain more than 200 years ago in 1780. The public can now do so with the opening of a piece of Revolutionary War history - Alexander’s Ford. Polk County purchased the over 160-acre property that contains part of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail and opened it to the public on Oct. 5. The property, named the Marjorie M. and Lawrence R. Bradley Nature Preserve at Alexander’s Ford was obtained through grants and was held by the Marjorie M. and Lawrence R. Bradley Endowment Fund at the Polk County Community Foundation (PCCF) until the county could obtain funding for the purchase. Tryon Arts and Crafts originally purchased the property in order to save it from development in 2005. The trail at Alexander’s Ford was certified as part of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail in October 2011. Overmountain Victory Trail Superintendent Paul Carson said during the 2011 dedication that for many soldiers who went on to the battle at Kings Mountain, the Alexander’s Ford trail was the last place they would lay their heads down to rest on this earth. In 1780 an all-volunteer mounted Army walked from Abingdon, Va., to Kings Mountain in South Carolina in an effort to push out British soldiers attempting to suppress dissent from the Patriots. The 330-mile journey across four states was said to be wearisome on the soldiers who were running scarce on provisions. The men defeated Major Patrick Ferguson and his
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LEFT: Grays Chapel Methodist Church. MIDDLE: A pavilion and kiosk provide information and a place of rest for visitors. RIGHT: The Green River flows steadily through Alexander's Ford. (photos By Barbara Tilly)
1,100-member Tory Army after learning that Ferguson and his men had changed their course. Kings Mountain was a turning point in the war with Alexander’s Ford being a turning point in the march. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter recognized the trail as the first national historic trail in the country and by 2002 there were 16 miles of the trail certified.
The certification of Alexander’s Ford makes just over 80 miles certified. The Alexander’s Ford property includes the site of the Overmountain Men patriot militia encampment and one mile of the trail that ended at the Battle of Kings Mountain. The Polk County land includes a key section of the trail as the Overmountain Men camped at Alexander’s Ford
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The next morning was when a messenger rode into camp to tell the Patriots that the Loyalists had changed direction and were headed to Charlotte. The militia turned, met the British at Kings Mountain and won the battle there. Thomas Jefferson said the Battle at Kings Mountain “turned the tide� in the American Revolutionary War. The ceremony to open the nature preserve to the public included a ribbon cutting and salute and firing by the Overmountain Victory Men. Improvements to the property to create the nature preserve include a picnic shelter, improved road, parking, an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) trail (accessible only to wheelchair, pedestrian and bicycle traffic), trailside picnic tables and an improved trail to the Ford. The property is located off County Line Road near Grays Chapel Methodist Church and is open to the public during daylight hours.
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Derbyshire's Grand Entrance Written by Gillian Drummond Photos by Chris Bartol
In England the parish church is typically the iconic building in a village. At “An English countryside experience Derbyshire that visual role is fulfilled by - the beauty of England’s countryside in- its new stable. spired poets to pen literary masterpieces Brian Carroll, the managing partner, that recounted the magnificence of the had a conceptual sketch which was a gently rolling hills and meadows bursting collage of about eight drawings that with flowers. Now an English village is numerous builders had proposed over a rising in the foothills of the Blue Ridge period of time. Brian asked me to meld Mountains and it promises to be a haven this into a workable plan and Anglophile of inspiration, serenity, and comfort.” it so that it could be the iconic building So opens the website of Derbyshire the at Derbyshire. unique equestrian community on the lake I immediately called Charles Furin Columbus. man McClarty, an architect from Char-
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lotte, who is classically trained and truly understands English architecture as he has studied and travelled extensively in England. Charles and I worked from this conceptual sketch of a stable with a central entrance, shed dormers and squarish cupolas to refine its architectural features and proportions and to give a visual balance and rhythm to the structure. It needed to be unique and representative of Derbyshire, an English village. Charles changed the shed dormers to gable dormers and spaced them and the cupolas in proportion to the whole structure. He
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“Our stable is the most prominent feature of Derbyshire. It is our prestige.” - Brian Carroll, managing partner also redesigned the stone portico at the front door to give it more height and weight. The building has far more to do with Brian’s concept of what he wanted than a true English stable. An old English stable on a country house estate would have been built of large blocks of stone or brick and would have been very grand. Gerald Pack put it very well when he said this reminded him more of a Scottish stable from the use of the materials used. When I started choosing the materials we used for this stable, my first thought was to keep the colors and the stone similar to the sales office, which is the small charming building on Landrum Road. Therefore, we used the same stone for the foundation and the portico. Keeping the proportions of such a large building in mind I picked the widest wood grained Hardy board for the siding and it is painted a color called “straw.” The roof is called “weathered wood” and gives it a nice natural feeling with the dark brown trim. The verdigris green used for the front doors and the cross bucks was chosen to reflect the patina of the copper cupolas once they become weathered. The antique brass gas lantern was custom made and is an English design. It was hard to find one large enough for the stable entrance. Brian chose a wide six inch tongue and groove Southern yellow pine for the interior. It has only been finished with multiple coats of polyurethane and it looks bright and clean and sunny and the upkeep will be easy. This has been a very successful project – a prospective buyer, a lifelong horse woman, commented that it was the nicest stable she had ever been in. My aim is always to give my client’s what they truly want and Brian’s thank you to me says it all. “Our stable is the most prominent feature of Derbyshire. It is our prestige. Gillian is the only person I trusted with taking our ideas, listening to what we were trying to create and putting it all together with magnificent results.” Thank you, Brian for the opportunity to help you create this wonderful English village in our foothills. Gillian Drummond has her design firm in Tryon. You can see her website at www.drummonhouseco.com. You can reach her at gillian@gilliandrummond.com or 828-8599895.
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A heritage turkey breed: The Beltsville Small White. (photo submitted)
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H eritage feasts A new breed of American eaters Written by Carol Lynn Jackson
This past year has been good to me. First and foremost, my family celebrated another successful year living together and raising one another: one mom, two teens and the world’s best supporting cast of characters. Together we graduated one off to N.C. State University as a Parks Scholar and elevated the other to Queen of the Heap senior status at Polk County High School. We’ve started new food-related business ventures and spent time caring for family and friend relationships at table. We’ve worked hard by day and ate exceptionally well by night. Our daily work is about community service and our daily bread is community-sourced. Our food, for the most part, is hidden from the global production system and foraged, rather, from area farms, our family-business CSA program and farmers markets. As a single parent, I’ve teetered on the edge for many years between family and work commitments. It’s no accident that my long-plotted course for a natural, meaningful existence in life, faith, family and with food has me closer now to living how I really want to live. Getting ready for Thanksgiving, I was thinking the other day, “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.” Thanks to armed forces men and women in far flung places; thanks for the change of power without violence that the United States is about to undertake; for the love of family and friends;
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Sesame Kale Salad Ingredients: 1 large bunch kale, stems removed, leaves sliced in thin strips (about 4 c, packed) 1 garlic clove, minced 2 t minced fresh ginger 3 T rice vinegar 1 T olive oil 1 T toasted sesame oil 1 T soy sauce 2 T minced red onion 1 carrot, shredded 1 T sesame seeds, toasted salt and pepper, to taste Parmesan cheese, to taste (optional)
Directions: In a large bowl, add the kale, garlic, ginger, rice vinegar, olive oil, sesame oil and soy sauce. With your hands, massage the kale leaves, for 1-2 minutes, until the ingredients are well mixed. Add the red onion, carrot and sesame seeds, tossing well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Let sit at least 20 minutes. If desired, garnish with Parmesan cheese before serving *Serves 4 as a side
for prosperity of the many, and for the hope of prosperity for those who have not seen it. Thanksgiving Day — more than any day — combines hope and reflection and efforts to unite rather than divide. It also combines feasting on food with family and friends. Men gather over hunting and football, siblings and cousins gather in living spaces and outdoor play, women gather over recipes and cooking and organizing all things perfect for the men, siblings and cousins. We give praise for the harvest and the nourishment it gives our bodies each day. We give praise that we know where our food comes from, that it supports our local economy, doesn’t require as much energy to get to us, that it supports varieties and breeds that are dying out. I started thinking about locating heritage turkey breeders in my area to source a high-quality bird for the family dinner table. Turkeys can be considered one of the “original” items in our nations’ first Thanksgiving feasts, along with duck, goose, food from the sea and other native breeds and varieties. In her delightful, best-selling book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (2007), Barbara Kingsolver, writes, “Turkeys have walked wild on this continent since the last ice age, whereas Old Europe was quite turkeyless. (That fact alone scored
Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie Ingredients:
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1 pastry crust 2 large eggs 3/4 cup milk 1 1/4 cups fresh pumpkin puree (instructions below) 2 Tablespoons melted butter, unsalted 1/2 cup sugar 1 Tablespoon dark molasses 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves pinch salt 1 cup heavy cream, cold
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Heat milk in saucepan over medium heat until it just starts to bubble around the edges. Remove from heat. Beat eggs lightly in large bowl until frothy. Add scalded milk, stirring constantly. Stir in pumpkin, butter, sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Whisk until thoroughly blended. Pour filling into prepared crust, bake until center is firm, about 45 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack. When ready to serve, beat chilled cream and sugar to taste with mixer until soft peaks form. Serve on top of pie or in a separate bowl for individual serving.
them nearly enough votes to become our national bird, but in the end, I guess, looks do matter.) Corn pudding, cranberries and pumpkins are old New World foods, too with many heritage varieties surviving today, thanks to a growing seed-saving movement. This month in the foothills, we are harvesting kale, arugula, turnips, peppers, radish, cabbages, and other greens. Find these foods at www.polkcountyfarms.org, direct farm sales, or info@slowfoodfoothills.org. These ingredients all have creative and tasty recipes with a nod to the traditional store-bought Thanksgiving combinations so many of us grew up with and may be
reluctant to go without. Visit Slow Food Thanksgiving Guide, complete with a heritage breed locator, 72 recipes in various courses that you should feel good about feeding your family, and general tips and tricks to having a “Slow Food Thanksgiving.� Ask around in your community for farms with dedication to raising appropriate breeds of animals the right way. Cook a Thanksgiving meal that supports our local economy and will make small farmers proud everywhere. We are a new breed of eaters in a holiday season where we have much to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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digging up their pastpast digging up their Written by Leah Justice Photos by Leah Justice
“We learned and explored more in Girl Scouts then we could have ever imagined ...” - Heather Campbell Smith's letter from 1987
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Driving shovels into the ground, a group of women now in there 30s traveled back to their childhood days as Girl Scouts when they dug up a piece of earth in Columbus. Not a one could remember exactly what they buried in a time capsule 25 years ago. In 1987, when these women were between the ages of 7 and 10, Girl Scouts from all Polk County troops buried the capsule in front of the Polk County Courthouse. Jennifer Lanning Watkins, Carole Morton Gassaway, Tara Worthington Dalton, Kim Cox Davis and Heather Campbell Smith attended a ceremony on Oct. 6 to dig up their Girl Scout pasts. The discovery drew curiosity after a group of women removed the stone and dug a few feet and found nothing. After more than two hours of digging, the long cylinder capsule was found with, “Girl Scouts 1987” written on the green capsule. Watkins spent some time busting the capsule open and inside was a look back in Girl Scout time. Scouts had written letters about their experiences and left Polaroid pictures of troops for scouts to see 25 years later. There were pins and buttons, including one that said, “I love girl scout cookies,” and a box of Girl Scout cookies from 1987; caramel delights when the cookies were square, not round like they are today. Current and past Girl Scouts also found a Tryon Daily Bulletin and Polk County News Journal from 1987, a Girl Scout calendar, a cookie order form and a magazine. Past Girl Scouts said they remembered being at the courthouse 25 years ago and burying the time capsule, but few remembered what they put in it. “I remember burying it but I don’t remember what I put in it,” Dalton said. Before the capsule was found, Gassaway and Cox
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Former Girl Scouts Carole Gassaway, Tara Dalton, Heather Smith, Jennifer Watkins and Kim Davis.
both said they thought they put pictures in the capsule. Each woman however vividly remembers her own experience as a Girl Scout. Davis said she remembered going to Carowinds and Dalton said she was in a good troop with leader Linda Leake, who was always working on patches. They remembered swimming in a pool often and camping in a cabin. Most of the former Girl Scouts have children now. Gassaway has a daughter who is not in Girl Scouts yet, “but she will be,” she said. Smith even found a letter in the capsule she wrote to future Girl Scouts. “Our troop gave our all in 1987,” Smith’s letter said. “We hope to be here the day the capsule is opened so that we can think back about what it was like to be a Girl Scout. We learned and explored more in Girl Scouts then we could have ever imagined. We have enjoyed these years of being Girl Scouts and will look back on these days with the greatest memories.” A group of current Girl Scouts buried a new time capsule in the same spot by the courthouse with similar items 25 years later such as pictures and of course, a current caramel delight box. The capsule will be dug up in 2037.
It’s about living!
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Equestrian Events CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Greenville Foothills Pony Club members Darbie Barr (now a C+) and Eric Wright (now a C3), who were successful at the United States Pony Club national level testing at FENCE this summer! Darbie entered the testing as a C2, whereas Eric entered the testing as an HB. – submitted by Carolyn Culbertson
OCTOBER Oct. 27 Harmon Hopefuls at Harmon Field. For more information, contact Noreen Cothran at 864-457-3557.
863-4924.
Oct. 27-28 BRHJA Classic. Contact: Lewis Pack 828-894-2721.
Nov. 10 Harmon Hopefuls at Harmon Field. Contact: Noreen Cothran 864-457-3557.
Oct 28 Green Creek Hounds Halloween. Location TBD. Visit www.wchpace.org for more information.
Nov. 11 FENCE's Western Carolina Hunter Pace and Trail Riders Series FENCE is hosting their fall Hunter Pace starting at 10:00 AM. Riders may enter divisions including Trail Rider or Field Hunter. The course at FENCE is always interesting and challenging making for a fun day for everyone.
NOVEMBER Nov. 4 FRC Fall Schooling Horse Trials at FENCE. Contact: Margo Savage 828-
Nov. 5-8 Robert Zandvoort Clinic. Contact: Joy Baker at 828-817-0315.
Nov. 17-18 Nov. 17-18 FENCE will hold a Craig Kellogg clinic for the CCC. FENCE will sponsor a carriage driving clinic with respected judge and experienced trainer Craig Kellogg from Southern Pines, N.C. For more information please contact Kathie Parker-Brown at: teaglaze@skyrunner. net or call FENCE at (828) 859-9021 or visit www.FENCE.org. Nov. 17-18 BRHJA Awards Banquet will be held Nov. 17 in Tryon. More info for that is available thru the Blue Ridge website.
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Sue Truitt of Mane Gate Farm in Tryon has organized and managed the community horse show event of the Sheriff ’s Benevolent Fund for the purpose of providing fans, home fuel, food, blankets and clothing to those that are in need in the county. This show event also assists with the costs of the Polk County Sheriff ’s Mounted Patrol. There are two other aspects for presenting this show: 1. to give youth and adults of all disciplines and all levels of ability an opportunity to participate with their horses at FENCE in a fun, family atmosphere: and 2. to introduce to our local community the concept of an all breed Open Horse Show with classes for varied disciplines and varied levels of abilities where they can have fun and enjoy their horses together.
"It was fun to see a happy horse show. Lots of people who don’t have a place to show got to have a really great day." Sue Truitt
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Kids participate in several of the 48 classes included in a show held by Sue Truitt of Mane Gate Farm in Tryon. The show raised funds for the Sheriff's Benevolent Fund and the Sheriff's Mounted Patrol. (photos by Sharon Parker)
The special classes included are Halter, Showmanship, Novice Western and English classes, Lead Line, Western Pleasure, Gaited, Mule Classes, Hunt Seat, Pony, Trail and Sport Classes that include games, pole bending and barrel racing. There are also Jack Benny classes for the 39 and over. Beautiful ribbons and trophies are given in all classes, with two elegant high point trophies awarded. This last show had 200 entries, and the High Point Trophies were awarded to: (17 and under) Ashtyn Kinney on Ready to Zip It Up, Duck and Croosin on Friday. The High Point Award for Adult was Todd Barfield on Big Woods Queen Elizabeth. Truitt said she wanted the show to start at 7 a.m. “We wanted this show to be educational and have the aspect of a learning opportunity for the participants as well as the show committee. This was the first show of this kind held at FENCE. 58 LIFEI NO URFO O THI L L S. C O M
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We also wanted the show to run efficiently which included parking and registration for classes. Opening the gates at 7 a.m. allowed the volunteers to be in place to guide participants through parking, class entry procedure and preparation for the Show start times.” It also encouraged participants to be there early enough to get settled. Release of liability forms and waivers needed to be signed. Volunteers guided the participants through all the entry processes. There were 49 classes held, so an efficient system was put in place to keep all things running smoothly. “This was a one day show that we hoped would be finished by dark, and we did finish before darkness set in,” says Truitt. The judge was a NC certified judge, Elizabeth O’Briant from Dunn, NC, and the announcer was Tom Cochran from Chapel Hill, NC. Cochran was also a certified judge, also we could run two rings simultaneously at the request of the participants who were in multiple classes. The positive environment, good weather, and the happy faces of both spectators and participants was exhilarating... people were having great fun!Opening the show was Todd Barfield and his white mule, Queen Elizabeth, riding to Lee
Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA," then presenting the Flag for the Star Spangled Banner, sung a capella by Anita Williamson. “We achieved what we set out to do - to have a wellorganized event that everyone enjoyed,” says Truitt. The Jare and Hound operated the concessions and offered an excellent menu that generated compliments. The show had a far reaching effect on local commerce and businesses. Thanks to the wonderful sponsors, the show expenses were paid for before the day of the event. This enabled all the proceeds of the show to go directly to the cause. The response from the sponsors was motivating to the show committee. It was apparent that the community was behind the concept of this show and displayed their support. Here is some feedback received. This made it all worthwhile. There are plans for another show soon. “Thank you to all who worked so hard to put on such a wonderful show. The horses, riders, volunteers all made this a wonderful event to attend.” “It was fun to see a happy horse show. Lots of people who don’t have a place to show got to have a really great day. Congratulations to everyone who organized and volunteered.”
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John Thurow shoots from his horse Elmo. (photo subnitted)
Mounted Shooting Written by Barbara Childs Photographs submitted
Sean Eastman’s arena in Landrum Nov. 3rd will become a scene reminiscent of the old West as he hosts a mounted cowboy shooting workshop and clinic beginning at 10 a.m. Instructor John Thurow will demonstrate and teach riders these unique skills. Riders will take their horses through a pattern of balloons (called a stage) and attempt to break the balloons with black powder blanks shot from .45 caliber single action revolvers. Mounted cowboy shooting is a timed event, much like barrel racing, except there is a 5 second penalty for each balloon you miss. Cowboy mounted shooting is a great family sport and offers an exciting display of skills and horsemanship. “I enjoy the riding and shooting, the competition, and most of all meeting and developing new relationships,” said Thurow. Here’s Thurow’s thoughts and guidance on choosing a 60 LIFEI NO URFO O THI L L S. C O M
horse best suited for this discipline. “When I started about four years ago with the mounted cowboy shooting, I took a horse named Gunner that was used for trail riding, and I taught him to become a shooting horse,” Thurow said. “This first shooting horse is a registered Spotted Saddle Horse, which is one of the soft gaited breeds. They do well on the trails as well as the show ring. When I bought the horse his name was Six Guns Explosion, but that was coincidental.” In addition to this horse Thurow purchased a 3-yearold quarter horse, “I’m a Tough Chic,” from the Smart Chic O’Lena blood line. “My granddaughter named him Elmo. I wanted Elmo because he could run the patterns faster that my other horse,” he said. “I started competing on Elmo in July and found him to be proving himself as a willing and intelligent partner.” Most of the fastest horses are the Quarter Horses,
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Tara Layne dodges a barrel as she takes a shot.
Paints and Appaloosas, but competitors also ride Thoroughbreds, Arabs, Paso Finos and Walking horses. According to Thurow, the purpose of this clinic and workshop is to introduce new people to Cowboy Mounted Shooting, so he offers a demonstration by experienced riders and their horses. A gun safety orientation is included in this clinic, making sure that everyone knows how to handle a single action revolver. Single action revolvers are different from most modern pistols in that you must pull the hammer back, or cock the gun, each time before you pull the trigger. The biggest challenge Thurow faces in these clinics is desensitizing the horses to the sound of gunfire, the smell of smoke and the flare of the powder as it leaves the gun. “We team up new horses and riders with experienced horses and riders. Horses, being herd animals, learn from the herd leader. In this case, the new horse learns well from the experienced horse that the sound and smoke need not be feared,” says Thurow. A single .45 caliber action pistol is used which is similar to those common in the mid-to-late 1800s. In South Carolina the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association is an affiliate of the National Cowboy Mounted Shooting Organization. In the dress code for these competitions it is acceptable to wear modern rodeo or old time cowboy clothes. For modern rodeo the look is long sleeve shirts, chaps or chinks over jeans, and a western
style cowboy hat or helmet. For the old time look, it is good to think of the old West in the 1880s with high waist pants and suspenders, collarless shirts, and of course, cowboy hats. Women have a choice of dressing like an old time cowboy or of wearing a period appropriate dress, which can be the look of a local school marm, or the soiled dove look of a saloon girl. To get an idea of the sport, visit southcarolinacmsa. com/videos.shtml. You can preregister for the clinic by sending an email to jthurow@horsetraildirectory.com. Eastman’s arena is located at 474 Goodjoin Rd in Campobello, S.C.
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September 2012 Pleasure Show Pleasure Champion: Suzan Sallstrom on GJL High Anxiety Pleasure Reserve: Peggy Keeler on Jumpin’ Jack Flash Nancy Faller on Cobalt Obstacle Champion: Antonio Rueda on Jack Obstacle Reserve: Nancy Faller on Cobalt Training Dressage Champion: Laurel Pyatt on GMA’s Laddy Princess Preliminary Dressage Champion: Sue Carrier on Willow Combined Test Training: Laurel Pyatt on GMA’s Laddy Princess Combined Test Preliminary: Peggy Keeler on Jumpin’ Jack Flash Overall Show Champion Pony: Suzan Sallstrom on GJL High Anxiety Overall Show Reserve Pony: Nancy Faller on Cobalt Overall Show Champion VSE: Price Story on Midget CCC Member High Point: Suzan Sallstrom on GJL High Anxiety CCC Sportsmanship Award: Liz Mossina Competitor Distance Award: Catherine Camp Oldest Combination: Barbara Madill on Chargette First Complete Entry: Sue Carrier Concours d’elegance: Suzan Sallstrom on GJL High Anxiety
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Dressage & Eventing Written by Barbara Childs Photos submitted by Marilyn Yike
Marilyn Yike of Columbus has been horse crazy from an early age. Her family lived in the city, so a horse was out of the question. Yike’s chances later in life became realized when her daughter’s horse needed a companion for riding. Yike started to take lessons, then began foxhunting and eventing. The passion for horses and riding grew from there, and she was age 40 at the time. Through the years Yike and her husband, Roger, became involved with leadership positions in the world of horses, first at the local level and then the national level. Both she and Roger served terms on the USPC (United States Pony Club) board of governors and also as vice presidents; Roger as vice president of regional administration, and Marilyn was vice president of instruction. During her time she initiated the Instruction Council, bringing together all the various committees under one umbrella. Marilyn was 64 L IFEINO URFO O THI L L S. C O M
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also instrumental in the creation of the USPC manuals (replacing the British ones in use at that time). She also created the first C3 level video for Pony Club. Additionally, Marilyn was a national leadership examiner for the B and HA levels of Pony Club and she traveled extensively across the country for exams, testings, clinics, leadership seminars, as well as an HM judge. “I have loved all my riding disciplines. I did eventing and foxhunting for many years. Retiting from the jumping arena, I became serious about dressage, but at the present time trail riding is what I enjoy best,” says Yike. “My horse Sport is an around horse, a TB Quarter horse cross, now aging (like his owner). He has a great personality and loves people and treats! He does a little dressage, jumps a bit, and is safe and good on
LEFT: Marilyn Yike eventing with Get Set. RIGHT: Yike and her husband retired to Tryon in pursuit of a life with their horses. (photos submitted)
the trails. He is the perfect companion for me for riding into the journey of retirement,” says Yike. On moving into this area, Yike became involved with the local equine organizations here. Presently she is president of the Foothills Riding Club and a member of FENCE board of directors. She and Roger are sponsors of the River Valley Pony Club and she is also a member of FENCE’s equestrian advisory committee. When thinking about retirement she and her husband visited several areas offering their requirements: horses and gold courses. The Tryon area was their choice from the first visit here. There are facilities and opportunities for all equine disciplines, activities and this community offers friends for the activities which are cultural, intellectual, and artistic. “Here we found opportunities that transcends wealth and social status, not only in the horse community, but everywhere. This is indeed a very special place,” says Yike.
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Dana Fadeley of Tryon recently began as a new staff member at Transitions where she works under Lynn Brown. Transitions offers programs through Isothermal Community College designed to create horses that are soft willing partners. “Every horse is an athlete with special gifts, and to reach their full potential the essential ingredients for both horse and rider are safety and trust.,” says Fadeley. “Safety is the main motivator for the horse and nothing is more important. Trust between the ultimate predator (human)
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and a prey animal (horse) are achieved through clear and comfortable communication. Together this makes the foundation for learning, as horses are first motivated by safety and then comfort. “When we acknowledge a horse’s hesitation and respond correctly, we gain their trust as well as speeding up the training process, which is another goal at Transitions. As a natural horseman I believe in non-aggressive techniques, effectively offering an approach to training through the eyes of the horse, and this is a final goal.” Currently Fadeley rides three-to-four horses daily,
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using a variety of disciplines representing several breeds. Those breeds include an Arabian, Tennessee Walker and Thoroughbred, as well as a Spotted Saddle horse, who was known to rear when not confident and trusting of humans and their skills. Over a 60-day process, Fadeley is able to gain a horse’s trust by first introducing herself. Then she said she incorporates tools (ropes, a stick that is an extension of her body and a saddle). From there she varies the environments from an arena to the trail to help the client’s horse become solid and safe on trails. The Transitions program empha-
sizes a variety in the training, which includes arena work, ground work and trail rides. Arena work in a confined space provides exercises in teaching athletic maneuvers. Trail rides provide a way to decompress and challenge communication in wide-open spaces, over varying terrain, and away from other horses. According to Fadeley, if you have a balanced training program, your horse will be finely tuned so you can exhibit a slow jog, working and collected trots, lope, hand gallop or
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whatever you desire despite your saddle, bridle (or lack thereof), or clother. Fadeley finds the most enjoyment when riding or training when a horse lets go of tension and hesitation. She finds that horses who are stuck and can’t relax or running for the hills, are not in a good mindset for learning. When the right things are done at the right time, they let go and look to their rider for safety and instruction. Fadeley feels like she wins blue ribbons everyday when her horses stand quietly at liberty, without being tied or haltered, and during the saddling process. “The best compliment my horse gives me is when I come to a 10-acre pasture filled with his herd mates, and he comes cantering to me when I call,” she said. “When I’m teaching students I find the most enjoyment out of helping them engage their horse’s mind whether it's a less confident horse that can now find its owner as the beacon of safety or a confident horse that now realizes their owner is a leader, and that makes them offer more to try harder while the owner works less.” In the day-to-day experience with horses Fadeley says you must know if a horse is confident or unconfident. Horses that are not confident need repetition, retreat, retreat and consistency. On the flip side, according to Fadeley, a confident horse needs change and a ton of focus. Both types of horses require a million transitions, she said. Understanding why a horse does what he does provides the rider with the power to know that their role is to reduce a horse’s fear and need for flight. “Blue ribbons are won everyday, but I enjoy competing and being pinned as the winner of every class when my horse chooses me as its leader. I have ribbons that were won at the expense of my horse’s trust and dignity. At the end of the day when I un-halter my horse, and he doesn’t run off, I have come to realize that is the most rewarding feeling I’ve experienced as a horseman,” Fadeley said. “My goal is for all horse owners to understand why their horses act as they do, and what we as humans can do to gain their trust.” Fadeley said she is so committed to sharing this knowledge with others that anyone interested in exploring training for their equine can contact her for a free evaluation on site. “As a service to the community and a way of giving back, the staff at Transitions would like to invite any local riding organization, stable or group 68 L IFEINO URFO O THI L L S. C O M
"My goal is for all horse owners to understand why their horses act as they do..." to contact us for a farm tour or a free demo day at your facility. We would welcome the opportunity to share our results with an oriented approach with other members of the community and become a trusted community resource for anyone involved with horses,” said Fadeley. For further information, visit www.better transitions. com.
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1. When and where did you first begin your riding career and love of horses? Grew up on a cattle farm in Australia with horses and was riding before I could walk. 2. What are your present goals and main focus for riding? The next World Championship and improving my riding every day! 3. What has been the most exciting time in your career that you have experienced with riding and jumping? The Olympic final in Beijing. 4. What horse/horses do you ride and show now-tell about them. Watch me, 9-year-old gelding, my Olympic horse. Wup L, 9-year-old mare doing 1.45m classes she is a very careful mare with a big heart, and a new team of horses at North Run which is the farm of top trainers Missy Clark and John Brennan. 5. What do you enjoy most about teaching and riding? I love teaching because I enjoy seeing improvements in horse and rider and working with people from all different areas!
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Williams I love teaching because I enjoy seeing improvements in horse and rider
6. Who do you admire most in the process of learning the art and mastery of riding and jumping? McLain Ward is my favorite rider to watch and aim to be like, and Marcus Ehning, both perfectionists! 7. Add anything of value and importance that our readers would enjoy: I always say with patience comes perfection.
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Foxhunting joy for McIver Written by Anne McIver Photos by Erik Olsen
In the fall of 2003 I joined Tryon Hounds and have been an avid fox hunter ever since. I love every aspect of the sport. The skill of our huntsman Jordan Hicks, constantly amazes me. Over the past five years he has bred an awesome pack of hounds. He has trained every one to know his job and execute it brilliantly. It is exciting to watch the hounds work, with their keen senses of smell, diligently following the scent of a fox, until putting him to ground, up a tree or chased out of country. I secretly pray he will “out fox” the hounds and skillfully navigate safely to his hiding place, wherever it might be. It is my opinion that foxes actually enjoy outwitting the hounds, leading them on a merry chase over hill and dale, through forest and brush, before seeking the safety 70 L IFEINO URFO O THI L L S. C O M
of cover. As far as I’m concerned, the fox is in command of the hunt, as he chooses whether to come out and be chased or to simply go in a hole and hide out. It is just thrilling to “view” the game whether it be grey fox, red fox or coyote! This wonderful sport provides the opportunity of developing cherished friendships, ones that are strengthened by a passion for the sport and the love of horses and hounds. My horse Simon is a 17 hand Thoroughbred Irish Sport horse cross. Jeanne Smith helped me find him in Virginia. We had looked for the better part of three days. We were going home with an empty trailer, when she received a call. Jeanne said “he’s where? He was an hour north of Charlottesville… we were an hour south of Charlottesville. After riding him she said, “this horse is a diamond in the rough” so we loaded him in the trailer and headed home. What a great decision! He was four when I purchased him in 2006. Jeanne trained him for six months and from then on he has been
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McIver It is exciting to watch the hounds work, with their keen senses of smell, diligently following the scent of a fox
Anne McIver ready for a recent hunt.
just an amazing hunt horse. He knows his job and will jump the moon! The bond between a rider and his horse is an awesome one. We train and work with our horses to develop trust, confidence and skill. When racing across the countryside, sometimes at speeds of up to 30 miles an hour, horse and rider must be extremely fit, confident and skilled. We train our horses to know their job and count on them to keep us safe. For those who are not interested in risking their very lives to join the chase, our third flight field master, Pam Minnick, skillfully positions them for perfect viewing from a safe distance. Keeping the two of us fit requires many enjoyable hours a week traversing the countryside over at FENCE, going up and down the trails at Little Mountain, and training over jumps. I would like to say that our wonderful sport of fox hunting would not be possible without the generosity of the landowners. We are so very grateful to them for allowing us to hunt across their magnificent properties. None of us ever takes that for granted. NOVEMBER 22001122 71 71 NOVEMBER
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Dudley (top) and Madeline (bottom).
in equine news
Written by BARBARA CHILDS
Carpe diem! This is what Madeline attributed to her wild time with the laying hens pellets when they were delivered to the hay barn and stored on the lower shelf. Oh, my, did she ever carpe diem the bag and tore it wildly open for some nibbles. I joined her for the forbidden tryst of treats. The barn manager discovered our time of booty and scooted us outdoors. Ah, that was truly yum good. And now for some newsworthy interests of equine concerns. It’s always better to think on a full stomach. Congratulations to Trayce Doubek and Eric Dierks who were married on the September 29 in Simpsonville. May all your dreams come true!
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My friend Anita Curtis will be here on Nov. 9-12 to give a workshop on animal communication. Friday will feature a personal growth day and Sat. will be Level 1. Sunday will be Level II, and Monday will be riding with Anita. Anita will tell the students what their horses are saying while they are riding. I will hide behind a tree and be all ears for that time! Contact Joy Baker for dates and times available here at Woodview Farm at 828-817-0315.
sonville and Larkins Carolina Grill of Columbus. Music will be provided by Special Edition and Project X. Artists and antique dealers can purchase stalls in advance for $10 per stall. Contact FENCE at 828-859-9021.
For those of you who love the Warhorse products, Tawana Weicker has more products she is working on for horses and dogs and one for humans, too. She has developed a pet and horse Wines and beer from the Green Creek shampoo, and it has been tested with loWinery, La Bouteille, Parker-Bins Vineyard, Southern Appalachian Brewery and cal vets and at the UGA Vet School and Overmountain Vineyards will flow at the all have had positive results. The body wash for humans has FENCE arena for Octoberfest Oct. 27 received good feedback and the label from 3 - 9 p.m. Food can be purchased and packaging are under development from: Haus Heidelberg of Hender-
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as well. Prices for the products will be introductory as they are put on shelves locally for sale. Georgie Arrigio of Three Gables in Tryon and the ladies who ride there are planning another musical quadrille with a Halloween theme. Times and date will follow. Annika Kramer’s horse Tahoe, will be placed with a good rider and home soon and her horse Caper is back in pasture. Margo Savage and FERA (Foothills Equine Rescue and Assistance) have seven horses ready for adoption to approved homes. Call Margo or the FHS if interested at 828-863-4444. Libbie Johnson and her paint, Jigsaw Puzzle, have returned from a week of camping and trail riding at Big South Fork in Tennessee. They were with four other riders and enjoyed the beautiful trails and peaceful scenery of the autumn season. Check out the cover of the Oct. 1st New Yorker. I wish they would consider me and Maddie for a cover. Now that would be some real news. I see the glowing eyes like lit lanterns in the night across the stream and as I carefully munch my hay The eyes are silent and watchful. The full moon is
Dudley ’s Recipe: Tuscan Chicken Soup Madeline has chosen well for this month’s recipe-a moveable feast from your kitchen to the table and watch it disappear! Cooler weather is a good time for a big pot of healthy soup for hungry riders young and old. 2 cloves minced garlic 1 TB chili flakes 1 TB olive oil 8 cups fat free chicken broth 1 14.5 oz can Italian plum tomatoes crushed 2 halves or 1 full boneless chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces 1 medium Yukon gold potato 1 can no salt Italian white beans 2 large carrots 2 ribs celery diced 3 TB. parsley fresh salt and pepper to taste Parmesan cheese grated In a large pot saute the garlic, olive oil and chili flakes. Add broth and tomatoes. Add chicken and potato and boil for 15 minutes. Add beans, carrots, celery and simmer. Ladle soup into warm bowls and top with parmesan cheese and parsley. YUM!
swollen with deep secrets and bats fly above in the night airs. There are vampires, witches, goblins, and spooky creatures of the darkness about, and the coyotes howl in the wind.
It is the time of All Hallows Eve and I have my stash of garlic hidden in my stall. There is a wooden fence stake nearby for protection in case these tools are needed for battle. Come on, make my day!
Don Andrews , CFP (828) 692-9006 117 W. Barnwell St. Hendersonville a075036@allstate.com
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Betty Brewer
Tryon Little Theater volunteer
How did you get your start volunteering with TLT? I began in 1970 working with Tryon Youth Center directing and working on several of their summer musicals. TLT asked if I would direct Mame, their first full-fledged musical. About 1996, after directing 30 or so shows at various places, I decided I wanted to do something different in theater so I became a producer, doing all the necessary things to put on a show. That's what I've been doing ever since along with stage managing, etc. What personal skill of yours do you feel is most valuable to volunteering at TLT? Having directed, I know every aspect of what it takes to putting on a show. What's the greatest reward for you from volunteering with TLT? The youth and adults I get the opportunity to work with
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makes it so much fun to put the shows together. What do you see is the greatest asset TLT offers our community? It offers a place where community members can work with professional directors to express their creativity and provide good entertainment for this area. It also helps young people learn stage craft and become at ease in front of groups. The variety of plays it offers each season has something for everyone, both performers and audience. Just take a look at this season!
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