Life In Our Foothills, March 2017, Tryon Daily Bulletin

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MARCH 2017

POPCORN & MEMORIES

Tryon Theatre through the years

March 2017

SUPER SATURDAY

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BLIZZARD OF ‘93

Remembering the Storm of the Century

TAKING CARE OF THE HERD

Saving horses from the slaughterhouse

Welcome to LIfe in Our Foothills

Heard about HERD? Given the Foothills’ storied equine history and current growth in all things horse-related, it should come as no surprise that area equestrians are fiercely protective and incredibly selfless when it comes to saving horses that are abused, neglected or bound for slaughterhouses.

HERD is an incredible band of volunteers that has organized around the mission of re-homing horses that have been “bailed” from an area feedlot. The story about Helping Equines Regain Dignity, which starts on page 44, is heartwarming news about some amazing people who open their hearts, pastures, barns and wallets to give horses a second chance. Even if you’re not a “horse person,” you’ll appreciate the extraordinary efforts these volunteers put forth.

In learning about HERD’s mission, we met the group’s mascot, Pebbles, a pony. As luck would have it, Pebbles can write, and will be joining our staff of columnists here at the magazine, much like Dudley the donkey did in year’s past. (Some readers will remember Dudley’s “voice” was provided by Barbara Childs who passed away last year.) We look forward to reading Pebbles’ tales from the field in the Appointments section of future issues.

If you enjoy history, you’ll enjoy remembering the Blizzard of March ’93, a milestone event in the life of Thermal Belt residents, retold starting on page 36. As I write this editor’s note though, in freakishly out-ofthe-ordinary 81-degree mid-February weather, I can’t help but wonder if Mother Nature could be setting us up for something wild come March …

As always, I appreciate your comments, suggestions and story ideas for this magazine. Life in Our Foothills is a magazine about and for, you, your friends and family. Thanks for reading. Have a wonderful month!

Claire Sachse Managing Editor claire.sachse@tryondailybulletin.com

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General Manager Kevin Powell Editor Claire Sachse Contributors Shay Carlson Gillian Drummond Judy Heinrich Ellen Henderson Carol Lynn Jackson Michael O’Hearn Mark Schmerling Vincent Verrecchio Steve Wong Marketing Magan Etheridge Trish Boyter Production Gwen Ring Shay Carlson Administration Erika Anton Distribution Jeff Allison Jamie Lewis Jesse Raines

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Tryon Theatre on Trade St., downtown Tryon, as photographed 85 years ago in 1936. (Photo submitted by Vincent Verrecchio)

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06 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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FOOTHILLS FEATURED 10 Chamber Annual Awards Dinner 11 Chinese New Year Celebration 13 Kiwanis Chili Dinner FEATURES 08 National Quilting Day Landrum Quilters Display New and Vintage Quilts

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AmiciMusic’s Chamber Music in Intimate Settings

20 Go Green!

Spring Arrives in the Foothills

22 Up There, Behind the Light Tryon Theatre Through The Years

28 Super Saturday

Theater, Music, Dance, Art and Silly Fun

36 The Blizzard of ‘93

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The Day the Thermal Belt Came Unbuckled

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Q&A 30 Landrum’s Rich Caplan

On What Makes a City Special

COLUMNS 18 In Good Taste Homemade Almond Milk

32 Much Ado Not Made in China

34 Country Living Accessories Make the Home Personal

APPOINTMENTS 42 Allison Rhyne

Takes the Reins at TROT

44 HERD on a Mission

Offers a Second Chance for Feedlot Horses

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f you’ve been feeling that winter might never end, take heart. Spring is in the air, and so are music, drama and the arts. Plus, March is when gardeners like to get prepared for the growing season ahead.

Lots to do, see and enjoy this month including a theater festival, an Easter egg hunt and a quilt show.

March 1, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

VEGETABLE GARDENING CLASS

LANDRUM’S ANNUAL EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA

March 4 - April 8

MEMBER/GUEST SHOW

Polk County Cooperative Extension Center 79 Carmel Lane, Columbus Learn what it takes to grow quality vegetables this spring and summer at home, and tips to make your garden the envy of your neighborhood.

Call 828-894-8218 or 828-894-8219 to sign up.

Tryon Painters and Sculptors 78 N. Trade St., Tryon Featuring guest artists Arden Cone, Betty Deppner Carver and member artists Doris Clark, Lee Barker,VickiVanVynckt and Taylor Robenalt. Reception on March 4. For more information contact tpsnews@tryonpaintersandsculptors.com or 828-859-0141. Hours: TuesdaySaturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Through March 4

March 4, 2017 5:30 p.m.

ERIC MCRAY: CONTEMPORARY MODERNIST Tryon Fine Arts Center 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon A striking mix of acrylics and collage paintings are on display in Gallery I.

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Eric McRay: Contemporary Modernist

CHASE AWAY THE BLUES Tryon Fine Arts Center 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon Now in its sixth year, Chase Away the Blues turns TFAC into a house of blues for the evening, with non-stop music on three stages, from 5:30 - 11 p.m. This year’s concerts are headlined by one of the biggest blues stars in the region, Mac Arnold. For tickets, visit tryonarts. org or call 828-859-8322.

Chase Away the Blues with Mac Arnold

Calendar March 7, 7p.m.

“BOTTLE SHOCK” Tryon Fine Arts Center Film Series 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon 828-859-8322 The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as “Judgment of Paris.” This tasty treat of cinematic masterpieces is brought to life by a complimentary reception featuring samples from the restaurants at Tryon Resort. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. for the reception. Film starts at 7 p.m.

March 16, 7 p.m.

LIVE@LANIER FEATURING AUTHOR TERRY RUSCIN

Lanier Library 72 Chestnut St., Tryon 828-859-9535 Terry Ruscin, author of “A History of Transportation in Western North Carolina,” presents “The Steel Backbone of the Foothills: The Rails and Ties that Bind Landrum, Tryon, and Saluda.” The discussion will be followed by a book signing.

March 18, 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

NATIONAL QUILTING DAY EXHIBIT

Landrum Library 111 Ashbury Dr., Landrum 864-457-2218 Celebrate National Quilting Day with a wonderful exhibit and demonstrations by the Landrum Quilting Guild.

March 18, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

SUPER SATURDAY CHILDREN’S THEATER FESTIVAL

an all-volunteer organization. Learn more by visiting tryonsupersaturday. com for a full schedule of the day’s events, music, guests and performers.

March 26, 7 p.m.

SETH WALKER

Upstairs Artspace Gallery 49 S. Trade St., Tryon 828-859-2828 upstairsartspace.org

Purple Onion 16 E. Main St., Saluda Sunday Night Concert Series The performance starts at 7 p.m. The doors open at 5 p.m. with a limited menu available prior to the concert and beverages and desserts served throughout the evening. Reservations can be made by calling the Purple Onion Café at 828-749-1179.

March 22, 12 p.m.

March 25, 10 a.m.

March 18, 6-9 p.m.

ABSTRACT EXPECTATIONS RECEPTION

QUARTET RECITAL The Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross 150 Melrose Ave., Tryon 828-859-9741 John Malloy, violin; Jan Daugherty, viola; Kathleen Foster, cello; Kymric Mahnke, piano.

March 25

“THE MAGICAL WORLD OF MOSS GARDENING” Sponsored by Pacolet Area Conservancy Annie Martin, popularly known as “Mossin’ Annie,” will present “The Magical World of Moss Gardening” and workshop following. Email info@ pacolet.org for more details.

March 26, 3 p.m.

FREE FAMILY CONCERT WITH ALEX TAUB Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) 3381 Hunting Country Road, Tryon 828-859-9021

LANDRUM’S ANNUAL EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA Landrum Library 111 Ashbury Dr., Landrum 864-457-2218 Come have breakfast and get photos with the Easter bunny, enjoy games, face painting, puppet shows, music and prizes! For children through 5th grade. Takes place on the Landrum Library grounds.

March 30, 8 p.m.

ALEXANDER KOBRIN, PIANIST Tryon Concert Association 34 Melrose Avenue, Tryon 828-859-8322 Called the “Van Cliburn of today” by the BBC, pianist Alexander Kobrin has placed himself at the forefront of today’s performing musicians. His prize-winning performances have been praised for their brilliant technique, musicality, and emotional engagement with the audience.

Downtown Tryon Super Saturday is produced annually

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N AT I O N A L WRITTEN BY ELLEN HENDERSON he 2017 National Quilting Day celebration takes place on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Landrum Library.

The Landrum Quilters (LQ) sponsor this annual event open to the public without charge.

A colorful quilt display will fill the Community Room; members will also work on various quilting projects and will be available to answer questions. Residents with vintage quilts are

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welcome to bring them to show the quilters.

This beautiful Triple Irish Chain, which dates to 1853, was shared last year by Maggie Collins, right in photo.

Admiring the hand stitching were LQ members Jeanne Rist and Shirley Arledge. Ms. Collins’ great grandmother Nancy DeShields of Cross Anchor was the quilter.

Coming up soon will be the 2017 Landrum Quilt Show, June 8-10 at the Landrum Middle School Gym.

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Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce 29th Annual Awards Dinner Photos by Michael O’Hearn The Chamber of Commerce held their annual awards dinner at Tryon’s Melrose Inn on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The theme of the dinner was “Lights! Camera! Action!” Patti Lovelace received the Duke Energy Citizenship and Service award; Suzanne Strickland received the Outstanding Citizen of the Year award; the Business Person of the Year award went to Ann Gargiulo; Mike Karaman and Eric McKaig received the Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival volunteer award; and Dulcie Juenger was honored with the Skip Seaman Volunteer of the Year award.

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1. Patti Lovelace, Suzanne Strickland, Ann Gargiulo, Mike Karaman, Dulcie Juenger and Eric McKaig.

2. Ann and John Gargiulo 3. Pete and Janet Sciacca 4. Marjorie and Charlie Neff with Jim and Kathleen Tabb 5. Mindy Wiener, Suzanne Strickland and Madelon Wallace 6. Dulcie Juenger

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1. Sadie Allen, Allison Edwards, Mariela Ramirez, Roanna Green 2. Jaylon Bontrager, Dillon Overholt 3. Justin Pierce, Sierra Tucker, Jackson Edwards 4. Lane Ruff

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Photos by Mark Schmerling 5. Zhang Shengjun, middle school teacher 6. Lane Ruff, Anneliese Eargle, Nalik Miller, Clark Phipps, Willow Arkell, Hollie Morgan, Galen Sachse 7. Ed Kan 8. Kaleigh Holcombe, Rory Powell, Abel Casas, Kayla Kitchen 9. Lou Qiaoying, high school teacher 10. Sadie Allen 11. James Levi 12. Galen Sachse

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Photos by Mark Schmerling The Kiwanis Club of Tryon held their annual chili dinner fundraiser Feb. 9 at Holy Cross Episcopal Church. Attendees wore boots, bandanas and cowboy hats and enjoyed a variety of chilis, cornbread, desserts and drinks. The supper supports scholarships for high school seniors and other worthy projects.

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1. Volunteers from Polk County High School’s Key Club were Izzy Jackson, Reese Alley, Rhian Alley, Georgia Garrett, Addie Lynch, Hunter Metcalf, Jocine Eberhart, Hannah Netchytailo, Sarah Woods and Erica Sullivan 2. Caroline Brown, Hugh Hursey, Sally Hursey, Art Brown, Carol Browning 3. Sharon and Andy Millard 4. DJ Aaron Greene 5. Ellie Baughman 6. Marianne Carruth 7. Jerry and Joy Souderquist

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11 Tony Walters Barbara Claussen We are real estate brokers licensed in North and South Carolina and have a combined experience of 55 years, ranging from Berlin to Nova Scotia. We are now residing with our horses and donkeys at Bray Away Farm in Polk County and serving the beautiful Carolina Foothills.

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8. Dan and Mona Kimble, Crys Armbrust 9. Jack, Michael and Carolyn Baughman 10. Kathy and Dean Gregory 11. Derek Harrison, Mary Sasser

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12. Dessert table and Bob Montgomery 13. Monique Searcy, Andy Millard 14. Sauce bottle at one of the tables

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Saluda Depot Fundraiser

Saluda Depot Fundraiser AmiciMusic presents “A Night in Vienna: Opera Favorites from Mozart, Lehár and Strauss”

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miciMusic, Asheville’s award-winning music organization dedicated to high-quality, intimate performances, will present a very elegant and entertaining evening of famous operatic scenes and arias from three great Viennese composers Mozart, Lehar and Strauss - on Sunday, March 26 at 4 p.m. at the Orchard Inn, a fundraiser to benefit the Saluda Historic Jonathan Roass and Amanda Horton Depot.

Singers Amanda Horton and Jonathan Ross, both well-known to area audiences for their great musicality, spirit and chemistry, will team up with AmiciMusic Artistic Director Daniel Weiser on piano for this spectacular semi-staged show filled with great singing, costumes and witty repartee.

They will sing excerpts from some of their signature roles that they have performed with Asheville Lyric Opera and numerous regional companies, including scenes from Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro,” “Don Giovanni,” and “The Magic Flute,” as well as Lehar’s “The Merry Widow” and Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus.”

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GET YOUR TICKETS! Tickets are available at orchardinn.com or make reservations at the Orchard Inn by calling 828-749-5471, at the Saluda Historic Depot at 32 W. Main Street, and at Thompson’s Store/ Ward’s Grill at 24 Main Street, Saluda, 828-749-2321.

Last year’s “Live at the USO” show with the same group sold out, so purchase your tickets early!

Saluda Depot Fundraiser

Annual Membership Campaign Launched

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he Saluda Historic Depot is launching an annual membership drive. Individual memberships are available and include a 10 percent discount on non-consigned items, souvenirs, T-shirts, books, posters, and other gift items. This is an opportunity for Saludians and those with an interest in preserving railroad history to fulfill the vision for Saluda's landmark treasure.

Please send your $25 membership to Saluda Historic Depot, PO Box 990, Saluda, NC 28773, memo “2017 Membership.”

A membership card will be sent to you.

Viennese hors d’oeuvres as well as a full cash bar.

The views will be exquisite, the food incredible, the atmosphere cozy, and the music superb. The concert will benefit the Saluda Historic Depot, a nonprofit dedicated to making the historic train station into a museum in order to highlight the history of the railroad, Saluda’s downtown, its people, and the history of its natural resources.

Seating will be limited and reservations are required. For more information, please visit Dan Weiser amicimusic.org.•

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miciMusic is a chamber music organization based in Asheville, N.C. and Baltimore, Md. dedicated to performing the highest quality chamber music in intimate venues and non-traditional spaces.

We are committed to breaking down barriers between performers and audiences by setting up a more relaxed and informal atmosphere at concerts and through informative talks about each composer's life before each piece is played.

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In Good Taste

HOMEMADE ALMOND MILK

a plant-based alternative WRITTEN BY CAROL LYNN JACKSON

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ou don’t have to be vegan, vegetarian, or dairy-free to focus more of your diet on plant-based foods. As a matter of fact, most people do not have any specific dietary restrictions but we can all benefit from more plant-based nutrition in our diets.

Almond milk is a great plant-based alternative to traditional animal-based milks.

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business kitchen, the Community’s Kitchen in Tryon, Analisa Domenica has launched her latest product, Homemade Almond Milk, with some business incubation support from Manna Cabanna.

Her process includes soaking raw almonds, preferably organic, overnight in cold filtered water. The healthier almonds can “sprout” in that time, which helps us digest and absorb their nutrition even better.

It’s not a difficult recipe to create, with a good quality smoothie capable blender, requiring a few simple, whole food ingredients: raw almonds, filtered water, pure vanilla, a pinch of salt and the sweetener of your choice, optional.

Make your own or find Homemade Almond Milk in downtown Tryon at the Manna Cabanna market or find in the whole food store of your choice. •

DIRECTIONS - Soak almonds for at least 12 hours in pure water with ½ tsp. sea salt. This is an important step as it breaks down the phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors and cultures beneficial enzymes in the almonds.

- Rinse almonds well. Mix almonds with pure water in blender (4 cups water to every 1 cup of almonds) - Blend several minutes until smooth and creamy. (Warning: mixture 18

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will expand some, so make sure your blender is not full before starting it) - Strain mixture into a large bowl through a nut bag or cheese cloth.

- Put mixture back into blender with 1 tsp. vanilla, soaked dates, maple syrup or other sweetener. Adjust salt.

- Pour into glass jar or pitcher and store in fridge for up to one week.

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Rescue Success photos are portraits or candid shots of a horse, pony, mule, donkey, cat, or dog, that has been adopted from a rescue organization, or otherwise rescued, showing that the animal is safe, healthy, and loved.

Photos will be judged on emotional impact, artistry, and technical merit of color, contrast, clarity, and focus.

Any rescue organization involved in a winner’s photo will also be recognized in the magazine. Any amateur or professional, 18 or older, can enter in accordance with rules, size specifications, terms and conditions that are available on request by e-mail to executive_director@ foothillshumanesociety.org, or calling 828 863-4444, or visiting 989 Little Mountain Rd., Columbus, NC 28722.

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ABOVE: Stacks of green books were pulled at the Polk County Public Library.

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hen you ask someone what color they associate with Ireland, the first (and usually only) color that comes to mind is green. It is, after all, the national color of Ireland, and from its lush fields to the country’s flag, the color green is found in abundance. And now that it’s March, the month of St. Patrick’s Day, we all are seeing green, buying and wearing green, eating and drinking green. We all become Irish, if just for a day.

Emerald. Jade. Lime. Aqua. Forest. Olive.

Grass. Mint. All of these, and dozens more, are descriptors of the most abundant color on planet earth. There are more shades of green than any other color. Greens range from yellow-greens, such as lime and avocado, to those with a blue tinge, such as emerald.

The word green comes from the Middle

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English and Anglo-Saxon word grene, and has the same Germanic root as the words grass and grow. Different cultures and nationalities through the ages have associated the color with nature and rebirth. In Islamic nations, which all have green in their flags, the color represents Paradise. In China, the color is associated with fertility. The Japanese consider green the color of eternal life. Green is also a political party, the color of ecological movements, and it has even become a verb.

In our little corner of the world spring is beginning to emerge, and little bursts of green are appearing here and there pushing out the greys and browns of winter. As you look around the Foothills there are numerous examples of the beauty of this color, in all of its rich variety, in all sorts of places. Welcome to spring! •

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: P3 Consignments is getting into the St. Patrick’s Day groove with this collection of green clothing, accessories and housewares. Spring yard chores are made a little easier with a green wheelbarrow spotted in front of Landrum Hardware. A popular place for children to get their pictures taken is on this green dinosaur in front of Southern Delights in Landrum. Perler bead projects were made at Polk County Middle School on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the after school program with the Polk County Public Library. This is in the shape of a shamrock. Rest a bit in some green Adirondack chairs found on the deck at Foothills Amish Furniture in Landrum.

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Tryon Theatre

Popcorn and

MEMORIES

The Tryon Theatre through the years

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To preserve the charm of an old time local theater, Barry Flood wants the popcorn hot, fresh, and smelling good. Milk Duds and other sweet glimpses back in time are served from under glass.

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he hum from the auditorium below told him that the capacity audience of 566 wanted the lights to dim. A disappointed crowd of another 334 milled outside on a December evening unable to get into the first ever show at the rebuilt Tryon Theatre. Heat from two 400-pound carbon arc projectors at his side radiated though the cramped booth. Uncomfortably pressed, literally and figuratively, he was responsible for the transition of five reels of combustible nitrocellulose film from one projector to the other, one every 16 to 20 minutes, with care that no one would see a flicker of interruption between reels. On this festive night in 1938, the folks of Tryon had paid to celebrate a community event and also forget Depression-era troubles for 84 minutes with Mickey Rooney in “Out West with the Hardys.”

The projectionist had to be alert to refocus before anyone yelled “focus, focus.” And, he had to guard against the white hole that could appear in Andy Hardy’s face if the film jammed. The carbon arc burned at over a thousand degrees, and the film, with an ignition temperature from 320-338 degrees Fahrenheit, had to keep moving at 24 frames per second. If not, the white hole would spread with a black edge at the speed of a flash bulb into a fire that could be neither smothered nor dowsed.

On Wednesday through Saturday at 7 p.m. and on Sunday at 3 p.m., the ticket window and doors open to current films fresh from the cineplexes but at a ticket price lower than big theater matinees. On the second and fourth Mondays and Tuesdays of the month, at 7 p.m., Barry Flood’s Tryon Film Society presents films less commercially popular but deserving a wider audience.

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Tryon Theatre The original theater, built in 1932, had burned. Even though the fire had not started in the projection booth, he knew that many in the new seats remembered the old, and trusted that all would be well. Show after show, he would never fail them, safely bringing far places, real and imagined, to Tryon. He would open the curtain exactly on time for heroes and villains, beauties and beasts to play their roles in classics and clunkers. On the screen, he assured access to dreams that over time blurred one into the other, becoming one with the smell of popcorn, anticipation and applause, kisses in the back row, friendships, and snippets of fond memories, all distilled eventually into wistful smiles.

One may conclude that the projectionist on that first night could have been Charles Nessmith based on the many congratulations addressed to him from the likes of David Niven and Fred Astaire. They and other Hollywood stars sent telegrams, many of which are displayed today near the concession counter.

In 1948, Eastman-Kodak introduced less flammable cellulose acetate film so that in the 50s, Marvin Ball was switching reels of “safety film.” Unfortunately, he is remembered more as the shooting victim of an unsolved homicide rather than as a projectionist. The theater thrived through the 70s associated with the names of Scoggins and Fender.

Starting in 1985, Bill Crowell kept the reels turning and memories growing, especially when he obtained a license to serve beer in the balcony, a treat still available. Next, a 26-year tenure began in 1991, when a movie lover and high school science teacher decided he wanted to own a business.

Barry Flood still wanted to teach and owning a theater provided the flexibility.

“I’ve always been into movies,” says Barry. “That Rob Roy poster in the lobby? Disney, 1953...a reminder of a Saturday matinee in Waverly when I was bouncing and cheering so loudly for the hero that the usher threw me out.”

With his scientific and technical background, Barry was readily swapping reels like the best of those who had come before, and creating new memories for himself and his patrons.

“I think some might remember when I closed the theater for six weeks in 2000 to protest the stuff coming out of Hollywood. I knew what I liked and what my patrons wanted to see. My two favorite movies are “Casablanca” and “Some Like it Hot.” My biggest night was 290 people to see “The Addams Family.” My biggest average daily attendance for a run was “Sleepless in Seattle.” We’re not interested in

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OPPOSITE PAGE: The Tryon Theatre opened as a single story in 1932.

After a fire, it reopened in 1938, redesigned by architect Erle Stillwell as two stories with a marquee. Known for his “modernist design in small town settings,” Stillwater designed about 37 theaters in North and South Carolina. Today’s marquee is a 2002 remodeling.

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Former science teacher Barry Flood participated in the end of an era as reels and film with an average 144,000 frames gave way to hard disk drives and gigabytes of memory.

In the midst of worldwide depression, the Tryon Theatre offered an afternoon or evening of escape with such fare as the 1936 “College Holiday” with Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Martha Raye, all of whom would rise to greater prominence through decades to come.

“Coyote Ugly” or “American Psycho.”

“I also think many folks in town like that I started the Tryon Film Society to show movies not typically found in nearby cineplexes -- art films, foreign films, and documentaries I thought we’d enjoy.”

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and started downloading gigabytes from a hard drive into his 119-pound Christie Digital Cinema Projector. He was bringing a brighter, crisper world to Tryon with up to 10,000 lumens of Xenon lamp technology.

“Over the years so many people have shared their memories with me.

Now that I’ve sold the theater to Gayle

Of the historic posters in the lobby, one has special meaning for Barry Flood. As a boy, he was ushered out of a theater during Disney’s “Rob Roy.”

and Scott Lane, all that I’m taking with me are those memories...and the wooden bear from the concession counter.”

Chris Bartol, life-long Tryon resident, remembers the curtain. “Spotlights with rotating color wheels, one at each end of the balcony, shined on a sparkly fabric. Watching that was all

Tryon Theatre part of the fun. Going to the movies was always fun...except when King Kong pushed open the gate.”

Garland Goodwin, local columnist and retired NASA engineer, remembers: “Walking from Lynn into Tryon, you could pick up enough refundable bottles that by the time you got to the A&P, you could turn them in for enough money to buy a ticket.”

Andy Haynes, Tryon lawyer, remembers sharing popcorn with his older brother who ate by the fistful. “I took one piece at a time...one to eat and one to save in my shirt pocket. I still had popcorn for the second show of a matinee double feature.”

Bill McCall, Tryon dentist, remembers: “It was a live show with cowboy star Lash LaRue doing whip tricks with sidekick Fuzzy St. John. With too much popcorn and candy, I was about to be sick in the aisle when Fuzzy swept me up and carried me under his

arm in time to the restroom.”

John Vining, life-long Tryon resident, remembers: “When the train passed, the seats would shake like an earthquake...I didn’t really notice when watching “The Love Bug.” Barry remembers: “I purposely stopped the movie only once. In 2001, I brought up the house lights and asked if anyone wanted to see the last train that would ever come by.

The theater emptied.”

In conclusion, Barry adds, “Got to get up there. I’m teaching Scott how to program the playlist that runs the projector. The show must go on.” •

Of all the movie stars who telegraphed congratulations to Charles Nessmith on his new theater, it is known for sure that David Niven had actually been to Tryon and may have even been in the original theater. His signed Tryon Bank and Trust Company check, displayed at the Polk County Historical Association Museum, was bounced for insufficient funds in 1936.

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Super Saturday

Tyron prepares for Super Saturday WRITTEN BY SHAY CARLSON

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n Tryon, dressing up in costume and participating in a host of kid-friendly activities like face painting, caricatures and contests isn’t just for Halloween and summer fairs, but a way for a community to usher in the promise of spring.

The 39th annual Super Saturday scheduled for March 18, celebrates the positive impact that arts can make on children’s lives. Started in 1979, Super Saturday set out with a mission to foster children’s theater by bringing its younger demographic together in a full day of celebration of spirit-

ed arts and entertainment.

Each March the festival dons a new theme aimed at engaging the community; this year celebrates “Animals on Parade” which encourages everyone to come dressed as their favorite animal and participate in the Melrose parade.

Begun as a plea for more child-centered community activities by North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt, Community Schools Coordinator Joe Wray

and his wife Frances pursued the cause with unwavering dedication. It wasn’t long before the Wrays had a band of organizers and sponsors together who were equally dedicated to the idea and made the very first festival on March 10, 1979 the beginning of a momentous tradition.

A truly unique festival, Super Saturday is the only festival in North

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Performers & Shows SECRET AGENT 23 SKIDOO Grammy-nominated Funk and Hip Hop for Families

JOHNNY PEERS AND THE MUTTVILLE COMIX Comedy Dog Act

PORKCHOP PRODUCTIONS Carolina to put on a full-day celebration of children’s theater, a feat that earned it the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service after only its ninth year.

Made possible by generous sponsors and a host of over 300 volunteers, Super Saturday is truly an example of the power in a community that works toward a common goal.

Hosting a range of activities all day throughout Tryon, this year will feature a food court (where local churches and school groups will offer a variety of food for even the pickiest eater), a community stage, as well as sidewalk artists and sponsored activities up and down Melrose Avenue.

Don’t miss this year’s festival on March 18, 2017. First show kicks off at 9:15 a.m. with entertainment continuing into the afternoon. See for yourself why some Saturdays are Super Saturdays.•

CASCADA DE FLORES Bilingual Storytelling

ANTONIO ROCHA

A wild trip into the jungles of Brazil and Africa

PAPERHAND PUPPET INTERVENTION

“Creatures and Creativity: Exploring Possibilities with Puppetry”

CHILDREN’S THEATER OF CHARLOTTE “Commedia Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”

“MYSTERY AND HISTORY OF MAGIC”

Learn what’s behind some of the famous illusions in the history of magic!

BINDLESTIFF FAMILY CIRKUS Contemporary twist to the American circus tradition

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Question & Answer

RICH CAPLAN

A Q&A with Landrum’s new city administrator

Rich Caplan was hired at a time when the Landrum has been working on a comprehensive plan for the city for the next 10 years. The comprehensive plan outlines future needs, wants and projects for the city. Caplan said he admires the work done to restore the Landrum Depot, once a thriving train stop on the Norfolk Southern railroad that connects Landrum to Tryon and up I-26 to Saluda. (photo by Michael O’Hearn)

INTERVIEW BY MICHAEL O’HEARN

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ich Caplan was hired six months ago to lead and steer Landrum as its new city administrator. A California native, Caplan brings to small-town Landrum the mind of a consultant who has also been the city administrator for places like Simi Valley, Calif. and Vail, Colo. With a master’s degree in public policy and public administration from the University of California, Caplan was hired at a time when Landrum is in the process of adopting a comprehensive plan, deciding the future of the city for the next 10 years. He decided to become a city administrator in order to help shape and improve cities. He said he enjoys Landrum so far, with its bustling downtown area, beauti30

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ful scenery, and town character.

Q: Did you always want to be a city administrator and how does this differ from being a consultant?

A: Not necessarily a city administrator but I’ve always been interested in cities and always interested in government. When I was in graduate school, I learned a lot about what it takes to be a city manager and it seemed like sort of a good fit.

What I like about cities, especially, is helping shape them and improve them. You have to deal with finance, personnel, trash collection -- routine things that are important. But what drove me here are the developments and improvements and making downtowns nicer, building subdivisions and bringing industry in. I’ve

always enjoyed that and I’ve been lucky to work with good people.

With consulting, you have much more variety with the cities you work with and you’re not married to one city but you’re still with them at arm’s length.

Landrum is my third city I’ve worked with full time and I’ve seen really good mayors and city councils. I work for the community, sure, but I work for the mayors and city councils and I’m lucky we’ve got a supportive team that works together well. I like meeting with residents, elected officials and making things better.

What hobbies do you have?

I like to play tennis, ride my bike

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Good question. I don’t miss the traffic of California, the cost of living, and both have very nice climates. The weather is so nice in the Upstate and I like the hills of California and the mountains.

I like the hills and mountains around Landrum, too. There are more similarities than I would have thought.

I think, professionally, on one hand California is more progressive in some of the projects and policies and programs they implement in local government. On the other hand, there are so many regulations from a business and government standpoint that your hands are tied to try and implement some projects and that really hurts because, in the last 20 years, it’s harder and harder in California for cities to do things.

I like local government because that’s where you get things done. Local and county governments are important. • LIFE IN OUR FOOTHILLS March 2017

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Not made in

CHINA

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WRITTEN BY STEVE WONG PHOTO BY MARK SCHMERLING

am getting a little scared.

I hope my fears are unjustified, that I’m just being paranoid, that I’m just keeping up with too much nasty news on national and international politics.

But if you don’t see this column in next month’s magazine, I fear I may very well be in an internment camp out in the middle of Nowhere, USA along with a lot of other brown people.

Even before we elected Donald Trump as our 45th president, he was saying a lot of negative things about China, and as a person of Chinese descent, he got my attention. I don’t pretend to understand global economics and China may very well produce shoddy products for cheap, but whose fault is it for buying them?

And China’s influence on the world stage may be getting traction, but when there’s a leadership void, someone usually seizes the opportunity. If I correctly recall my required Econ 101 class, the theory of supply-and-demand should kick in: If buyers don’t want a product for any reason, the supplier will somehow change it so they will want it. If we don’t buy it, they won’t make it.

If US leadership is in chaos, some other

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country will step up to the plate. Do you think the country with the world’s largest population might be in the running?

Meanwhile, back in the Carolina Foothills, I’m wondering…

If you know me, you know I am as American as apple pie and Southern as grits. I was born, reared, and have lived my entire life in the Carolinas. I know very little about China and Chinese culture. I’ve never been there.

What I know about China, I read on the placemats at Chinese restaurants while waiting for my combo No. 5 of stir-fried beef and vegetables extra spicy with fried rice.

Yet, with the last name Wong, I am clearly of Chinese ethnic heritage. My father was Chinese, and I strongly suspect an illegal and undocumented alien. His coming to the United States is something he never talked about, and now that he is dead, I guess I’ll never really know.

He married my mother, who was a hardscrabble white woman from Pineville, N.C., who raised me on a steady diet of Sunday morning Southern Baptist rhetoric and Friday night fish camp dinners.

Yet, no matter how American I am, I am still half Chinese. It’s in my blood, and I am proud to admit, I like it. My now-gray hair

was once very straight and very black, my skin is still politely “olive,” and my lousy eyes have a slight slant. I guess I could “pass” as Latino, but that would be just going from the frying pan into the fire. I’ve often said being Chinese in the South is like being the only eggroll among the corndogs.

Not until the Age of Trump have I ever felt uncomfortable in my own country. There have been those isolated cases of racism that even the most whitewashed brown people have to face. I have only read about the Japanese internment camps that were created during World War II. I understand racial prejudice against African-Americans only through the pain of people with skin darker than mine. And only in the most recent years have I come to realize that Middle Eastern politics and prejudices have Biblical roots that have grown into international networks of terrorism. Such concerns are usually way above my pay grade, but something is fundamentally changing in my and your - and even in Mr. Trump’s - reality, alternative facts notwithstanding.

Instead of waking up each morning being concerned about my rescue dogs’ gluten-free dog food, I frantically read the latest news feeds on my smartphone as my French press coffee brews. An uneasiness compels me to know the latest and strangest news (fake or not) on the Internet.

Who’s protesting what? Who’s tweeting insults? Who’s crying foul? Who’s shooting who? Should I wear a pussycat hat today? Seemingly nothing I read anymore surprises me, yet, I’m appalled, worried, and paranoid even before I finish my first cup.

Like Bob Dylan sang in the 1960s, dear readers, The Times They Are a-Changin’. I, for one, will have another cup of coffee, attempt to understand what is really at stake, and take a stand against the alternative facts, even if it’s in an internment camp in the middle of Nowhere, USA. •

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Country Living

Accessories

The element that makes your home personal

WRITTEN BY GILLIAN DRUMMOND PHOTO BY GRACE SEIDMAN

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he items that we choose to live surrounded by tell a story about who we are, what we love and cherish, what is important to us, and the road we have travelled through life.

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and antiques and rugs that go back generations. They represent my family, my roots and my belief that we all need continuity in our lives. I grew up living all over the world and have travelled extensively. My art and things I have collected in my travels bring me back to foreign places and many memories. Gifts from friends that have great meaning sit side by

side with things I have collected. All of this enriches my daily life and tells my story when I share my home with friends.

Less is more is not in my personal vocabulary but I understand its aesthetic for many people. Here it is more important to curate and cull your accessories and art and use only those that have the greatest meaning

and bring you the greatest joy when living with them. In my tiny powder room I hung a large print of a beautiful scene in Venice. The walls were painted with a lighter blue Venetian plaster and the picture was stunning. This made a much better statement than a group of small pictures would have in this space. I kept it simple. I do this for a lot of clients that prefer a less is more interior. Keeping it simple however doesn’t mean that you don’t need to have warmth, personality and style. This is where color can play a huge roll, even if it is a neutral or soft color.

Less is more is often used when styling a home to put it on the real estate market.

You don’t want to strip it down to so that it is a house that has no appeal. You still want someone to walk in and feel the warmth and comfort of home.

As well as the things you cherish and want to be surrounded with I find that plants and flowers are an essential ingredient to every room. They bring the outside in. Green plants soothe the soul.

Flowers are lovely and bring you joy. This was something that the English have always understood, especially living in their often-gray climate. Many people are against artificial flowers but today there are many very good ones out there. Never buy plastic flowers but there are some very good polyester flowers and plants available at a reasonable cost. Silk flowers can be expensive but last for years and look really beautiful. I have a silk lavender plant in an urn that looks so real people go over to smell it. I have had it for years. Do some research and see what is available and what you can afford.

Gather all the things you love the most, cull through them and display the art, accessories and books that tell your story and make your home a special and personal place.

Drummond House is now open at 17 S. Trade St., Tryon in the Jackson Building with a “design nook.” Please come and visit. I will be giving small workshops on color and decorating. If you would like to get on my mailing list please email me at info@drummondhouseco.com. • LIFE IN OUR FOOTHILLS March 2017

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Blizzard of ‘93

THE DAY THE

THERMAL BELT CAME

unbuckled

“Storm of the Century” crashes through Polk County

WRITTEN BY LINDA LIST

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f you lived in the Foothills in March 1993, you remember the “Storm of the Century” that paralyzed Polk County for several days.

Searching through the Tryon Daily Bulletin archives provides a glimpse into how the storm began, the havoc that it created, and tales of survival.

As reported in the Bulletin, the first signs of the big storm that descended on Polk County, 24 years ago, began Friday evening, March 12, 1993, when a Gillette Woods storm watcher noticed that his barometer read 30.6. This seemed quite high since the highest point is 31.5.

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a low over North Carolina, and a low over or near Florida. A high, however, was reported in the Gulf Stream.

I knew that if two of the lows came together, the result would be a severe storm. By the time I went to bed the barometer had eased and it seemed that the storm would go south of the Tryon area.”

The Bulletin reported Friday’s temperatures as a high of 69 and a low of 29. On Saturday morning, March 13, some snow started to fall but it didn’t appear to have the makings of a big storm. But at 11 a.m., when our weather follower checked the barometer, it read 28.4. This was lower than the 28.73 reading at the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport. (The lowest barometer

setting is 27.5).

“When I saw that,” he reported, “I knew it was going to be a serious storm.

It was the speed, 12 hours to have a drop like that. It explains why we heard the trees crack before we heard the wind. The more the drop and the faster the drop in barometric pressure, the more energy in the storm.”

All three lows met together in a storm field 1,000 miles long and 800 miles wide. The lows became a drain pulling the high into them and causing circular patterns of wind common to a cyclone, producing the “storm of the century.” But, as our weather watcher said, “It wasn’t a tornado because trees went down constantly from 11 a.m. into the night.”

Blizzard of ‘93

Clippings from the TRYON DAILY BULLETIN after the storm

The day the Thermal Belt came unbuckled!

Danielle Edwards, daughter of Danny and Dale Edwards, of Green Creek area, hugs her snowman enjoying the sunny day of fun in the snow and day off from school Monday.

Bradley Cavin, son of Meredith and Susan Cavin of Sandy Plains area zips down a snowy hill during Saturday’s snow fall. (Photo by Marcy Chaffin.)

Bob Witty, writing in his “Foothills Chronicle” column, described the storm rather poignantly.

March 13, 1993 – the day the Thermal Belt came unbuckled! We awoke to a rather pleasant, light snow blanket on Saturday morning and that was the last tranquility we were to enjoy for a week. The foothills of Southern Appalachia erupted with a fury unparalleled in memory. Hitherto stately pines were split and splintered and splattered over the torn landscape. Knocking out power and water lines, the tumultuous, unremitting wind devastated our area.

Thunder, lightning, and howling winds accompanied what sounded like the thundering and thumping of giant kettle drums (of the gods?).

And when Sunday brought a bitter cold, sunny day, the realization of what had happened to us was shocking.

Most homes and businesses were without power and water for several days as our “disaster” played out on a stage seemingly designed by some diabolical props department for a Wagnerian production.

It was small solace, indeed, that the wind rating was “only 75 mph.”

But we coped. And other than some reprehensible acts by a few, the community came together, assisted one another, and began what will be a gigantic clean-up. And you can be sure that we will, for many years, hark back to the ’93 Blizzard as our very own benchmark – as in, “Where were you on Pearl Harbor Day?”

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Green Creek Elementary School sustained major damage when the auditorium roof fell in due to heavy snow weight.

The tree which fell through Kate Larken’s house on Pine Creat Lane in Tryon was headed right for her, but it stopped short. She walked away.

Major snow weight and wind damage can be seen at Tryon Lumber on Hwy. 176.

Power poles snapped halfway up or higher. Pines too strong to snap were uprooted. Trees did not fall all in one way, but in every direction. Also unusual was the lightning and thunder that accompanied the snow.

Reading the vignettes printed in the Bulletin following the storm paints a stark picture of the devastated landscape and the difficulties that residents faced during and after the storm.

Reporting on the storm, the Bulletin noted that thousands of trees toppled off banks and hillsides all over the county, taking down utility lines to residences, businesses, water plants - virtually paralyzing the county and leaving residents in the dark and the cold.

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Almost 500 people were housed at Polk County High School. Lunchroom manager Judy Moore, of Mill Spring, with the help of Caylin Case, Linda Case and Kyle Stepp, had the challenge of providing food and overnight shelter for motorists taking refuge at the high school, since I-26 was closed at the Columbus exit.

Judy recounted, “We went into the kitchen and pulled out the leftover frozen food, spaghetti, jam, sloppy joes, cheese and apple pie. Three stranded motorists volunteered to help cook.”

Karen Twitty also arrived at the high school to help. Columbus Police Chief Billy Stepp and Officer Chris Rome arrived with canned goods, drinks, and

diapers from the Amoco station, the only place open in town. Sam Searcy donated blankets and carpet padding from his warehouse. St Luke’s had 11 blankets to spare and Jim Cochran found another four. This provided enough for 300 guests. A food line was set up and the last person was served at 11:30 p.m.

The county rose to the challenge of assisting those who were stranded.

Along with the high school, people were housed by Columbus Baptist Church, Tryon Estates, and Tryon Theatre. Operation Hope and Landrum First Baptist helped provide food. Tryon Mayor Bob Neely helped haul wood, food and water to neighbors.

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Even 911 was temporarily out of order. Kate Larken, a Tryon resident asked her neighbor, Richard Fink, to call 911. A huge oak tree had crashed through the roof of her home on Pine Crest Lane. But according to Fink, the man who answered the phone said, “I’m sitting here in the dark and can’t do anything but take incoming calls.”

Another report reads, “Around 1 p.m., neighbors gathered in a house with a tree through the roof to move furniture out of the weather. When they emerged, three more trees were down in just that yard.”

Dick Wright came to the assistance of Mary Wright Green. A fir tree smashed down on her porch and a large branch came to rest on her bed. Luckily, she was in the kitchen at the time. The description continues, “Dick made many visits during the night to make sure there were logs in the fireplace while Mary slept cozily on the sofa.”

The Saluda Truck Plaza at Exit 28 on I-26 became an oasis for motorists able to get off the highway. Earl Carswell described how the truck stop was constantly making coffee and was able to share food with about 200 people, many sleeping in their cars in the parking lot.

Terry Schager decided to experience the full effect of the storm of the century. “At the height of the blizzard, I dressed warmly and went out to stand on a knoll near my cabin. The northeasterly wind lashed ice and snow against my face,” he said. “And trees were falling all around. It was like being removed to another sphere.”

A compassionate thought was expressed by Phil Staggs.

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Blizzard of ‘93

Corner signs are mangled in the debris from last week’s snow storm. (Photo by Marcy Chaffin.)

The Vance McCown boathouse walkway became a resting place for these two pines that fell on the third basin of Lake Lanier. (Photo by Bill McCown.)

“I drove over from Landrum on Sunday to help repair fences on the farm. I was just thinking,” he said, “of the people in Bosnia. They have been in this kind of situation for months and months.

Except that for them, there is no hope.

When they burn that last piece of furniture, and eat the last scrap of bread, there is nothing else. If they should go out to look for more, if there were more to be had, they would run the risk of being shot.”

A Holbert Cove resident described “Things I Learned During The Blizzard” which included: flashlights won’t work without batteries, it takes three gallons of melted snow to flush a toilet, and you can use unleaded gasoline in a Coleman stove.

People who had a fireplace and could get to their wood, soon discovered that high winds often blew the smoke back into the room, adding to the misery.

At Cowan’s Grocery, Jim Cowan packed his cold food in the freezer, piling snow on top of it. He did lose all

his fish, some frozen foods, and the ice cream.

Remember the “good ol’days”? Sarah Egerton of Silver Creek Road in Mill Spring said the storm was a reminder of how life was in Polk County before paved roads and telephone. “We filled the refrigerator with snow and didn’t open it for 54 hours. We confined life to one room and read aloud from Art Linkletter’s ‘Old Age Is Not For Sissies.’”

On Saluda, the Bulletin reported, “Saluda Mayor Nolan Pace and his wife had a wood stove but no wood. So they put on more clothes and stayed in bed.” Robert and Betty Lou Pace had 12 candles alight in one room.

Robin Lawter of Sunny View recalled, “I remember on Tuesday on Hwy. 9 near Giordano’s Little Farm, there was an orange fluorescent painted sign on a telephone pole, ‘Duke Power - Please Stop Here.’ I went by again on Thursday and there was a sign up which said ‘Thank You.’” After the storm, county offices were open

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again by late Tuesday, but much of the county was still handicapped from the storm.

As reported by the National Weather Service and Accuweather meteorologists, at its height, the storm stretched from Canada to Central America, mainly impacting the eastern United States and Cuba. Tryon reported 9.5 inches of snow. Even the Florida Panhandle reported up to 4 inches.

Ten million households lost power.

The cyclonic storm which had formed over the Gulf of Mexico on March 12 and dissipated in the North Atlantic March 15, was unique for its massive size, hurricane force winds, record low barometric pressures, storm surges and scattered tornadoes. While no deaths were reported in Polk County, more than 300 people were killed in the storm’s wide corridor of destruction.

As stated in the Bulletin, Charlie Ward summed it all up. “Taking care of your neighbor and doing what you could with what you had, was the theme that got us through.” •

APPOINTMENTS

Allison Rhyne

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ALLISON RHYNE takes the reins of FENCE’s TROT Program

WRITTEN BY MICHAEL O’HEARN

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tudents enrolled in the Therapeutic Riding of Tryon (TROT) program at the Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) will see a new face holding the reins.

Allison Rhyne, Greenville, S.C. native, took a step back from the insurance business where she specialized in risk management since 1979. She was hired as TROT’s new program director in January and lives in Lake Lure with her husband Jack Evans and their “four-legged family” of three dogs and one horse.

TROT, which started in 2004, gives children and adults with disabilities like cerebral palsy and autism the chance to connect with horses and ride at FENCE, Rhyne said. She added as many as three individuals guide the students and their horses as they ride depending on the student’s disabilities.

“As a long-time horse person, I have seen firsthand how much a relationship with a horse can change a person’s perspective, build their confidence and improve skills,” Rhyne said. “It is a dream to be able to work with a program that is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children and adults using horses as the bridge.”

Rhyne said as she grew up in Greenville, she would come up to the Foothills to go camping and later to FENCE for horse events as an adult.

Rhyne said that “FENCE feels like home to me and this my opportunity for me to give back to the people in the community.”

Rhyne received a bachelor of arts degree in politics from Wake Forest University. She said that while she took riding lessons as a child, she did not purchase her first horse until she was an

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adult.

“This is a major career switch for me,” Rhyne explained. “I worked primarily with financial institutions like credit unions and community banks in the insurance business. When the Allison Rhyne executive board of directors here at FENCE was looking for someone to fill the program director role, they wanted someone who had experience in business and management.”

Rhyne’s hobbies include hiking and kayaking and she said her husband wanted them to move from Saluda to Lake Lure because he wanted to be on the lake. Her husband works as a senior project manager in Greenville at Website Pipeline.

“My husband is not a horse person, but he was excited for me because he knew it would be something I would be good at with my background,” Rhyne said.

Expanding TROT’s classes is something Rhyne said the program would be doing this spring. TROT used to have classes on Mondays and Tuesdays; Rhyne said the program needed to add Wednesday classes to the schedule because more students wanted to join.

TROT will begin their 10-week program for

Allison Rhyne

Tryon Fine Arts Center presents

TROT will begin their spring sessions for disabled individuals on March 13 and the sessions will continue for 10 weeks throughout the spring. TROT sees students from Polk, Rutherford, Spartanburg and Greenville Counties. (Photos by Michael O’Hearn)

the

the spring on March 13 and Rhyne said each class is customizable based on the needs of each student.

“The board of directors was interested in expanding TROT and we’ve had so many individuals who want to sign up for our classes. We’ve been fortunate to have students who have done sessions in the fall come back for the spring,” Rhyne said. “These sessions offer a customized, high quality experience for all students in addition to fun.

There are many benefits from therapeutic riding.”

“All of the horses here are volunteer horses, meaning we do not own any of them,” Rhyne said. “It’s a big commitment for the owners to drop them off in the morning and bring them home at night every week for 10 weeks during the spring and fall.”

Volunteers are needed and can contact FENCE at 828859-9021. Rhyne said TROT’s training schedule begins on March 4 at 9 a.m. where volunteers learn how to handle the needs of students through training videos and hands-on experience at TROT’s barn.

“This is one program under FENCE and it’s not a separate nonprofit organization,” Rhyne explained. “FENCE is committed to this program and it’s been getting tons of support. I get an enjoyment in seeing the progress made by the students as they get more comfortable with their horses and how people’s eyes light up when they are able to ride.” •

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HERD on a mission HERD on a Mission

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hen Heather Freeman’s farm helper, Charlie Petty, asked her to help him buy a horse that reminded him of one of hers, she couldn’t believe her ears. Not just because Charlie had never expressed an interest in getting a horse before, but because of where Charlie said he’d found the horse “Charlie has his own cattle business and goes to the livestock auctions in the area,” Heather said. “He told me there was a man who was buying all the horses at the auctions so he could send them to slaughter for meat. Charlie had seen a young horse that reminded him of my horse, ‘Big,’ and he wanted to buy that horse back from the ‘meat man’ to save him from slaughter.”

Heather asked around and found out that Charlie was talking about a ‘kill buyer’ who used to send auction horses directly to slaughter but had recently altered his business. As Carolina Feedlots on Chesnee Highway, he started keeping some of the auction horses briefly to try and get them in a little better shape, and would then advertise that people could “bail them out.” The bail prices were a lot more money than he paid at auction, which would then fund buying more horses for slaughter. The ones that never had a chance or that didn’t get bailed out would be loaded on a truck for a crowded three-day trip to slaughterhouses in Central Mexico.

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it made me beyond sad, crushed, I could hardly breathe, to see all the horses standing knee-deep in mud waiting to be sent to slaughter,” Heather recalls. “My mother, Elaine Freeman, and I went in together to buy Charlie’s horse. He was a rack of bones, just skin and bones and parasites. We couldn’t bring him home with my other horses in that condition so we put him in an extra pasture Charlie had. We gave him to Charlie as a gift and he was renamed Superman.”

Once Superman was in good enough shape, Heather hired her own trainer, Stephanie Poole, to do some work with him. He proved to be safe under saddle, so Heather – a lifelong rider who used to show around the country on the A circuit – began

trail-riding him for conditioning and training.

As for Charlie, having succeeded in getting the horse saved, he decided he would be happy letting him go to a kind, horse-savvy home rather than learning to ride himself. So Superman is now with some good friends of Heather’s in Florida as the husband’s trail horse, and Charlie received the money they paid for him.

That sounds like a nice happy ending, but the story didn’t end there – in fact, it hasn’t ended at all. What started as one horse whose sad situation caught the right man’s attention has morphed into a rescue, rehab and re-homing organization, Helping Equines Regain Dignity (HERD).

This is a completely volunteer-run effort right here in our Foothills.

HERD on a Mission

Heather Freeman and Lisa Culberson tend to wounds on HERD newcomer Miss Edge.

GRANTING SECOND CHANCES As heartbroken as Heather was about the condition the horses were in at the local feedlot, she was also surprised to see the potential that some of them would have if only given proper care, attention and a second chance.

She started watching Carolina Feedlots’ Facebook page and saw how many beautiful horses they got that would probably end up being shipped for slaughter. She decided to buy young ones two at a time, bring them back to health, give them some training, and All HERD horses are started with ground then sell them to a good home at a price KatieGrace. that would cover the rehab and training er’s arena and round pen, or their own costs.

As word spread about this good Her neighbor Sally Rock helped, and then others from their equestrian neigh- cause, neighbors with extra space started borhood of Fairview Farms and Golden fostering horses, and one donated the Hills of Fairview started volunteering to use of a pasture and run-in shed. The biggest gift came when new neighbors help with the horses’ care or donating Christian and Kim Oliver gave HERD money. Several are experienced trainers the use of a three-stall barn with two who worked with the horses in Heath-

training, as here with Elaine Jankins and

pastures, now known as Edge Brewing Rescue Barn. While the Olivers’ own horses stay in a barn elsewhere on their property, their barn manager, Lisa Culberson, feeds, checks on and helps tend to the HERD horses at no cost to HERD. While all of this was evolving and LIFE IN OUR FOOTHILLS March 2017

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HERD on a Mission Stephanie Pool, Cheryl Hoffman and Charlie Petty with rescued HERD mascot Pebbles.

the group was succeeding at their mission of saving and rehoming horses, Heather was encouraged to apply for 501(c) (3) nonprofit status for HERD. With the help of Stuart Evans of Tryon and others, the application was approved in November 2016 and donations to HERD are now tax deductible.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF RESCUE There are many equine rescues that operate primarily as “sanctuaries,” with the intent of providing a lifelong home for most of the animals they take in. That’s a worthy service but it’s not the approach HERD takes.

“Our objective is to find young horses, primarily 2- to 5-years old, who have their whole future ahead of them. Then we get them rehabbed, healthy and trained, and move them into a new career in a perfect home,” Heather says.

“When you buy a horse from HERD, I will tell you Debra Carton and Rick Millweard with Bob, who was saved while everything I know about the horse – if it’s a little spooky still nursing. about something, if it doesn’t like getting its feet picked,” she explains. “I don’t lie to anyone because I don’t want to get a horse back because it turns out not to be what you thought.

And so far everyone who has bought a horse from HERD has been really happy.”

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Stanley and Morgan are ready to go to new homes.

Scott Homstead with the formerly feral Inca.

KatieGrace has joined up with volunteer trainer Elaine Jankins.

84 horses to homes in our area and further afield between April 2016 and February 3, 2017 – an amazing accomplishment in such a short time. The price that a purchaser pays for their healthy and well-trained HERD horse covers its bail, rehab and training costs, and those sales proceeds fund additional rescues. Ongoing operating costs like feed, medications, hay, supplies, etc., are funded by tax-deductible donations.

Heather mostly watches Carolina Feedlots locally and Tarheel Feedlot in the Greensboro area for good potential rescue candidates. She has also helped horses she’s learned about from as far away as Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, getting them into rescue situations through some of the many contacts she’s made around the country.

Heather has a long-term commitment to HERD because she says the need won’t go away as long as people breed indiscriminately. “You’d be surprised that you don’t have to go very far from our own area and get on the back roads to find places where people just keep breeding horses,” she said.

“They keep a stud horse on the farm with some mares and even young fillies, all getting bred. Many of the offspring end up unwanted and are just sent to auction. Others are registered Thoroughbreds that are coming off the track at the ages of 2 to 6 and being sent straight to auction.”

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Deborah O’Donnell with Ginger on first day with saddle.

R YO N TBUILDERS Lisa Culberson turns Miss Edge out at Edge Brewing.

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HERD Runs on Volunteer Power While Heather Freeman was the driving force behind HERD and is now the 501(c)(3)’s president, she says the rescue couldn’t exist without its very active volunteers. Following are some of your Foothills friends and neighbors who are helping HERD in many ways.

Cindy Boyle board member, pushed for 501(c)(3) effort and organized HERD fundraiser at Tryon International Equestrian Center.

Stuart Evans board member, led 501(c)(3) registration and runs HERD’s operations.

Sally Rock early HERD volunteer who supports financially and helps deliver horses to new homes.

Barbara Claussen board member, helps socialize and find homes for rescues.

Scott Homstead board member (and Heather’s husband) who updates the website, builds run-in sheds, trailers horses, and is a trained farrier who keeps HERD horses trimmed.

Kim and Christian Oliver Owners of Edge Brewing Company, donated use of a three-stall quarantine barn and two pastures, installed a new round pen for training, and bailed a pony and two horses.

Charlie Petty donates pasture space and feeds and cares for HERD horses on his own time.

Lisa Culberson cares for Edge Brewing Rescue Barn horses with feedings, medications and daily handling.

Elaine Jankins fosters and does groundwork training with young HERD horses at her farm.

Stephanie Poole professional trainer who does initial riding evaluations and trains as needed before Heather takes over for trail riding.

Cheryl Hoffman helps socialize HERD horses, especially unofficial HERD mascot Pebbles the pony.

Debra Carton works with mares and foals on socialization and donates treats and tools.

Rick Millweard does groundwork training, especially on horses that have never been touched.

Anne Swift foster, fundraiser, and promoter of HERD around the community.

Amy Eskew fostering fescue horse Argento until he’s rehomed.

Deborah O'Donnell does groundwork training, helps care for rescues, and donates equipment.

Emmy Summers helped get paperwork done for 501(c)(3) status and adoption contract.

David Carmichael helped with 501(c)(3) filing and advises on bookkeeping and finance matters.

Sarah Lyter helps transport HERD horses and has placed some in excellent new homes.

Britt Woodall took the beautiful photos for HERD’s website; her photos of Ginger, Tuscany and Luna open the site.

Beth Laughridge fosters HERD horses, rescued four from Carolina Feedlots, and bailed others.

Dot Moyer provides care, boarding and training and helps find foster homes.

Illaria Derr and Steve Wood bailed and fostered several horses and helped with rehoming and transportation; Steve also helps build sheds and maintain fencing.

Pat Proshek recently joined HERD and is helping with barn chores and socializing young horses.

Paula Mullanex helps groom and socialize horses and recently saved two from slaughter.

Ivy Summrell provides quarantine pasture for rescues when needed

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Just some of the volunteer trainers who help prepare HERD horses for new careers and homes.

Become one of the HERD HERD is happy to have new volunteers help in any way, and is grateful for any tax-deductible donations to support the ongoing costs of giving rescued horses a second chance at a happy life.

For more information visit www.herdrescue.org or find them on Facebook.

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