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

Seventh-day Adventist Church Morgan Center, free introductory exercise class. Aug. 9 from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m., 2820 Lynn Road, Tryon. Bring l ight weights and dress comfortably. Meets Mon. and Wed. of each week.

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

Elisabeth Elliot, former Polk County cross country and track state athlete, is hosting a “Back to School 5K” run/walk Friday, Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. The race starts at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office with registra-tion beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Medals will be given to overall top three finishers (male and female) and top three fin-ishers in each age group. Call 828-699-0782.

by Samantha Hurst

Dark green rain barrels can be spotted behind offices such as the tourism building in Columbus

and homes scattered across Polk County.

While at first sight it might appear they are only set up to

recycle rainwater, their creator wants people to see that they do so much more.

Garden Saviour Water Barrel operation seeks to conserve resources, bolster sense of community


Electronics now require special pick-upby Leah Justice

A new law that took effect in North Carolina on July 1 bans electronics such as computers and televisions from landfills.

The Polk County Transfer Sta-tion has been collecting electronics separately for about a year for a recycling vendor to pick-up, but the Town of Tryon is now asking residents to call town hall for a special pick-up for such devices due to the new law.

The ban includes electronic devices such as televisions, com-puters, monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards and mice.

The N.C. General Assembly ap-proved the ban to help divert usable materials to North Carolina’s grow-ing electronic recycling industry.

Electronics banned range from VCRs and fax machines to com-puter items, cell phones and MP3 players, calculators and game systems.

Polk quarterback Alec Philpott looks for a receiver as head coach Bruce Ollis looks on during Friday’s midnight scrimmage. See Page 10 for Dan Hecht’s article on the scrimmage. (photo by Daniel Hecht)

Wolverine’s midnight scrimmage

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Today: Isolated thunder-storms with a high 93, low 69. Chance of rain is 30 percent.

Wednesday: Mostly sun-ny with a high of 90 and low 64. Chance of rain 10 percent.

Sunday’s weather was: High 88, low 74, 0.04 inches of rain.

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na 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, 800-617-7132 or [email protected].

Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9 a.m.; bridge, 10 a.m., 828-749-9245. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

The Meeting Place Se-nior Center , Tuesday ac-t iv i t ies include 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.

Polk County Public Li-brary, “One World, Many Sto-ries” at PCPL, Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 10:30 a.m. “Tales and Customs from South of the Border.” Betsy Smith has visited and lived in Mexico several times. She also teaches English as sec-ond language and Spanish. She will share stories, customs and artifacts from South and Central America, as well as authentic snacks and a simple craft project.

LIFECare of Polk County/Adult Day Health Care, pro-vides services Monday - Friday. Pet therapy is scheduled every T u e s d a y . A n o p p o r t u -nity for participants to in-te rac t wi th a t ra ined pe t therapy dog in a safe and mean ingfu l env i ronment . C a l l 8 2 8 - 8 9 4 - 2 0 0 7 f o r more info.

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

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

PolkFresh Farmers Mar-ket , Tuesdays in the Re-Ride parking lot, crossroads of Landrum and Hwy. 9 , 5 - 7:30 p.m., Visa/EBT ac-c e p t e d . Vi s i t p o l k c o u n -t y f a r m s . o r g f o r v e n d o r list or sign-up.

Al-Anon Family Group meets Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Saluda Se-nior Center, 64 Greenville Street, S a l u d a , o n e h a l f b l o c k off Main Street (U.S. Hwy. 1 7 6 S . ) , 8 2 8 - 7 4 9 - 2 2 5 1 (Saluda) or 1-800-286-1326.

T h e A m e r i c a n L e -gion Auxil iary will meet Tuesday a t 7 p .m. a t the A m e r i c a n L e g i o n H a l l . T h e g i r l s w h o w e n t t o Gir ls Sta te wi l l speak to us. Ladies, please bring desserts.

Polk County Unified Devel-opment Ordinance Advisory Committee, meeting Aug. 9 at 7 p.m., Polk County Senior Center, 77 Carmel Lane, Columbus.

WednesdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

The Meeting Place Se-n ior Center, Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Italian club meeting (Buon Gior-no), 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 10 a.m.; bingo or bridge, 12:30 p.m.; medi-cation assistance program, 9 a.m. - noon. 828-894-0001.

Tryon Youth Center, Learn how to play Bridge. Grades 6 - 12 welcome. Free. From 9 - 11

a.m. Saluda Center, Wednesday

activities, Trash Train, domi-noes game, 10 a.m., gentle Yin Yoga 12:30 p.m. 828-749-9245.

Tryon Kiwanis Club meets Wednesdays, noon, Congre-gational Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

Female Domestic Abuse In-tervention Program, Wednes-days 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Male Domestic Abuse Inter-vention Program, Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

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cycling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a .m . - noon , o ld Sea rcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus.

Saluda Center, Thursday activities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga, 5:30 p.m.; Saluda Center. 828-749-9245.

The Meeting Place Se-nior Center, Thursday ac-t iv i t ies include ceramics , 9:30 a.m.; art class, 10 a.m.; bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Landrum Library, Lap Ba-bies, Thursdays, 10 a.m.; story-time, 10:30 a.m.

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

Free. Green Creek Community

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

Rotary Club of Tryon meets every Thursday at noon at Tryon Presbyterian Church on Harmon Field Rd.

PolkFresh Farmers Mar-ket, Thursdays, Tryon, Mc-Cown St . , 4 - 6 :30 p .m. , VISA/EBT accepted. Visit polkcountyfarms.org for vendor list or sign-up.

Polk County Planning Board, meeting Aug. 11 at 5 p.m., Bryant Womack Justice and Administration Center, 40 Courthouse Street, Columbus.

A l - A n o n : F o o t h i l l s Come to Believe, Thursdays, 7 p.m., Polk Wellness Cen-ter, 801 W. Mills St., Suite A, Columbus.

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

Mill Spring VFW Post 10349, bingo, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. (year round). 828-894-5098.

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Organizers are gearing up for the 13th annual Green Creek Heritage Festival. The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., at the Green Creek Community Center. For more information or to volunteer, contact Krista Haynes at 828-817-0194. (photo submitted)

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“We really need Polk County to see the importance of con-serving the resources we have here – both our rainwater and our youth,” said Garden Saviour founder Cindy Bosien. “That’s what this project is trying to do.”

The project brings youth look-ing for worthwhile job experience together with Bosien to run a business and help the community in the process.

This whole venture started out with a young man looking for work with Bosien’s landscaping business and a drought.

Three years ago a hard drought hit the area and the two were watching landscaping customers allow plants to die for fear of us-ing too much water and worsen-ing the growing water shortage. Frustrated, Bosien and her new employee began looking for a solution.

Bosien said a friend’s son sug-gested she start a rain barrel busi-ness and helped with the design

of the first barrel. Before Bosien knew it, her employee began ask-ing to bring high school friends to help build the barrels.

She explained she didn’t have much money to offer them but if they were willing to work hard they could come and learn valu-able business experience.

In the three years since Garden Saviour Water Barrels began, 35 youth have worked with Bosien.

“I’m out to help them learn how to build a life,” Bosien said. “I’m pretty proud of the kids and all the work they’ve done.”

The work involved an exten-sive amount of research into what makes a good rain barrel, ways to best serve their customers and marketing the items.

A single barrel can hold 55 gallons of rainwater. Bosien said the group can even customize multiple barrels to work together and capture more water for use in landscaping or even washing your car.

The barrels’ design is a closed system, which Bosien said pre-

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Bosien’s landscape employee Chad Rothaug installs a rain barrel. Rothaug, who was also the first barrel maker and designer, used the project as the focus of his senior project. (photo submitted)

and husband, Donald, of Henderson-v i l l e a n d Dallie Cor-bett and hus-band, James, of Hender-sonville; one granddaughter, Tia Slone of Mooresboro; four step-grandchil-dren, Brittany, Adam, Darby and James; three step-great grand-sons; and several nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tues-day, Aug. 9, 2011 at Morning Star Baptist Church. The Rev. Keith Lindzy and the Rev. Ralph Belcher will officiate.

Burial will follow in Sunset Cemetery. The family received friends from Monday, Aug. 8, 2011 at Morning Star Baptist Church.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Hospice Cleve-land County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, N.C. 28150, Morning Star Baptist Church, 832 South Post Road, Shelby N.C. 28152, or the charity of donor’s choice.

Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family of Mr. Searcy.

A guest registry is available at www.cecilburtonfuneralhome.com.

Charles Lewis Searcy

Charles Lewis Searcy, 77, went to be with the Lord on Sat-urday, Aug. 6, 2011 at Hospice Cleveland County.

Searcy was a native of Polk County and the son of the late Randolf Bill and Hester Ruff Searcy. He was a graduate from Mill Springs High School in Mill Springs, N.C. He served his country as an army medic from 1956 – 1958 and then served in the army reserves from 1958 – 1960.

Mr. Searcy worked as a lab technician for 25 years with J&C Dyeing in Shelby. He was a 44-year member at Morning Star Baptist Church and was one of the founding and charter members.

He was honored with a plaque at a dinner on July 30, 2011. He was preceded in death by his par-ents and brother, Mitchell Searcy.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy Searcy; a son, Timothy Searcy and wife Darlene of Clarksville, Ind.; two brothers; Garland Searcy and wife, Lois, and Milo Searcy and wife, Ann, both of Mill Springs; three sisters, Geraldine Price and husband, Clyde, of Columbus, Polly Cox

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vents the build up of bacteria or swarms of mosquitoes. The color of the barrel, a dark mossy green, also prevents the water collected from heating up.

Bosien said she and the youth made this design decisions because pouring warm or hot water on plants doesn’t do them much good. She also said they wanted to create something that would be an attrac-tive feature in landscaping. Bosien said she wants to show the kids too what it takes to be an entrepreneur and a responsible member of their community.

“Right now I think our young people are in just a terrible situation. There are no jobs and so all they have left to do are drugs and get in trouble,” she said. “I’m working with young adults to just help them try and make it in this life.”

Molly Pace began working with Garden Saviour after Bosien and another youth worker stopped to help Pace change a flat tire. Pace said at the time she was an irrespon-sible teenager who was spending her time partying and living a life without focus.

“She really pointed me in the right direction and has helped me focus on what I really want in life,” Pace said.

Pace said understanding the con-cepts of money and time manage-

ment, business ethics and responsi-bility have all come into play while working to install rain barrels. She said they’ve completed these and other projects in the community for both people who can pay and people who cannot. .

The Garden Saviour Water Bar-rels are sold on a sliding fee scale. While the true cost of the barrels is $250, they have been sold for as little as a fifth of that cost or even given away.

Pace said because of this mind-set, she’s learned a lot about how to make helping others a true aspect of your life.

“We try to offer ourselves up just to help people,” Pace said. “That’s what this business is about, it’s not really about the money.”

At the launch of this venture, Bosien and the kids purchased 30 barrels. They now have just eight of those first barrels left to sell and Bosien said the group needs the community’s support to keep the project going.

To learn more about the barrels, call Cindy Bosien at 828-625-9694.

Francis Anders in her backyard with the rain barrel installed by youth working with Cindy Bosien and the Garden Saviour Rain Barrel entrepreneur project. (photo submitted)

• Rain barrels(Continued from page 4) “We try to offer ourselves

up just to help people. That’s what this business is about, it’s not really about the money.”

-- Molly Pace

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Planning for Steps to HOPE’s eighth-annual Charity Golf Tour-nament is well underway, jump-started by a generous donation from Tryon Federal Bank – one of this year’s tournament gold sponsors.

As in past years, the tourna-ment will be held at Red Fox Country Club on the first Friday of November –Nov. 4 this year.

Steps to HOPE charity golf tournament scheduled Nov. 4

Rachel Ramsey, Steps to HOPE executive director, and Jerry Johnson of Tryon Federal Bank. (photo submitted)

All proceeds from the tourna-ment benefit Polk County domes-tic violence and sexual assault victims and their families.

For more information, call Steps to HOPE at 828-894-2340 today to reserve a spot in the tournament www.stepstohope.org.

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The World of PePPers A pepper is a type of pungent (strong tasting, often spicy) fruit that comes from a variety of different plants. Peppers are used mainly for cooking; they are some-times dried and ground into spices, used fresh in recipes, jarred and pickled, or made into sauces. A few peppers are known for their medicinal purposes, but all peppers are high in vitamins and antioxidants, making them healthy. There are two main types of peppers--mild, sweet peppers and spicy, hot, chili peppers. Peppers can range from mild to excruciatingly hot and vary in color from dark red, orange, or green, to light yellow. Most of the heat in peppers comes from a chemical found in them called capsaicin. The more capsaicin, the hotter the pepper is. The heat from peppers is rated by a measurement system known as the Scoville Heat Unit system, created by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. The sweet bell pepper measures zero on the scale, while the hottest known pepper, the Bhut Jolokia, tops out the scale at a record 1,001,304! This pepper cannot be consumed by most people and cultivators must wear protective gloves, eyewear, and facemasks when dealing with the seeds and plants of the Bhut Jolokia. Pure capsaicin is a massive 16 billion on the Scoville scale. Other types of hot pep-pers are the Red Savina (previous record holder for hottest pepper at 580,000 Scoville units), the Habernero chili (350,00 Scoville units), Thai pepper (100,000 Scoville units), Cayenne Pepper (50,000 Scoville units), and the Jalapeño pep-per (8,000 Scoville units). Some sweet peppers are the bell peppers, banana peppers, cubanelles, pepperoncinis, and Anaheim peppers.

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894-3001Rabies vaccinations are required for all dogs and cats over the

age of 4 months; recommended for horses and cattle. In North Caro-lina, rabies vaccinations are required to be given by a veterinarian. Rabies clinics are scheduled throughout the year; watch the Bulletin for announcements, or contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for information.

Strays are taken to the Foothills Humane Society on Little Mountain Road in Columbus, a volunteer nonprofit organization that shelters homeless animals and tries to find caring owners for them, or to the Rutherford County Animal Shelter in Rutherfordton. People missing a pet should call the Foothills Humane Society at 828-863-4444 or Rutherford Shelter at 828-287-6025.

Spaying and neutering of pets is highly recommended. If finan-cial assistance is needed, call the spay/neuter assistance allowance number, 828-859-5305.

To adopt a pet or find out more information about Foothills Humane Society, check out their Web site at www.foothillshumane-society.org.

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Did you know that the hot sauce

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Surely it can’t be football season already, can it?

One thing is certain – if you want to get to the football stadium at Polk County High School, there is no need to ask for directions – just follow the glow of the stadium lights.

On Friday evening, Aug. 5, the Polk County Wolverines

football team took to the field just before the stroke of midnight for the third time in as many years.

In what has become an an-nual ritual, head coach Bruce Ollis’ squad marked the first day that North Carolina teams are allowed full contact prac-tice with a series of hard hitting

drills, followed by a spirited 11-on-11 scrimmage in front of an enthusiastic crowd of friends and family. According to Ollis, the evening was everything he hoped to see and more.

“I was very pleased,” said Ollis of the action that stretched into the wee hours of Saturday

Midnight practice at the Little Big House kicks off season


Freshman Damion Cantrell sets his target on ball carrier Anthony Carson during Friday’s night scrimmage action. (photo by Daniel Hecht)

morning. “It was spirited, the kids were physical – after lifting weights and running all summer, it’s good to be able to get after each other a little bit.”

Though the Wolverines have been hard at work all summer, the evening brought the upcom-ing season into clear focus and marked the beginning of a whirl-wind of activity.

The team resumes practice this week in preparation for tomorrow evening’s Wolverine Jamboree at Polk County High, which pits squads from East Rutherford, Broome and West Henderson against Polk County in a multi-team scrimmage for-

“It was spirited, the kids were physical - after lifting weights and running all summer, it’s good to be able to get after each other a little bit.”

-- Coach Bruce Ollis

Polk head coach Bruce Ollis drills, left to right, Jay Sutton, Markece Cunningham, Caleb Wilson, Alec Philpott and Joel Booker during Friday’s midnight practice. (photo by Daniel Hecht)

mat beginning at 6 p.m. “It always raises the level of

intensity when you get to go up against some opposite colored jerseys,” said Ollis. “It should

be a lot of fun.”Then, on Saturday, Aug. 13,

the team travels south to Gaff-ney High School for the 7 p.m. kickoff of the Border Showcase

Football Classic VII, where the Wolverines will face off against a powerhouse Spartanburg High School team for the team’s first contest of the season.

Thomas Deck placed first out of a group of 15-17-year-old boys playing at Meadowbrook Golf Course July 19. He placed with a score of 76. (photo submitted by Mary Deck)

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Deck tops Meadowbrook 15-17-year-old tourney


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Full-time position for aNurse Practitioner. Must becertified as family, geriatric,or adult nurse practitioner.Two years experience asnurse practitioner in pallia-tive, geriatrics, or end of lifecare preferred. The nursepractitioner will provide pal-liative care services for indi-vidualized symptom man-agement and quality of lifeissues in a variety of settingsincluding our 12-bed inpa-tient hospice facility. Formore information or to applyplease visit: www.hocf.org

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGContract Economic & Tour-ism Development Director,

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TOWN OF TRYON NOTICE

All Town of Tryon residentsmust call (828)859-6655 fora special pickup of any elec-tronic devices, televisions,computers, monitors, print-ers, scanners, and computerperipherals such as key-boards and mice. Theseitems are banned from dis-posal in landfills per the newstate law that came into ef-fect July 1st, 2011.

Public Notices

CREDITOR'S NOTICE

Having qualified on the 26th dayof July, 2011, as Limited Per-sonal Representative of the Es-tate of Jesse Allen Foy, de-ceased, late of Polk County,North Carolina, this is to notifyall persons, firms and /or corpo-rations having claims againstthe decedent to exhibit thesame to the undersigned Lim-ited Personal Representative onor before the 2nd day of Novem-ber, 2011, or this notice will bepleaded in bar of their recovery.All persons, firms and/or corpor-ations indebted to the Estateshould make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned Lim-ited Personal Representative.

This is the 2nd. day of August2011.

Martha O. Foy,Limited Personal Representativeof theEstate of Jesse Allen Foy,P.O. Box 291Columbus, NC 28782McFarland and McFarland,PLLC,Attorneys for the Estate,39 S. Trade St.Tryon, NC 28782Aug. 2,9,16,23

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The North Carolina State Edu-cation Assistance Authority re-cently selected Fidal Wilkins as a recipient of a $12,000 Golden LEAF Foundation Scholarship. Wilkins attended Polk County High School and plans to attend the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Wilkins is one of 215 students selected to receive a $3,000 schol-arship each year for up to four years of study at a participating NC public university or private non-profit college or university.

Recipients are from rural, eco-nomically distressed North Caro-lina counties and are selected based on a number of criteria, including a review of school and commu-nity service activities, goals and expressed intent to contribute to rural communities.

The Golden LEAF Founda-tion created the Golden LEAF Scholarship program to broaden educational opportunities and pro-vide support to students from rural counties, with the hope that after graduation, recipients will provide leadership in these communities.

“The Golden LEAF Board of Directors has been pleased to assist more than seven thousand

students from families in rural communities attend college since 2000,” said Dan Gerlach, Golden LEAF president. “The Golden LEAF Scholarship is one of the many tools we have to help fulfill our purpose of growing North Carolina’s rural economy. Our hope is that through this scholar-ship opportunity, scholars will be able to gain valuable knowledge and skills and come back to their hometowns or another rural area to help our communities prosper.”

The Golden LEAF Foundation works in partnership with govern-mental entities, educational insti-tutions, economic development organizations and nonprofits to achieve its mission. The foundation has awarded 1,089 other grants totaling more than $502 million since its inception.

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Fidal Wilkins receives Golden LEAF Foundation Scholarship

The National Hospital Associa-tion has set aside August as National Cataract Awareness month. With that in mind, St. Luke’s Hospital would like to recognize Dr. Thomas Perraut, ophthalmologist, of Blue Ridge Laser Eye Associates. Dr. Perraut, who has served this com-munity for more than 25 years, has been a tremendous supporter of St. Luke’s Hospital where he performs more than 300 cataract and laser surgeries each year.

Cataract surgery has been made easier by the creation of synthetic re-placement lenses that can be folded. These lenses, often made of acrylic or solid silicone, can be placed into the eye through a self-sealing

St. Luke’s Hospital recognizes Dr. Thomas Perraut

incision as small as an eighth of an inch. Because the incision is so tiny, sutures usually aren’t needed. This procedure is less invasive and makes recovery time much shorter.

Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the world. Cataracts are an unfortunate but common symptom of aging; by age 80, more than half of all Americans either have a cataract or have had cataract surgery, according to the National Eye Institute.

“A cataract is not a growth, but rather a yellowing of the natural lens in the eye,” explained Dr. Perraut. “It is usually a gradual process in which the lens becomes less clear and harder to see through. The lens,

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Dr. Perraut completes a procedure at St. Luke’s. (photo submitted)

I just got out of rehab this week following total hip replace-ment surgery. While in rehab, I witnessed a very sad reality of getting old.

While most of the people in rehab were between 65 and 90 years old, and wanted to be treated, there was one older lady who appeared to have no interest in volun-tarily taking part in any aspect of the rehabilitation process.

This patient, whom I’ll call Betty, was wheelchair bound, and had limited capability to lift her own body weight and transfer from the wheelchair to the platform mat for physical therapy.

This isn’t too unusual, as there are many clients who are unable to transfer on their own, which is often part of the reason-ing for their being in therapy.

Betty is a short woman, about 5-feet tall and weighs about 170 pounds. But when the patient can’t assist with her movement, she becomes virtually dead weight.

I’m old – I don’t want this anymore

Senior LifeStyles

Ron Kauffman

Trying to lift Betty was very difficult, and as you might ex-pect, the effort involved didn’t please her.

Finally, with the assistance of a third aide, Betty was care-fully transferred onto the therapy mat. It was at that point where the rubber met the road, and the question of patient’s rights

and wishes ver-sus the idea of health care and quality of life all converged.

While I have no way of know-

ing for certain, I guessed that Betty’s family and her doctor had decided what was best for her, and possibly without her input.

Unfortunately for the therapy staff, they had no choice but to follow doctor’s written orders. So as soon as the therapist began to touch Betty’s body, starting with her feet and legs, Betty began yelling, “No. I don’t want it. Leave me alone.”

This didn’t deter the staff, because a number of patients protest the initial discomfort of some of the therapy. But Betty

continued, saying, “No. I’m 92 years old. I’m old. I’m done. Leave me alone. I don’t want it. You can go to hell.”

She did this repeatedly, all to no avail as the therapy had to be done.

To their credit, the staff kept telling her, “Betty, we have to help you get better and stron-ger.” It was an interesting mix of psychology, tough love and caring being applied to a very difficult situation. This went on for almost 30 minutes until, at last, the session was concluded and Betty was placed back into her wheelchair.

I wondered as I had watched and listened to this scene unfold, whether Betty was benefitting from the discomfort she was asked to endure for her therapy?

Was her quality of life going to be improved, or were her days on Earth simply going to be ex-tended with no improvement to her life in exchange for her pain and discomfort?

I will never know the answers to those questions, but with our country deeply in debt, our health care costs skyrocketing and Medicare facing tens of

trillions of dollars in unfunded liabilities and heading for bank-ruptcy, I thought that perhaps, just perhaps, Betty was trying to do what’s best for her and indirectly best for us.

Betty’s situation made me think about the lives of millions of aging boomers and seniors.

How many of us have not had that important end of life conversation with loved ones?

Too many boomers and se-niors have yet to complete their living wills and other advance directives. As a result, how many of us may someday become the next Betty?

It’s something to think about and to act on now, before those decisions are taken out of our hands.

Ron Kauffman is a geriatric consultant and planner, and certified senior advisor. He is the author of Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Disease, available at www.seniorlife-styles.net, where you can also listen to his weekly podcasts. He can be reached at 561-818-0039 or by email at [email protected].

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While only God can make a tree,

When your feet hurt, then come see me.

I snip and clip, as you will see,

'Til your big toe pain has been set free.I'm Mary Sasser,

The N.C. Queen of Podiatry!

Jump into FootCare with

Mary Sasser, RNC, FMP

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Continuous or Repeats without set Dog Agility, obeDienCe &

AKC RAlly obeDienCe Spring claSSeS.

on the top Agility & obedience School. nancy, 864-895-4025 or [email protected]

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Pritchard "home Services"House painting • Pressure wash-ing •Equine & Pet care • Lawn & Landscape • Leaf removal

David Pritchard(828) 817-0966 (cell)

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Undercover gutter Systemsno ClogS gUARAnteeD

lifetime WarrantyAlcoa Aluminum gutters

LeafProof Certified InstallerPhone: 864-316-3236e-Mail: [email protected]

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Andrew's HAndymAn service

General Maintenance and RepairSpecializing in carpentry,

decks, siding, doors, floors,fencing, trim carpentry.

Please call Andrew at 894-6319

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P R i n C eAsphalt Paving

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Move-in/Move-out Cleaning828-894-6377

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Free Service Checks on All Makes • Vacuum CleanersErnie Adams • 1-864-427-7853

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Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (TJCA): A Challenge Foundation Academy (CFA) held its third annual science and math summer camp from July 11 - 22.

The camp is funded by a grant from the Stonecutter Foundation and led by TJCA-CFA teach-ers Mr. and Mrs. Andrews, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Crawford, Dr. Ross and Mrs. Hess.

There were 16 eighth and ninth graders who participated in the two-week camp. Students constructed and launched small hot air balloons that flew about 100 feet high.

Other projects included rock-ets, robots, trebuchets, CO2 cars and solar ovens. Students learned about various aspects of astrono-my, genetics, physics, chemistry, probability and statistics.

The camp also included field trips to Catawba Science Center, local utility facilities and an ar-cheological dig.

- article submitted by Joe Maimone

India Benson, Stephanie Lola, Callie Gillis and Harley Adrianse are ready to race their CO2 cars. (photos submitted)

Addison Conn, John Kean, Sully Carpenter, Trevor Murphy and Daniel Federici cook food in their solar oven nicknamed “Heaven’s Flame.”

Students prepare to launch a hot air balloon.

Thomas Jefferson science and math summer camp

The FENCE Wine and Art Festival will return this fall on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 15, from noon to 5 p.m. at Derbyshire in Tryon, presented by August Construction.

The festival, a benefit in support of FENCE’s nature education and outdoor recreation

programs, offers guests the op-portunity to sample the fruits of the region’s viticulture along with local artwork.

Regional vintners will offer wine tastings supplemented by light hors d’oeuvres and regional foods from area caterers and restaurateurs.

Guests can also view work by artists from the Upstate and western North Carolina, who will be on hand to discuss their work.

Tickets may be ordered on-line at www.fence.org or by calling 828-859-9021.

- article submitted

FENCE wine and art festival returns this October

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