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TodayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

Saluda Center, Mondays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; line dance, 12:30 p.m.; Saluda Du-plicate Bridge, 1:30 p.m. 828-749-9245. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

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

Saturday, Feb. 9 is the next indoor farmers’ market at the Mill Spring Agricultural Center from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Last month the market focused on seed swapping, this month it will focus on honey. There will be samples of local honey and store-bought honey so you can taste the difference. Experts will also be on hand to tell you all the reasons you should buy local honey.

Saluda city hall renovationsby Mark Schmerling

Efficiency and safety describe some of the recent and planned renovations to Saluda’s historic City Hall building, which dates back to the 1920s. The facility’s traditional appearance is being maintained, and its structure strengthened.

Renovations to the building’s ex-terior were completed in November. At February’s scheduled city council meeting, members will likely vote on plans for the interior’s renovation and remodeling. City Administra-tor Erny Williams expects “lots of discussions on financing. Now, the architect can really attach some numbers to it.”

Plans drawn by architect John E. Gardner of Huger, S.C., include changes more noticeable to em-ployees than to casual passersby.


Tryon ABC store six months behind on rentStore unableto obtain loanby Leah Justice

While Tryon officials attempt to decide the future of the town’s

ABC store, bills are continuing, including the store being behind six months on rent.

The ABC board recently up-dated town council that it would try to get a loan to reopen the

store, but discovered due to the store being owned by the town, the store itself cannot obtain a loan.


The facade of Saluda City Hall received a round of renovations last year including regrouting of brick, new windows and new doors. (photo by Mark Schmerling)

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T u e s d a y : P a r t l y cloudy, with a 10 per-cent chance of rain. High 61, low 38.

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• Calendar(Continued From page 1)

OBITUARIESWade H. Bradley, p. 6

Betty Jean Johnson Auman, p. 6Margaret J. Crabbe, p. 6Lillian Ann Kaspar, p. 7

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Member Support Group, meets in Columbus on the first Monday of the month, 10 a.m. - noon. For info and/or location, contact Lisa at 828-894-0104 or Annie at 864-457-7278.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, sing-along, 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 11 a.m.; bingo or bead class 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Christian Fellowship Lun-cheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mondays except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and discussion of relevant issues; interdenomi-national. 859-5051.

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

Gardening Dahlias, Garden-ing program all about Dahlias on Monday, Feb. 4 at 1:30 p.m. at Isothermal Community College in Columbus presented by the Foothills Association of Master Gardeners. Open to the public. For more information, call 894-8523.

Polk Soil and Water Conser-vation District Board meeting, held Monday, Feb. 4 at 3:30 p.m. in the Mill Spring Agricultural and Community Center. The public is invited to attend. For more infor-mation, call 828-894-8550.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Mon-days, 5:30 p.m., Tryon United Methodist Church, New Market Road in Tryon.

Male Domestic Abuse In-tervention Program, Mondays, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Landrum Library, free yoga classes. 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Limited to first 30 people.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Mon-days, 8 p.m., Columbus Presbyte-rian Church.

TuesdayPolk County Mobile Re-

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

Beginning bridge class, An eight-week beginning bridge class will be offered at the Saluda Cen-ter in Saluda starting on Feb. 5. It will be held each Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Info: 864-457-5931 or 706-936-8877 or email [email protected].

The Meeting Place Senior Center, beginner/intermediate pilates, 8:30 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; devotions and art class, 10 a.m.; Let’s move...Let’s move dance, 10:30 a.m.; bingo, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

House of Flags Museum, open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Columbus.

Polk County Historical Asso-ciation Museum, open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

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

Cracker Barrel, 1 p.m. Tues-days, conference room, Congrega-tional Church.

Polk County Historical As-sociation, on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 2:30 p.m. at the Polk County Historical Association Museum in Columbus, Ronnie Mosseller will unveil a new exhibit at the Museum. All are invited.

Polk County Public Library, quilting club meets on the first Tuesday of each month, 4-6 p.m.

Community Health Forum set for Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Isother-mal Community College-Polk Campus from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Call St. Luke’s Hospital at

894-2408 to attend. A light meal will be served. This event is co-sponsored by St. Luke’s Hospital and Rutherford-Polk-McDowell Heath District.

Harmon Field Board of Su-pervisors meets on the first Tues-day of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Harmon Field Cabin. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Public welcome. Info: 828-859-6655.

Saluda Business Association, first Tuesday of each month, 5:30 p.m., top floor, public library. 828-749-3444.

Women to women support group, first and third Tuesdays of each month, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Steps to HOPE, 60 Ward Street, Columbus. 828-894-2340.

Twelve Notables in Western North Carolina Author Jack Prather will be at the Landrum Library on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss his latest book “Twelve Notables in Western North Carolina.” The program is free and open to the public. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.

Al-Anon Family Group meets Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Saluda Se-nior 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.

Relay for Life kick-off, sign up to join Relay For Life organiz-ers for food, drinks and prizes as you make plans for your own

Relay team. Polk County’s Relay for Life kick-off event will be held Feb. 5 from 7-8 p.m. at Polk County Middle School, with guest speaker Bruce Ollis.

American Legion, Polk County Memorial Post 250, first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., 43 Depot Street, Tryon.

Foothills Knitting Guild, first Tuesday of each month, North Woods Farm Fiber and Yarn, 221 North Main St., Campobello, 7 p.m.

WednesdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; medica-tion assistance; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Wacky Wednesday, senior fitness and Italian club, 10 a.m.; bingo and bridge, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Green Creek Community Center, quilters’ group, Wednes-days, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Saluda Center, Wednesday activities, Trash Train, 10 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga 12:30 p.m. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

Tryon Kiwanis Club, meets Wednesdays, noon, Congrega-tional Church, 210 Melrose Ave.,


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Agenda:Community Health Assessment Update

Local Opinion Survey

Breakout Sessions May Include: Chronic Diseases (high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol)Healthy Eating and Active Living ~ Substance Abuse including tobacco

Economy & Health

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• Saluda city hall(Continued From page 1)

Currently, the police department oc-cupies the west side of the building, while the city offices fill the east side.

“This (the current city office side) becomes the police department here,” Williams noted. “We’re swap-ping sides.”

This will give city officials more room in what is currently the police department.

Among improvements to em-ployee safety will be two new inside openings between the two offices, to allow police officers faster access to any potential emergency in the city offices. One opening will connect with the city administrator’s office; the other with the main office. Tra-ditionally, an emergency situation would require officers to exit to the sidewalk, and enter the front of city hall.

While renovations will provide more safety, architects “kept the hometown feel,” noted Williams.

A new, more efficient combina-(Continued on page 4)

Two vaults inside Saluda City Hall. City offices where these historic vaults reside will soon become the police department. (photo by Mark Schmerling)

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tion of heat and central air con-ditioning will replace the current temperature control system. Cooling has long come from a single window air conditioner. Renovations will also be made to the second floor.

Outside work has included a new roof, re-grouting and re-pointing of the brickwork, new doors to match the older ones and new windows

• Saluda city hall(Continued From page 3)

(with traditional gold lettering).Some of the metal columns

(actually caps) have been removed to expose the brickwork. The brick-work now visible, had been covered with the caps.

Williams said that Jackson’s Painting performed all of the metal work, while Ralph Morgan did the woodwork.

Williams said he is “absolutely happy” with the work to date.

The town and the state closed the store in September to conduct an audit and inventory of the store. The store has not paid rent since, with the rent accumulating from September through February.

The inventory discovered approximately $3,000 worth of liquor missing from the store and the state recommended that Tryon either merge with Columbus or close the store due to lack of rev-enue over the past several years. Columbus declined to merge.

The ABC store has since been selling stock in order to pay bills.

The store recently sold 1,946 bottles of liquor to Asheville and made $17,168, but paid $12,337 in liquor bills, according to infor-mation provided by Betty Hen-dren, who is the finance officer for the Forest City ABC store and was recommended to Tryon by the state ABC commission to help sort bills. The liquor bills are cur-rently paid, but rent and monthly utilities are still accumulating.

As of Jan. 1, the store owed $5,250 in rent, based on the land-lord giving a break on the rent to $1,000 per month recently. The lease includes $1,200 a month rent and a 5-percent late penalty. The lease is not up until March 2016 as the town signed a 10-year lease when it relocated the store from its former downtown location to its current 354 S. Trade Street location.

The store also owes the August 2012 spirituous liquor tax in the amount of $5,457, according to Hendren, who said she is trying to see if penalties can be abated.

In the meantime, the store is still looking to sell the remainder of its inventory.

Stock value of the products remaining in the store is $29,083 in liquor and $1,288 in wine for a total of $30,438 potentially left to sell. That value will change this month due to a new price book be-ing issued. North Carolina liquor store prices are based on the state ABC commission.

ABC store officials are cur-rently in discussions with stores in Rutherfordton and Forest City about selling stock to them and other areas are being contacted to see if they are interested in purchasing wine and liquor from Tryon’s store.

During town council’s last meeting on Jan. 15, council mem-bers expressed concern over whether or not the store could re-open and generate a profit. Some council members have discussed getting out of the current lease and trying to find a less expensive location. Others expressed doubt the store can make a profit.

Tryon has struggled with its ABC store making profit for several years, although at dur-ing the 1970s, the store profited approximately $275,000 a year. Other stores opening in the area have slowly caused the store to not profit. Last year the town gave the store $10,000 to pay bills and council has also expressed con-cern over whether or not the store can pay that money back the town.

Tryon council has not met since it was discovered the ABC store cannot obtain a loan. Coun-cil’s next meeting is Feb. 19.

The ABC board’s next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 6.

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Betty Jean Johnson Auman

Jean Auman of Saluda, NC entered into the presence of her Lord Jesus Christ on Jan. 27, 2013, after battling Alzheimer’s disease for over 10 years.

Jean was born on May 25th, 1930, in Spartanburg, S.C. to Cordelia and William Eric Johnson. Jean is preceded in death by her parents, husband Harold W. Auman and her son Cal Auman.

She graduated from Con-verse College in 1951. Jean was first and foremost an exception-ally wonderful wife, mother and friend. Jean was an accom-plished pianist, serving Bethel Methodist Church for many years. Always selfless and giv-ing, her passionate, profound

love for her family, friends and God will be a lasting legacy for all who were privileged to know her. Her family expresses deep gratitude to the staff of Autumn Care in Saluda, N.C. who lov-ingly cared for her since 2006.

She is survived by her son Wayne Auman Jr. and his wife Wendy Donnelly Au-man, daughter Laura Auman Anderson and her husband RJ Anderson, five grandsons; Joey Bercik and Connor, Tristan, Trevor and Grayson Auman.

A celebration of her vibrant life on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Hendersonville First Baptist Church, 312 5th Ave., Hendersonville, NC. A recep-tion followed.

An online guest register is available at www.mcfarlandfu-neralchapel.com

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

Obituaries

Margaret J. CrabbeMargaret J. Crabbe of Saluda,

N.C. passed away Friday morn-

Obituaries

Wade H. BradleyWade Hoover Bradley, 83,

of Columbus, N.C. passed away Friday morning, Feb. 1, 2013 at his home.

Born in Polk County, N.C., he was the son of the late Geter and Arletta Jackson Bradley. Mr. Bradley retired after 23 years as a truck driver for Gulf Oil Com-pany. He was a member of Silver Creek Baptist Church where he served as a deacon.

Surviving is his wife of 62 years, Velma Conner Bradley of the home; one son, Allen Bradley (Lolita) of Landrum, S.C.; one daughter, Beverly Cooley (Craig) of Richmond, Va.; one brother, Calvin Bradley (Carolyn) of Mill Spring, N.C.; one sister, Genelle Jackson (Boyce) of Mill Spring,

N.C. Also surviving are two grandchildren, Bradley Cooley and Brianne Vradenburg; four great grandchildren, Hannah, Maycee, Lydia and Liam.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 in the Silver Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Mill Spring, N.C. with Dr. Chris Osborn officiating.

The family will receive friends prior to the service Monday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. in the Silver Creek Baptist Church.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Drive, Columbus, NC 28722 or to Silver Creek Baptist Church, 1955 Silver Creek Road, Mill Spring, NC 28756.

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nounced.McFarland Funeral Chapel,

Tryon.

Lillian Ann KasparLillian Ann Kaspar, 79, of

Tryon, N.C. passed away Jan. 30, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Columbus, N.C. She was the daughter of the late George and Lillian Vesely.

Obituaries Born and raised in Cicero, Ill., Lillian graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Bio-Chemistry. She was employed by Argonne National Laboratory for 35 years. Lillian was a member of AAUW and Thermal Belt Stamp Club. She enjoyed horseback riding, and going on bird walks.

Surviving are her husband of

54 years, Donald Kaspar; one son Kevin and her daughter-in-law Melissa of Raleigh, N.C.

Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013 in the McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon with Dr. Chris Osborn officiating.

Family received friends from 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Sunday, just

prior to the service in the McFar-land Funeral Chapel.

Memorials may be made to the Foothills Humane Society, 989 Little Mountain Road, Co-lumbus, N.C. 28722.

An online guest register may be signed at www.mcfarland-funeralchapel.com. McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

Big leap backwardTo the editor:

Why, in the name of hu-man decency are Polk County Commissioners petitioning the state to re-instate “trapping of furbearing animals?”

How many of the residents of Polk County agreed to this cruelest of cruel, inhumane idea? Polk County stands out in its accomplishments for the protection and welfare of all

Letter to the Editor animals residing here. Why would we want to take such a big leap backward?

Those “gentle” traps that you speak of are non-existent.

We all know the trap is in-tended to snare and hold, with-out regard to “any animal” that should wonder into the often baited trap. In their extreme pain and fear, many animals will chew their own leg off in an attempt to escape. The trap that is being referred to is not a “gentle trap and release” type. We also know that the “trap-

per” may or may not check the traps within 24 hours. The ter-rified animal is left to starve or drown, depending on the kind of trap used. The defenseless animal may be killed by other animals or suffer until death comes.

Now let’s pretend the trap is a “genteel and harmless trap” and the trapper checks his trap within 24 hours. He is not there to rescue the terrified animal; instead, he will proceed to shoot or club the animal to death and either skin it for the

pelt or throw the dead carcass into a ravine or ditch. No good end comes to the animal, be it domesticated or wild.

Let’s face it; trapping fur-bearing animals is for sport and not livelihood these days. Man-kind does not seem to advance much from past barbaric ways without enforced laws prohibit-ing killing and cruel treatment of animals. We already have that law in Polk County.

What a shame! Don’t do this.- R. Murphy Bole,

Columbus

‘Internationally Famous Rose Gardens’

February is the month that we think of sending roses to loved ones. This year, on Valentine’s day, Feb. 14, the Green Blades Garden Club meeting will have a special slide show presentation entitled “Internationally Famous Rose Gardens.”

Dibbit Lamband Liz Norstrom will serve as hostesses at the Tryon Fine Arts Center. Refresh-ments will be served starting at 1:30 p.m. and then a tour of the rose gardens.

Guest speaker Merily Wil-liams will be the tour director for this event.

- article submittedby Judy Brubaker

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Phil Mechanic Studios and Flood Gallery & Fine Arts Center, in association with RiverLink, Self-Help Credit Union and the Small Business and Technology Development Center, are pleased to present: “Shedding Light on the Business of Art: For the Artists of the Watershed.”

On Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Phil Me-

chanic Studios will open its doors for a one-day-only seminar with sessions that will show artists how to grow their businesses; acquire business loans and other sources of capital; how to get legal, li-censed and registered with the State of North Carolina, and dis-cuss business planning and growth strategies. Panel discussions will include qualified and experienced

Artists of Watershed seminar in Asheville to be held Feb. 13people from Self-Help Credit Union, The Small Business and Technology Development Center, RiverLink, Venture Asheville, Handmade in America, Asheville Grown, SCORE, NCIF, OnTrack, Mountain Bizworks and Eagle Markets.

In addition, there will also be panel discussions on how artists can price their work, use social

media to increase their sales and present professional portfolios for gallery calls for submissions. This seminar is free and open to all artists in the Watershed, but registration is required in order to assure seating and lunch.

Register today by calling 828-252-8474 ext. 10.

– article submittedby Jolene Mechanic

Farm works to lower cattle sizeby Samantha Hurst

Sweet Grass Farm owners Randy and Megan Smith plan to put a $6,000 WNC Agricultural Options grant to use by purchasing a chest freezer for retail grass fed beef sales and a registered Ameri-can Angus bull from Pharo Cattle Company (PCC) out of Cheyenne Wells, Colo.

“This is our third and final grant from AgOptions but we would be willing to help anyone apply for the next grant cycle if the program is funded for 2014,” Smith said.

Smith said in an interview last year that “a lot of people, especially younger people like us, wouldn’t be able to get into agriculture or keep a family farm alive,” without the grant program.

Western North Carolina farm-ers will receive $148,500 in WNC AgOptions grants to diversify

their farm businesses in 2013. For the past decade, the N.C.

Tobacco Trust Fund Commission has exclusively funded the grant (Continued on page 9)

Sweet Grass Farm receives third WNC AgOptions grant

Randy and Megan Smith with some of their cattle at Sweet Grass Farm. The Smiths recently received a third Ag Options grant. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

program.

Sunny View Elementary School proudly announces its honor roll for the third six weeks of the 2012-2013 school year:

A Honor Roll Third graders: Dora Bailey,

Emma Bradley, Elise Brandon, Carley Lawter and Sebastian Potter.

Fourth graders: Savannah Greene, Kaylin Jenkins, Tristan Mistler, Daniel Searcy, Jared Searcy and Megan Searcy.

Fifth graders: Chase Jackson, Riley Lawter, Madi Pruette and James Smith.

A-B Honor RollThird graders:Chan Barber, Jy-

lyn Barnes, Keeleigh Bradley and Marissa Williams.

Fourth graders: Megan Black-well, Brady Hall, Bradley Marcello, William Phillips, Colin Searcy, Sarah Strough and Stella Tallon.

Fifth graders: Timbo Bradley, Morgan Brooks, Callie Burnett, Aries Cole, Trey Ferguson, Coby Lee, Hunter Lynch, Nathan Ruff, Sarah Russell, Bryson Seay and Gage Shelton.

- article submitted

Sunny View honor roll for third six weeks of the 2012-2013 school year

To celebrate Black History Month in February, Bright Star Touring Theatre, a national pro-fessional touring theatre com-pany based in Asheville, brings their production of George Wash-ington Carver and Friends to the Saluda Community Library for an afternoon family program.

George Washington Carver and Friends introduces young people to many influential black Americans who have shaped the nation over the last 150 years. The lives and accomplishments of Booker T. Washington, Jackie

Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, Madame C.J. Walker and other famous leaders are brought to life in this empowering production.

The play will take place, Fri-day, Feb. 8 at 4 p.m. upstairs in the community meeting room. The event is perfect for families and children as young as 5.

This Bright Star Touring Theatre production of George Washington Carver and Friends is made possible by the gener-ous support of Saluda Library patrons.

- article submitted

George Washington Carver and Friends comes to Saluda Library“The commission is very

pleased to fund and support the WNC AgOptions program for another year,” said Bill Teague, chairman of the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. “We ex-pect to see some unique projects, because mountain farmers have shown they are resourceful, inno-vative and committed to making their farms successful.”

Six farm businesses received $3,000, one received $4,500 and 21 received $6,000. Many of the farmers are undertaking innova-tive projects unique to their com-munities.

Last year, the Smiths used their grant to implement a process known as managed intensive graz-ing, or MIG, for their cattle. With MIG the cattle are confined in tem-porary, lush and forage-diversified paddocks that vary in size based on the number of cattle and avail-able forage for that time frame.

This year, they are focusing again on being able to maintain their herd off little more than the land they graze from each day.

Smith said Sweet Grass Farm’s philosophy closely matches that of Kit Pharo of PCC. Smith said they believe as the cost of land, fuel and feed continue to increase cattle farmers will eventually be forced to produce cattle with lower maintenance costs.

He said the new bull would have a moderate frame size of 3-5, which relates to a mature momma cow that is 1,000-1,200 pounds. This is much smaller than what the average cattle farmer raises now, Smith said.

“This smaller framer size, which was the average size cow 30 years ago, will have much lower maintenance costs and will not only survive but excel on what the farm provides (along with some supplemental minerals) cutting out the majority of the expensive inputs,” he said.

He said these cows will also be easy fleshing, which is the ability to maintain good body condition, even on limited feed resources and they have the ability to efficiently

convert lower quality forages into quality milk for their calves. The cows will also be structur-ally sound with good feet, legs, teeth, udder and more, according to Smith.

“These genetics, paired with our year round managed rotational grazing practices, which allow the forages to rest and regrow for a minimum of 30 days, will hopeful-ly put Smith’s Sweet Grass Farm as the lowest input cattle producer in the region,” Smith said.

Lower cost, of course, means greater profit, Smith said.

Smith’s Sweet Grass Farm sits on part of the 397 acres that once made up Smith’s Dairy Farm. Randy’s great-grandmother pur-chased the property, located in Columbus, just before WWII. His grandfather, Frank Smith, has run the farm since the late 40s. Back then Smith’s Dairy Farm milked cows for Biltmore Dairy. The family kept up the business until the 1970s, when they switched to beef cattle.

“I would like to thank my grandfather Frank Smith for al-lowing us to use part of his farm to accomplish all that we have,” he said. “Also, CooperRiis Healing Farm has honestly kept our farm in business the last two years with their support to purchase locally raised and produced all natural foods.”

To learn more about Sweet Grass Farm, email [email protected] or find them on Facebook.

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PERSON FEATURED: Amanda Bond

BUSINESS: Doggie Barber Shop

PHONE NUMBER: 864-457-4490

ADDRESS: 202 E. Earl Street, Landrum, 29356

OPERATING HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m., pick-up by 6 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., pick-up by 4 p.m.

NATURE OF BUSINESS: Dog and cat grooming and seasonal boarding.

PRINCIPAL MANAGER: Terri Henderson

YEAR FOUNDED: 2005

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: Four groomers

HOW’S BUSINESS? Business is good. I have four great groomers they all do a wonderful job and love what they do and care deeply about all animals they groom.

ONE THING I WISH EVERYONE KNEW ABOUT THIS BUSI-NESS: We welcome visitors any time to come visit our shop, look around. We keep a clean shop.

SOMETHING YOU OFFER THAT A CUSTOMER WON’T FIND ELSEWHERE: We groom all dogs no matter their size and we do just nails and external anal glands. I have two groomers that groom cats also.

ADVICE TO YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS: Always do a call to previous employers to find out about people they may hire in the future. One bad employee can make a big difference to your business. Trust your gut feelings, don’t hire them.

MY FIRST JOB: Waitress at Mr. A’s Deli

YOUR ROLE MODEL (IN BUSINESS OR LIFE IN GENERAL): My mom. She raised two kids by herself until she remarried when I was in the sixth grade. She is a great mother and a wonderful, sweet person.

THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS: Communicate with your customers on what they want. Keep a clean shop. Always welcome visitors to your shop. If a groomer does not allow you to see where they groom, trust your gut, there is something they don’t want you to see. If you don’t love what you’re do-ing, then find something else to do because these animals are your customers’ fur babies and should be treated with love and respect.

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Doggie Barber Shop is located at 202 E. Earl Street, Landrum.

Each week features new speaker

The Great Decisions 2013 lec-ture series will kick off Thursday, Feb. 7 at Isothermal Community College’s Polk Center in Colum-bus. Offered nationwide, the series is dedicated to promoting better understanding of crucial world issues that affect the foreign policy of the United States. Topics

for the series are selected by the non-partisan nonprofit Foreign Policy Association of America, and are intended to provide a local forum for discussion on current political and economic issues of the day.

The lecture series will meet each Thursday from 2 – 4 p.m. through March 14 at ICC’s Polk Center with each weekly topic being addressed by a different dis-

Great Decisions 2013 lecture series at ICC Polk Centertinguished speaker. On Thursday, Feb. 7 Dr. Samer Traboulsi, UNC Asheville assistant professor in the history of the Middle East and the Muslim world, will present a program entitled The New Egypt.

Subsequent topics include: The Intervention Calculation, China in Africa, The Eurozone: Crisis and Imperfections and Iran, Israel and the Bomb.

You may register the day of

the lecture, but pre-registration is encouraged.

Great Decisions 2013 is spon-sored by the World Affairs Coun-cil of western North Carolina and Isothermal Community College in cooperation with the World Affairs Forum of the Carolina Foothills and the Foreign Policy Association.

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12-SP-41 AMENDEDNOTICE OF SUBSTI-TUTE TRUSTEE 'SFORECLOSURE SALEOF REAL PROPERTYUnder and by virtue ofthe power and authoritycontained in that certainDeed of Trust executedand delivered by Eliza-beth J. Frankini, datedDecember 14, 2007 andrecorded on December20, 2007 in Book No.361, at Page 122, in theOffice of the Register of

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Deeds of Polk County,North Carolina; and be-cause of default in thepayment of the indebted-ness secured therebyand failure to carry outand perform the stipula-tions and agreementscontained therein and,pursuant to demand ofthe holder of the indebt-edness secured by saidDeed of Trust, the under-signed Substitute Trusteewill place for sale, at pub-lic auction, to the highestbidder for cash at theusual place of sale atPolk County Courthouse,Columbus, North Caro-lina on February 5, 2013at 12:00PM that parcel ofland, including improve-ments thereon, situated,lying and being in the Cityof Lake Lure, County ofPolk, State of North Caro-lina, and being more par-

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ticularly described in theabove referenced Deedof Trust. Address of prop-erty: Lot 63 Highlands AtWalnut, Lake Lure, NC

28746. Tax Parcel ID:P90-109 Present RecordOwners: Elizabeth J.Frankini. The terms of thesale are that the realproperty hereinbefore de-scribed will be sold forcash to the highest bid-der. A deposit of five per-cent (5%) of the amountof the bid or Seven Hun-dred Fi f ty Dol lars($750.00), whichever isgreater, is required andmust be tendered in theform of certified funds atthe time of the sale. Inthe event that the Ownerand Holder or its intendedassignee is exempt frompaying the same, the suc-cessful bidder shall be re-quired to pay revenue

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stamps on the Trustee'sDeed, and any LandTransfer Tax. The realproperty hereinabove de-scribed is being offeredfor sale "AS IS, WHEREIS" and will be sold sub-ject to all superior liens,unpaid taxes, and specialassessments. Other con-ditions will be announcedat the sale. The sale willbe held open for ten (10)days for upset bids as bylaw required. If a thirdparty is the high bidder atthe time of sale confirma-tion, the third party willhave fifteen (15) days fol-lowing the sale confirma-tion to remit the balanceof his/her bid to the Trus-tee. In the sole discretionof the Trustee, an exten-sion may be granted, butin that instance, if re-quired by the noteholderor loan servicer, the bid-

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der shall be required topay per diem interest atthe current rate on thenote secured by the deedof trust described hereinuntil the day he/she re-mits the balance ofhis/her bid to the Trustee.If for any reason theTrustee is unable to con-vey title to this property orthe sale is set aside, thesole remedy of the pur-chaser is the return of thedeposit. Furthermore, ifthe validity of the sale ischallenged by any party,the Trustee, in it’s solediscretion, if it believesthe challenge to havemerit, may declare thesale to be void and returnthe deposit. In eitherevent the purchaser willhave no further recourseagainst the Mortgagor,the Mortgagee, the Mort-gagee’s attorney or the

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Trustee. Additional NoticeWhere the Real Propertyis Residential With LessThan 15 Rental Units: Anorder for possession ofthe property may be is-sued pursuant to G.S.45-21.29 in favor of thepurchaser and againstthe party or parties inpossession by the clerkof superior court of thecounty in which the prop-erty is sold. Any personwho occupies the prop-erty pursuant to a rentalagreement entered intoor renewed on or afterOctober 1, 2007, may, af-ter receiving the notice ofsale, terminate the rentalagreement upon 10 days’written notice to the land-lord. Upon termination ofa rental agreement, thetenant is liable for rentdue under the rentalagreement prorated to

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the effective date of thetermination. Any personwho occupies the prop-erty pursuant to a bonafide lease or tenancy mayhave additional rightspursuant to Title VII of5.896 - Protecting Ten-ants at Foreclosure Actwhich became effectiveon May 20, 2009. RogersTownsend & Thomas,

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The artistic creations of more than 60 area artists, the “heARTs” await new owners through the second annual Have a HeART for Big Brothers Big Sisters silent auction. The brainchild of area potter Jim Cornell, this fundraiser has created quite a stir with local artists enthusiastically and gener-ously sharing their talents.

The HeARTs project accom-panies the Upstairs Artspace

opening exhibit of 2013, “Up-load: Art of the Digital Camera Phone.” This show, organized by Chris Tinkler, demonstrates the creativity of digital imaging and manipulation, elevating digital photography to a highly acces-sible and immediate form of art. The photographs are arranged simplistically, giving viewers the opportunity to thoughtfully consider each one. The images

presented in the exhibit are works by photographers, artists, and non-artists from across the region, the states and the world. The Upload exhibit continues through March 2. The show may be viewed dur-ing gallery hours Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Big Brothers Big Sis-ters benefit reflects the unique talents of the many artists rep-resented. Most of the works are presented on porcelain bisque hearts enhanced through various media, including oil, watercolor or acrylic paint, and ink, collage, glaze and mixed media. Some artists explored in other directions to create heARTs of wood, metal, carved marble or fiber.

These are the final few days to enter bids on hearts. Silent auction bids are encouraged through Feb. 9, with proceeds going to support the local Big Brothers Big Sisters programs.

The Have a HeART benefit will culminate with an open house for closing bids from 4 - 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9. Refreshments will be served. Highest bidders will be announced beginning at 5:30 p.m., with payment by cash or check only to Big Brothers Big Sisters.

For more information on the HeARTs auction, contact Big Brothers Big Sisters at 828-859-9230 or [email protected]. The Upstairs Artspace may be reached at 828-859-2828 or visit www.upstairsartspace.org.

- article submittedby Karen Dacey

HeARTs galore abound downstairs at the Upstairs Artspace

Above are a few of the heARTs on display and for sale at the Upstairs Artspace in Tryon. Pictured left to right are: “Give a Hoot” by Phyllis Peterson, “Love the Mountains” by Richard Baker, “Blown Away” by Kina Baddorf and “Sail Away” by Sofia Dow. (photos submitted by Karen Dacey)

“Mending Boro Hearts” by Sharon Kolbye. (photo submitted by Karen Dacey)

“Buster” by Lee Holroyd. (photo submitted by Karen Dacey)

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The 151st session of the North Carolina General Assembly re-convened this week in Raleigh and the House of Representatives kicked things off in a big way, moving on two extremely impor-tant pieces of legislation.

While the first week was spent taking on unem-ployment Insur-ance r e fo rm and providing a fix for men-tal health group home residents in danger of losing their services (more on these issues below), we expect to address a number of important topics over the course of the long session.

We will focus on issues like voter ID, tax reform, regulatory reform, and education reform that focuses on getting more resources to the classroom and, not the bu-reaucracy.

With a Republican superma-jority of 77 in the House (and 33 in the Senate), along with a Republican in the governor’s man-sion, we expect to see continued conservative reforms as we move North Carolina onto the path to prosperity and away from the tax-and-spend policies of the past.

I look forward to serving you this session and will continue updating you on the many ac-complishments to come.

Unemployment insurance reform: Solving the problem

The first problem that requires addressing by the House is the $2.4 billion debt North Carolina businesses owe to the federal gov-ernment for unemployment bene-fits.During strong economic times, previous general assemblies made policy decisions that depleted

North Carolina’s unemployment insurance reserve funds. When bad economic times hit, the state had to borrow from the federal gov-

ernment in order to pay for the increase in unemployment claims.

We have already made over $230 million in payments over the last three years towards this debt. That is $230 million that could have gone to education, infrastructure, or any number of important areas. Additionally, as long as this debt exists, Federal Unemployment Taxes (FUTA) will increase on businesses at a rate of $21 per employee per year until all $2.4 billion is paid off.

House Bill 4, sponsored by Representatives Julia Howard, Harry Warren, Edgar Starnes and Mitchell Setzer, is an economi-cally-responsible solution to this problem that will result in the debt being paid off by mid-2016. House Bill 4 will also stabilize our state unemployment insurance fund, leaving us with $1 billion in reserves to ensure that this prob-lem never happens again.

House Bill 4 was passed out of the House Finance Committee on Thursday morning and we expect the full chamber to pass it and send it to the Senate early next week.

Group homes: Protecting our most vulnerable

The House also took immedi-ate action on providing assistance to group home residents who were in danger of losing their Medicaid-covered personal care services. Because of recent changes to Medicaid eligibility requirements, a number of residents of mental health group homes were in dan-ger of having their benefits cut off at the end of this month. Action taken by the General Assembly on Thursday guaranteed this would not be the case.

House Bill 5, sponsored by Representatives Nelson Dollar and Justin Burr, provides a short-term solution to the group home issue by stipulating that $39.7 mil-lion in funds appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services in last year’s budget will be utilized for group home pay-ments. The House unanimously passed House Bill 5.

This is the right thing to do for these group home residents. While a permanent solution is still needed, by taking swift action so early in the session we have ensured that every group home resident will be protected and their services will continue until such a solution can be reached.

Legislative Update

Rep. Chris Whitmire

Back to work: Kicking off the 2013 legislative session

Tryon.Female Domestic Abuse In-

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

Alcoholics Tryon 12 and 12, Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Tryon Coffeehouse, 90 Trade Street.

ThursdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

cling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. - noon, corner of Hampton Court

and Hwy 108.The Tryon Concert Asso-

ciation will present cellist, Narek Hakhnazaryan and pianist Noreen Polera in concert, Thursday Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. at the Tryon Fine Arts Center.

Caregiver Support First Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Tryon Estates MCF: 619 Laurel Lake Dr., Columbus, N.C. Contact Carolina Eller or Kim Minowicz at 828-894-5500.

Saluda Center, Thursday ac-tivities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga, 5:30 p.m. For

more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities in-clude ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Devo-tions, 10 a.m.; Bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m.; Grocery shopping, 1 p.m.; Yoga, 6 p.m. 828-894-0001.

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tryon daily bulletin

tryon newsmedia llc

towns abc store

facade of saluda city

saluda center

samples of local honey