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Today Polk County Mobile Recy- cling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon. The Meeting Place Senior Center Monday activities in- clude line dancing, 10 a.m., senior fitness, 11 a.m., bingo or bead class, 12:30 p.m. 828- 894-0001. Democratic Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, June 27 at 11 a.m. at the Democratic Headquarters in Columbus. A soup and sandwich lunch will be provided. Every- one welcome. 894-3219. Please submit Curb Re- Polk GOP reviews plans for new building Plans allow access to area businesses by Leah Justice A meeting on Thursday, June 22 indicated relationships be- tween the Republican Party and Columbus businesses have improved. At the meeting, Polk Republi- cans reviewed plans for the new Republican headquarters build- ing on Peak Street in Columbus. Local business people have expressed concern in the past over some of the options for the building, which they said could cause problems with access to their businesses. Polk Republicans talked Thursday with local businesses that will be affected and showed Architect’s drawing of the proposed new headquarters for the Polk County Republican Party, to be built in downtown Columbus. Landrum babysitter pleads guilty to homicide by child abuse, gets 25 years by Leah Justice A Landrum woman pled guilty Thursday to homicide by child abuse of a five-month-old boy in 2009. Evelyn Denise Petty, who was 43 at the time of her arrest in September 2009, was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Coroners ruled the baby died from shaken baby syndrome. Petty was babysitting the boy and his four-year-old sister at the time of the death. Petty is the grandmother of the girl she was babysitting but Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties Vol. 84 / No. 103 Tryon, N.C. 28782 Monday, June 27, 2011 Only 50 cents The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper Blue Ridge Log Cabins featured in ‘Extreme Makeover,’ ‘Market Place,’ page 8 Tryon Daily Bulletin (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2) Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations: The Coon Dog Day 5K will be held July 9 in Saluda. Registration for the race begins at 6:30 a.m. with race time at 8 a.m. For more information, visit g-greenevents.com/Coon- DogDay5K. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6) (CONTINUED ON PAGE 10)
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Today Polk County Mobile Recy-

cling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon.

The Meeting Place Senior Center Monday activities in-clude line dancing, 10 a.m., senior fitness, 11 a.m., bingo or bead class, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Democratic Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, June 27 at 11 a.m. at the Democratic Headquarters in Columbus. A soup and sandwich lunch will be provided. Every-one welcome. 894-3219.

Please submit Curb Re-

Lunch - Dinner - Brunch - Full BarEvery Tuesday “Locals” Night

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Polk GOP reviews plans for new buildingPlans allow access to area businessesby Leah Justice

A meeting on Thursday, June 22 indicated relationships be-tween the Republican Party and Columbus businesses have

improved.At the meeting, Polk Republi-

cans reviewed plans for the new Republican headquarters build-ing on Peak Street in Columbus. Local business people have expressed concern in the past over some of the options for the

building, which they said could cause problems with access to their businesses.

Polk Republicans talked Thursday with local businesses that will be affected and showed

Architect’s drawing of the proposed new headquarters for the Polk County Republican Party, to be built in downtown Columbus.

Landrum babysitter pleads guilty to homicide by child abuse, gets 25 yearsby Leah Justice

A Landrum woman pled guilty Thursday to homicide by child abuse of a five-month-old boy in 2009.

Evelyn Denise Petty, who

was 43 at the time of her arrest in September 2009, was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Coroners ruled the baby died from shaken baby syndrome. Petty was babysitting the boy

and his four-year-old sister at the time of the death.

Petty is the grandmother of the girl she was babysitting but

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Blue Ridge Log Cabins featured in ‘Extreme Makeover,’ ‘Market Place,’ page 8

Tryon Daily Bulletin

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Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:

The Coon Dog Day 5K will be held July 9 in Saluda. Registration for the race begins at 6:30 a.m. with race time at 8 a.m. For more information, visit g-greenevents.com/Coon-DogDay5K.

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Local Weather

Today: Partly cloudy, with 40 percent chance of scat-tered thunderstorms. High 86, low 68.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy, with 40 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms. High 89, low 69.

Thursday’s weather was: High 77, low 68, 0.29 inches of rain.

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porter items in writing at least two days prior to publication. Items must include a name and telephone number of a contact person. Items will be printed in order by date of event, as space allows.

Christian Fellowship Lun-cheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mon-days except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and dis-cussion of relevant issues; inter-denominational. 859-5051.

Chess Club, Mondays, 12:30 p.m., recreation room, Laurel-Hurst Apartments, Columbus. Open to anyone in community. 894-3336.

Saluda Center Monday ac-tivities include line dancing at 12:30 p.m. For more information visit Saluda.com.

Polk Soil & Water Conser-vation district board meeting is held the last Monday of each month, at the Mill Spring Ag & Community Center. The next meeting will be June 27 at 3:30 p.m. The public is invited. Call 828-894-8550 for more infor-mation.

Tryon Tourism Develop-ment Authority’s next meeting will be Monday, June 27 at 5 p.m. at Tryon Town Hall, McCown Room. Public welcome. Informa-tion: 828-859-6655.

Male Anger Management/Domestic Abuse Intervention

Program, Mondays, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Tryon Little Theater an-nual members meeting, Monday, June 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Zenzera Restaurant, located at 208 East Rutherford Street in downtown Landrum. Renew membership or become a member for 2011-2012, as well as purchase season tickets for the new production year. http://www.facebook.com/l/d0909/www.tltinfo.org.

Thermal Belt Stamp Club meets first and third Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Tryon Federal Bank in Columbus.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Mondays, 8 p.m., Columbus Presbyterian Church.

TuesdayPolk County Mobile Re-

cycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy. 176, Saluda.

Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, “We Care” is a weekly informal social group open to women coping with loss. The group meets at 9 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe in Tryon and is open to newcomers. For more informa-tion, contact Shannon Slater at

828-894-7000 or 800-617-7132 or [email protected].

Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9 a.m. Bridge, 10 a.m., 828-749-9245. For more activities, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.sa-luda.com.

The Meeting Place Senior Center Tuesday activities in-clude ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; art class, 10 a.m.; bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Polk County Historical As-sociation Museum, open Tues-days, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

Landrum Library, Book Discussion Group, fourth Tues-day every month, 10:30 a.m. at the library. 864-457-2218.

LIFECare of Polk County/Adult Day Health Care pro-vides services Monday - Friday. Pet therapy is scheduled every Tuesday. This is an opportunity for participants to interact with a trained pet therapy dog in a safe and meaningful environment. Call 828-894-2007 for more info.

Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym.

Landrum Library will host Miss Missy from Dance Dy-namics on Tuesday, June 28, at 11 a.m. Children in grades first through sixth will enjoy a Zumba class as part of the summer read-ing program. For more informa-tion, call 864-457-2218.

Cracker Barrel, 1 p.m. Tues-days, conference room, Congre-gational Church.

Teen Character/Skills Build-ing Group, Tuesdays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

PolkFresh Farmers Market,

Tuesdays, in the Re-Ride parking lot, crossroads of Landrum and Hwy. 9, 5 - 7:30 p.m., Visa/EBT accepted. Visit polkcountyfarms.org for vendor list or sign-up.

Business After Hours, Tues-day, June 28, 5:30-7 p.m. at Artistry Above Hair Salon and MedAdvocates, in the Columbus Park Executive Suites at 915 Mills Ave., next to Mountain View BBQ. Cosponsoring the event are Musselwhite Electric and ServiceMaster of Polk/Spar-tanburg. All chamber members and prospective members are welcome - RSVP by Monday, June 27 at 5 p.m. by calling 859-6236. Bring your business cards.

Al-Anon Family Group meets Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Sa-luda Senior Center, 64 Greenville Street, Saluda, one half block off Main Street (U.S. Hwy. 176 S.), 828-749-2251 (Saluda) or 1-800-286-1326.

VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Polk Memorial 9116, will meet Tuesday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Womack building in Co-lumbus.

VFW Post, Polk County Me-morial 9166, of Columbus will meet Tuesday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Columbus Town Hall.

WednesdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

cling Unit, Wednesdays, Fire Department in Green Creek, 7 a.m. - noon.

Please submit Curb Re-porter items in writing at least two days prior to publication. Items must include a name and telephone number of a contact person. Items will be printed in order by date of event, as space allows.

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Correction/ClarificationThe front page story in the

June 22 Bulletin should have said area students have been raising funds for a mission trip to China by selling BBQ and washing cars. Graduat-ing PCHS seniors Ashley Lynch, Brittany Phipps and Kailey Russell, along with rising junior Amber Lynch and rising freshman Sarah Phipps, have all been active in their church as well as FCA at Polk County High School. The students will be traveling with a group from the First Baptist Church of Richmond, Va., to Xian, China to help conduct a basketball camp for about 90 Chinese students, male and female, aged 8-18. The students are still short about $3000. If you would like to contribute to their trip, please contact Cooper’s Gap Baptist Church for details.

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American Legion Post 250 honors Polk LifeCare veterans

American Legion veteran James C. Pittman (left), LifeCare veteran Bill Ross, American Legion veteran Morton Poliakoff, LifeCare veterans Sam Panettiori and Marshall Monroe and American Legion Post 250 Commander Michael Collins display the flag the American Legion donated to the Polk LifeCare adult day care center in Columbus. Every morning at Polk LifeCare, participants enjoy breakfast, review current events, share a time of devotion, sing hymns and patriotic songs, and now they will be able to honor and salute the American flag. Commander Michael Collins said, “American Legion Post 250 in Tryon is thankful that Polk County has an adult day health care center for veterans to come to during the day, and we are delighted to present this flag to them.” (photo submitted by Kim Cole of Polk LifeCare)

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news briefs Public hearing July 21 on Giardini annexationColumbus Town Council set July 21 as the date for a public hearing on a petition from Giardini Trattoria to be voluntarily annexed into town limits. The petition will be the second from the restaurant; its first petition for an-nexation was denied last year.

First pump replaced at St. Luke’s HospitalThe Town of Columbus announced last week the first pump at St. Luke’s Hospital has been replaced. The second pump was scheduled to be replaced on Mon-day, June 20. Council discussed the upgrades during a meeting held Thursday, June 16. The town approved in May an estimated $19,000 expenditure to replace the 40-year-old pumps.

Polk switching to new tax office softwarePolk County Tax Collector Melissa Bowlin told commis-sioners on Monday, June 20 her department is going through a software conversion to combine the systems of vehicle and property taxes. Because of the software conversion, the tax department will not be able to print receipts for vehicle tax payments on June 29- 30 and July 1. The county can still accept payments, but no receipts will be able to be printed on those days. The system will be back online on July 5. The conversion is being done in preparation for the state to begin taking over billing and collections of vehicle taxes.

Polk appoints volunteers to boardsOn Monday, June 20 the Polk County Board of Commis-sioners appointed Norman Morgan to the recreation board and Michael Axelrod and Betty Hill to the zoning board of adjustment.

Tryon makes tourism board appointmentsTryon Town Council on Monday, June 21 re-appointed James Ott and Marilyn Doheny to the Tryon Tourism Development Authority (TDDA). Town councilman Doug Arbogast was re-appointed as the town representative on the TDDA board.

Tryon approves new audit contractTryon Town Council approved an audit contract with Bowman, Pegg & Starr, CPAs during a meeting held Tuesday, June 21. The town will pay $10,500 for the next audit.

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how access to those businesses will be given.

Scott Woodworth, second vice-chair of the Republican Party and chair of the building committee, reviewed the site drawings for nearby business owners.

Woodworth said Republican officials tried to structure the new building on the lot so it would have the least impact on neigh-boring businesses.

He said plans initially were to construct the building toward the rear of the lot, but that would have affected businesses, and he said, “I wasn’t in favor of that.”

The building is now designed

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to be as close to the street as possible, according to the town’s zoning regulations, with parking in the rear. The town will require the building to have 11 or 12 parking spaces, according to Woodworth.

Access to the rear of other businesses pro-vides 15 feet for utility trucks, including sani-tation haulers and emergency vehicles.

“We have a real sense of community,” said Woodworth. “The Republican party wants to include everybody in everything we do.”

Woodworth said when the

Republican Party celebrates events, they want businesses to be included, and they also want to offer the building for other community events. He also said

the Republican party wants to use local busi-nesses, such as catering servic-es, whenever possible.

“We want to have this build-ing as part of

the town,” said Woodworth. “The more people who can use it the better.”

Woodworth said he hopes the new building is finished by the end of November 2011. The metal building is currently in the

engineering stages in Colorado, Woodworth said, and should take no more than four weeks to finish the engineering stage.

The plans will then go to Shelby, N.C., where blueprints will be drawn, which will be sub-mitted to the town for approval. The town has already issued a zoning permit for the building.

Woodworth said in the mean-time, bids will be sought. The first priority is to seek local contractors for the work, he said.

Woodward estimated con-struction should start in about two months. Construction of the metal structure will not take long, Woodworth said, but foundation and prep work to the site also

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• Polk GOP(Continued from page 1)

“We want to have this building as part of the town. The more people who can use it the better.”

-- Scott Woodworth, Polk GOP building committee chair

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needs to be done.Other issues related to town

parking were discussed during the meeting. Columbus Town Manager Jonathan Kanipe agreed to look into reopening some spac-es previously closed off in front of the Bank of America building, directly across Peak Street from the Republican headquarters.

The Republican headquarter’s previous building, located on the same site, was condemned fol-lowing a heavy snow in Decem-ber 2009 that caused the roof to collapse. The building was torn down last year.

The former building was originally built to house the town’s post office in the 1950s-1960s. It was constructed close to the street and blocked a former town alley.

Access to the rear of busi-nesses has been an issue for decades. At one time, the Polk Republican party erected a gate

• Polk GOP(Continued from page 6)

to block access.“We appreciate your going

over all this with us,” said Steps To HOPE Executive Director Rachel Ramsey. “I remember

Polk County Republicans, Columbus business people and town officials met Thursday, June 22 to review plans for a new Republican headquarters building in downtown Columbus. (photo by Leah Justice)

years ago (the Republican Party) putting up a gate. It caused a lot of ill will. We had a helpless feeling.”

Republican officials ensured

businesses things are different now. They requested contact in-formation from business owners so Republicans could alert them about construction schedules

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Blue Ridge Log Cabins featured in ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’by Samantha Hurst

Though Blue Ridge Log Cabins has shipped homes as far away as Wyoming and to 27 states, a shorter transport one state away could be the company’s biggest yet.

The Campobello-based business announced June 22 it is teaming up with “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” to build a home for a deserving family in Fayetteville, N.C.

Blue Ridge President and CEO Chip Smith said the company was humbled to take the lead in the construction of the project.

“We couldn’t be happier to work alongside this fantastic community, and we hope ev-eryone will turn out and join us in building an extraordinary home for this deserving fam-ily,” Smith said. “This whole project is about giving back and helping a family in need. This building is not just hap-pening in Fayetteville, it’s happening right here.”

On June 24 the company held a kick-off pep rally for

the “Heroes, Hearts, and Hard Hats” campaign aimed at ener-gizing Blue Ridge employees and attracting volunteers from the Upstate and Fayetteville.

During the kick-off, em-ployees and their families were able to meet members of the ABC show’s team, including producers and designers.

Senior producer Milan Va-sic said he hoped more than anything that the employees and families of Blue Ridge might be able to make it to Fayetteville to take part at least in viewing the final days of construction. He said the help the company is providing leading up to demolition day on July 14 is monumental.

“We appreciate the help – it really does make a dif-ference and it changes lives,” Vasic said. “It’s very, very rare that you have a show that embraces the community. In our case, we need the community to do what we do.”

Vasic said the show re-ceives 500-1,500 applications a day from families hoping for their chance to get their own dream home. But he said that is why the show has been so popular – it’s connected with people.

“It’s not just a reality show. We’re not kicking people off islands, we’re not making people eat bugs… we’re build-ing a house and changing the lives of people who are already making a difference in their

community.” “Extreme Makeover: Home

Edition” boasts 10 million viewers each week, broad-casting in 58 languages and in more than 120 countries.

That breadth of audience means expo-sure for the 18-year-old Campobello company.

“We rec-ognize the exposure we can bring to the Upstate in South Carolina by being a part of this project,” Smith said. “We can showcase what Spartanburg County is about and what the Upstate can do.”

The home is currently in production, with more than 100 crews members touching the project in some way or another.

Smith said members of his crew have been on site in Fay-etteville several days a week for the past six weeks prepar-ing for the show. Meanwhile,

he said, his employees in Cam-pobello have put in numerous hours of volunteer overtime and worked with at least three other companies of contractors and vendors willing to put in their share of in-kind dona-tions, as well, by completing tasks such as hanging drywall.

“Our employees have been so receptive of what we’ve asked them to do but I knew they would be,” Smith said. “That made it very easy for me to accept the challenge because I know the caliber of employ-ees we have here.”

Smith said Blue Ridge Log Cabins has in the past also provided volunteer labor on building projects for non-profit organizations such as Glen Springs Academy, the former Spartanburg County Boys Home.

A pep rally for the com-munity in Fayetteville will be held July 7. This episode will air at some point during the fall season of the show.

“We couldn’t be happier to work alongside this fantastic community, and we hope everyone will turn out and join us in building an extraordinary home for this deserving family.”

-- Blue Ridge Log Cabin President Chip Smith

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TD Bank signs go up on former Carolina First

“Two and One Half Barns,” a painting by Saluda artist Jim Carson. Carson recently announced he is now represented in Polk County by Heartwood Gallery on Main Street in Saluda and by Skyuka Gallery on Trade Street in Tryon. Carson continues to be represented in Henderson County by Wickwire Gallery on Main Street. (submitted by Jim Carson)

Heartwood, Skyuka galleries now representing Jim Carson

TD Bank rebranded all Carolina First locations as TD Bank, with celebrations in Greenville and Charleston, S.C., and Asheville, N.C., to mark the occasion. TD Bank also marked the brand change with a donation of $2,500 to Bun-combe County, N.C., Habitat for Humanity.

“We are thrilled that Carolina First is now part of the TD Bank family,” said Charles Frederick, Market President for Western North Carolina for TD Bank.

Over the course of just a few days, June 15-17, TD Bank re-placed approximately 1,350 signs in the Carolinas at 103 locations, and introduced several new cus-tomer conveniences and products. TD Bank has also replaced or refur-bished all ATMs in these markets.

Although the name is changing,

the service and many of the faces that have contributed to the success of Carolina First will remain the same, according to TD Bank.

TD Bank said it will offer cus-tomer-friendly features, including:

• The longest banking hours in the markets it serves

• Instant-is-sue debit cards when customers open their ac-counts

• Local bankers making local loans

• Penny Arcades, free coin-counting machines for customers

• Free pens and treats for kids and dogs

• Live customer service by phone, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year

• Access to more than 1,250 stores and 2,000 ATMs from Maine to Florida.

Market Place

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was not related to the baby boy who died.

According to police re-ports, Petty called 911, say-ing she had a baby who was not breathing. The baby was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Officers at the Petty home in Landrum reported that Petty

excused herself to the bathroom and locked the door. Officers found Petty taking pills with a bottle of malt liquor, according to police reports. She was taken to the hospital and was treated for an overdose.

While at the hospital, Petty was interviewed by Spartan-burg County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Nikki Cantrell, and Petty confessed she had shaken the baby, according to police reports.

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Petty told Cantrell she had gotten up at 5 a.m. on Sept. 20, 2009 to find the baby crying. She said she dropped him on the carpeted floor and then shook him to try to revive him.

The autopsy results did not match Petty’s statements, ac-cording to Dr. David Wren, who said that the cause of death was shaking alone.

Petty will serve 80 percent of her sentence before she is eligible for parole. evelyn denise petty

Transition Polk presents ‘Code Blue: Water in the Mountains’Time is getting closer for the

showing of David Weintraub’s movie “Code Blue: Water in the Mountains.” The movie will be shown Thursday, June 30 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Polk County Public Library.

Weintraub is director of the Environmental and Conservation Organization (ECO), headquar-

tered in Hendersonville, N.C.Following the movie there

will be a discussion about es-tablishing means to maintaining water quality and how to help monitor local streams. Jaimie Davidson and Sky Conrad have worked together on organizing a water committee to oversee local waters and they will discuss their

findings after the movie.“There are many impacts from

urbanization that require watch-dogs to provide some level of oversight,” said Weintraub. “ECO is excited about working with county residents to develop a water monitoring program and provide training to interested volunteers. Without our pristine

waters, we will suffer not only aesthetically but economically. Tourists will not want to visit and fish or relax nor will there be as many parks and camps for children.”

For further information, con-tact Aviva Kahn at [email protected].– article submitted by Aviva Kahn

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Sheriff makes two more arrests in Operation Pill Sweep

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by Barbara Tilly and Leah Justice

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Columbus man and a Saluda woman in Operation Pill Sweep.

Andrew Hamilton, of 1237 Bill Collins Road in Columbus, was arrested and charged with one count of felony selling and delivering a schedule IV con-trolled substance and one count of felony maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance, according to Polk County Sheriff Donald Hill.

Marci Hornbeck Inman, of 137 Stone Water Lane in Sa-luda, was arrested and charged with one county of felony traf-ficking of opium or heroin and one count of felony maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance, Hill said.

The arrests were part of a

nine-month undercover opera-tion conducted by the sheriff’s office to clean up illegal pre-scription medication in the county. Hill said his office has warrants for more than 20 individuals and arrests will continue to be made over the next few weeks.

The sheriff ’s office pur-chased an estimated 2,000 il-legal prescription pills during the undercover operation.

Hill said he is not negotiat-ing prosecution of the cases. He also said suspects include people from all walks of life regardless of sex, race or social status.

The operation has involved the N.C. State Bureau of In-vestigation, the U.S. Veteran’s Affairs, the Buncombe Coun-ty, N.C., and theSpartanburg

County, S.C. sheriff’s offices. Hill said charges filed during

the operation have been related to many illegal substances in addition to illegal prescription medications, including cocaine, heroin, opium and marijuana.

A couple of suspects have also

been charged with child abuse, because illegal transactions were conducted in the presence of children, according to Hill.

Inman was given a $5,000 bond and Hamilton was given a $10,000 bond, according to sheriff reports.

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velopment Association held the first of a series of gatherings de-signed to keep the citizens and business community up to date on TDDA projects. Tryon Fine Arts Center hosted the meeting on June 14 in the Mahler Room.

Local business owners and representatives from other non-profit groups attended and heard about some of the activi-ties of TDDA.

TDDA President Crys Arm-brust reported that the town is in the process of getting approval

to be on the study list for the N.C. State Historic Preserva-tion Organization. If the town successfully gains designation as an historic district, it would enable building owners and developers to receive tax cred-its to assist with revitalization projects.

An important responsibility of TDDA is the promotion of downtown Tryon as a place to live, work, shop, dine and enjoy the town’s arts offerings, TDDA officials said. TDDA plans to hold a workshop in the fall in

which all the organizations that actively promote the area will come together to form a promo-tion master plan to get the most out of everyone’s promotion and advertising dollars.

“Coordinated efforts are critical to the success of all our endeavors,” said Armbrust.

TDDA’s recent Palmer Street Design Charrette was reviewed, too. Three teams of citizens, led by local architects, put their cre-ative minds together to develop concepts for the development and improvement of Palmer and

Howard Streets. A summary of this work was presented at the June Tryon Town Council meeting.

The TDDA Coffee Hour will be hosted by a different business or organization each month. The gathering is open to anyone who is interested in downtown Tryon. More in-formation about TDDA and membership may be found at www.downtowntryon.org or by calling 828-859-6484.

– article submitted by Wanda May

Wayne Smith named to dean’s list at North Greenville University North Greenville University

has recognized Wayne Fitzgerald Smith from Tryon for his academic accomplishments by naming him to the dean’s list for the spring 2011 semester.

To qualify for the dean’s list, students must maintain a 3.5 grade point average while taking a mini-mum of 12 hours.

North Greenville University, located in Tigerville, S.C., at the

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Mr. Bradley, come enjoy yourself at the BBQ

To the Editor: How unfortunate Mr. Brad-

ley’s letter to the dditor railing against the Blue Ridge BBQ Fes-tival was published in the same edition that showcases the fes-tival to all our visitors. It is full of such bitterness I hope none of the good folks that came to enjoy the event felt unwelcome or that their money and patronage are not greatly appreciated.

Mr. Bradley seems to dis-miss all the positive aspects the

festival brings to the commu-nity expressed by Mrs. Britton’s response to his last anti-BBQ letter to the editor.

I have no idea what Mr. Bradley means by “growth of local government” so I cannot respond to it. However, regard-ing his other opinions, yes alcohol is available for sale by the festival through a lawfully requested permit process. If Mr. Bradley would like to buy beer at Harmon Field and drink it by the Pacolet year ‘round, he may go through the process to legal-ize the sale and consumption of alcohol there. I’m sure he’d have a fair share of supporters.

If the members of the Presby-terian Church want access to the church for any reason at all, their

office can and has requested “Resident” parking passes that let them come and go on the road as much as they would like all weekend long for free. The festival places no restrictions at all on their activities.

There are no hidden costs regarding the N.C. Highway Patrol, Harmon Field staff or other professionals – the festi-val pays for their time and over time for that matter; it does not come out of taxpayers’ pockets. The festival pays directly for waste management, recycling, electricity and other costs, too.

As to plans for countywide emergencies during the festival, I suggest Mr. Bradley share his concerns with Tryon Fire Chief Joey Davis or Tryon Police Chief Jeff Arrowood to learn all about the safety and emergency and contingency plans required by FEMA and others that the festival has to support.

If Mr. Bradley was a regular reader of this wonderful little newspaper of ours, he’d know

where the money from the fes-tival goes. It helps defray the operating cost of the chamber of commerce, making it the envy of every other chamber in this region; this festival is the reason membership costs are one of the lowest in the state.

Yet more importantly, it is the sole source of funds for the Chamber Community Founda-tion that funnels thousands of dollars each year into wor-thy organizations and projects throughout the county.

Mr. Bradley tries to paint some kind of nefarious picture, but it sounds like a bunch of sour grapes to me. He asks if we can afford the Blue Ridge BBQ Festival for years to come. Well, I do not know who “we” is but if he cannot afford it, I hereby offer to buy Mr. Bradley an ad-mission ticket to enjoy the good people, good food, good music and a fun time with everyone’s safety and comfort in mind at the festival next year.

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The Bird Box

by Simon Thompson

Many people enjoy feeding birds, and at last count, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that more than 86 mil-lion Americans provide food for wild birds. This unbelievable figure is the basis for a large bird and bird-feeding industry that has resulted in a wealth of specialty shops sprouting up all over the country. These offer an excellent selection of bird seed, feeders, literature and expertise on many aspects of birds and bird feeding.

The main reason that we feed birds is that it is an enjoyable pastime. We like to watch the birds coming to our feeders and it is definitely fun.

There is little evidence that feeding birds enhances the wild populations, but bird watchers spend over a billion dollars a year on bird seed alone. Most feeding is done in the winter months, and this is the time of year that the food supply is at its lowest level.

During the summer months there is a vast abundance of nat-ural food available to the birds around us, but some people still prefer to take their feed-ers down. This is supposed to encourage the birds to eat “wild food” and not rely on the food supplied.

However, as well as just watching the different species that visit the feeding station throughout the year, one can enjoy many additional aspects of bird behavior during the sum-mer months. And the summer feeding of birds has been proven

not to affect their natural food gathering tendencies.

I have previously written on the vast array of bird feeders available, and rather than go into great detail again, I should say that the best selection of feed-ers includes a seed tube, feed-ing platform, suet and thistle feeders, water, and during the summer months, a hummingbird feeder. Once you have this se-

lection set up, you are ready to go and see what comes to dinner.

As well as t h e n o r m a l range of tit-mice, chicka-

dees, nuthatches etc. that come in for a free meal, there are some more unwelcome visitors. To start with I am sure that no bird feeding store could stay in business without our gray furry friends, a.k.a. the gray squir-rel. This friendly “tree rat” is responsible for more damaged feeders, stolen seed and gen-eral aggravation than any other animal. We spend thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours trying to outwit these rascals, but yes, you have guessed it. Who still has the upper hand? This is, of course, the tenacious and persistent squirrel.

Other critters that enjoy bird feeders include chipmunks, raccoons and one animal that is a bigger hazard. I am, of course, talking about the black bear. This is a growing problem throughout our area and is di-rectly linked to the continued destruction of the mountain for-ests for so-called development.

When the wild food supply is depleted, the bears move

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into built up areas in search of food. While bears are indeed magnificent creatures, you do not really want them in the backyard destroying your bird feeders – something that has happened to me several times over the past few months. To wake up at 2 a.m. to the sound of the bird feeders hitting the ground is a little alarming, not to mention looking out at a female bear with two cubs not 10 feet from the bedroom.

This was quickly followed by an adolescent male bear cleaning up what the others had spilled. By the time I had breakfast I felt as if I had lived through a “National Geographic” special. I then had to pick up the remnants of my feeders and attempt to put them back together, while being watched by an army of birds that wanted their feeders back.

Rather than completely stop-ping bird-feeding, the solution to this problem was to take the feeders down every night and replace them every morning in time to the early morning feed-ing frenzy. A trial, I am sure, but definitely a solution I can work with.

There have been no bears this week, but I sure that they will be back to enjoy any bird feeders in the area.

Simon Thompson has lived in WNC for the past 16 years. He owns and operates his own birding tour company, Ventures Birding Tours www.birdven-tures.com. He and his partner, Chris, also own and operate the Asheville Wild Birds Unlimited Store. For more information on any of the birding activities in the area, drop by the store or check his website at www.asheville.wbu.com.

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Above: Ann and Scott Camp took time recently to enjoy the movie on D-Day presented June 6 by Andrew Millard of Millard & Company. Millard treated the veterans to a viewing of the movie and refreshments.

Right: Howard Greene and Andrew Millard talk just before the movie was shown on D-Day, June 6, at the Tryon Depot.

(photos submitted by Roger Durham)

Residents enjoy movie on D-Day at Tryon Depot