4-13-12 Bulletin

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Vol. 85 / No. 53 Tryon, N.C. 28782 Friday, April 13, 2012 Only 50 cents

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Columbus police arrest fugitive wanted for attempted murder

The Columbus Police Department Monday, April 9 arrested Justin Enri-kus Jackson, 23, of Inman, S.C. during a traffic stop on I-26.

Jackson had multiple felony war-rants out of Greer, S.C.:

• Two counts of attempted murder• Two counts of assault and battery

by mob – third degree with bodily injury• Two counts of possessing a weapon

during a violent crime• Discharging firearms into a dwell-

ing• Malicious injury to property

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This weekend you have an opportunity to get some free in-formation about your health. On Sunday, a Community Health Fair will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at the

Tryon Seventh-day Adventist Church Morgan Cen-ter at 2820 Lynn Road. The event offers free health checks, information about some local medical facili-ties and free food.

Crews to begin filming of ‘Distraction’ in LandrumCity leaders, businesses throw support behind productionby Samantha Hurst

Production in Landrum for the pilot sci-fi series “Distrac-tion” kicks off this Sunday, April 15 and runs through next week. Crews hope to wrap their last shot April 22.

“The greatest support we have gotten has been from the City of Landrum,” said producer Matt Stevenson. “The City of Landrum has been phenomenal – the mayor, the chief of police. When you come into someone’s city and they welcome you with open arms and offer you anything they have or anything they can do “Distraction” writer and director Jeff Prince (right, reading from papers) introduces cast and crew members

at the “Distraction” cast and crew party held Saturday, March 31 at the Yellow House in Landrum. Landrum restaurants provided donated hors d’oeuvres for the event. (photo submitted)(Continued on page 4)

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Local Weather

Today: Sunny, with 10 per-cent chance of rain. High 70, low 45.

Saturday: Mostly sun-ny, with 10 percent chance of rain. High 76, low 52.

Sunday: Sunny, with no chance of rain. High 83, low 57.

Monday: Sunny, with no chance of rain. High 85, low 59.

Wednesday’s weather was: High 62, low 37, no rain.

Forecast: Today Tomorrow

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Obituaries

Annie Inez Knuckles, p. 35Ruth S. Stockton, p. 35

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TodaySaluda Center, Friday events:

chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; Trash Train, 10 a.m.

Polk Recreation Zumba class, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 - 11 a.m. at Stearns Gym. Patty Rivera is the instructor.

The Meeting Place Senior Center Friday activities include movie matinee at 10 a.m. and bin-go at 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Seniors on Sobriety (SOS) AA Meeting, Fridays at noon, Polk County Chamber of Com-merce Building, 2753 Lynn Rd. (Hwy. 108), Tryon. 828-894-0293.

Tryon Toy Makers Museum, open Friday 2 - 6 p.m., 43 E. Howard St., Tryon. 828-290-6600.

PCHS JV/V baseball at Mitchell at 4 p.m.

American Legion Post 250, weekly bingo games, Fridays, 7 p.m., 43 Depot St., Tryon. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Smoke-free.

Narcotics Anon., Saluda Se-

nior Center, Friday, 8 p.m.

SaTurdayColumbus farmers market

opens for the season Saturday, April 14, 8 a.m. to noon in front of the Polk County courthouse. 828-817-2134, [email protected].

Polk County Democratic Party annual convention, Sat-urday, April 14 at the Steps to HOPE community room in Co-lumbus. A free breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. and the meeting will start at 10 a.m. Local candi-dates will speak and volunteers will be honored. 828-894-3219.

Grassroots Art Project holds art workshops to benefit Lennie’s Fund and the Humane Society, Saturdays from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. There is no fee for the class and all materials will be provided. Classes are held at the Holy Cross Episcopal Church on Melrose Ave. in Tryon. Call 828-899-0673 for more information.

House of Flags Museum, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Columbus.

Kindermusik, Saturday, April 14, 10 a.m., Studio A at the Tryon Fine Arts Center. 828-859-8322.

Polk County Historical As-sociation Museum, open Satur-days, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

Explore the Arts musical improv event, Saturday, April 14, 1-3 p.m. Led by Darlene Cah and accompanied by Pam McNeil. 828-859-8322.

Lanier Library, Sidney Lani-er Poetry Competition awards presentation, Saturday, April 14, 2 p.m.

SundayCommunity Health Fair,

Sunday, April 15, noon to 5 p.m. at the Tryon Seventh-day Ad-ventist Church Morgan Center at 2820 Lynn Road. Free health checks and free food. Various medical facilities will share infor-mation about their services. Visit www.tryonsdachurch.org for information about health checks.

MondayPolk County Mobile Recy-

cling Unit, Mondays, Harmon

Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon. Saluda Center, Tuesdays,

chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; bridge, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with bridge discussion session at 12:45. 828-749-9245. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

Polk Recreation Zumba class, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-days, 10 - 11 a.m. at Stearns Gym. Patty Rivera is the instructor.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Monday activities include line dancing, 10 a.m., senior fit-ness, 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.828-859-5051.

Chess Club, Mondays, 12:30 p.m., recreation room, Laurel-Hurst Apartments, Columbus. Open to anyone in community. 828-894-3336.

Saluda Center Monday activi-ties include line dancing at 12:30 p.m. For more information visit www.Saluda.com.

PCHS golf at Black Mtn. Western Carolina Classic

Radio Club, Monday, April 16 at 2 p.m. in Studio 118 on the ICC-Polk campus with Jack Benny,

Jimmy Stewart and the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra. All wel-come; no charge.

PCHS men’s tennis at home vs. W. Henderson

Green Creek Community Center, line dancing, Mondays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in the gym.

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.

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

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

TueSdayPolk County Mobile Recycling

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

Hospice of the Carolina Foot-hills, “We Care” is a weekly infor-mal 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 in-formation, contact Shannon Slater at 828-894-7000, 800-617-7132 or [email protected].

Here’s a list of upcoming meet-ings and events for area non-profit community and govern-mental organizations:

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Jackson was held in the Polk County Jail under a $500,000 secured bond before being extradited to South Carolina April 11.

Also arrested during the

• Columbus police(Continued From page 1)

Justin enrikus JaCkson shamari antione Jones griFFin malik riChardson

traffic stop were the following individuals:

• Laron Jumar Sabb, 23, of Hopkins, S.C. on charges of car-rying a concealed gun and pos-session of marijuana. Sabb was released after posting a $2,000 secured bond, with a court date of May 30, 2012.

• Shamari Antione Jones, 18, of Columbia, S.C. on charges of carrying a concealed gun. Jones was released after posting a $1,500 secured bond, with a court date of May 30, 2012.

• Griffin Malik Richardson, 19, of Hopkins, S.C. on charges of felony identity theft, carry-

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ing a concealed gun, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Richardson was also a fugitive from Co-lumbia., S.C. He was held on a $17,000 secured bond, with a court date of April 18, 2012.

– article submitted by the Columbus Police Department

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for you - it’s just extraordinary.” Scenes will be shot over this

week at a variety of locations in Landrum, including shots along East Rutherford, on rural roads, at Expressions Florist, at Landrum airport and at a local doctor’s office.

Stevenson said some of those days will just take five or more hours, while shooting next Fri-day for scenes from a barn dance will keep cast and crew on set from 6 a.m. to close to 1:30 a.m. the next morning.

“We’ve got a lot to do in a week, but we’ve got a really good crew and a really great cast,” Stevenson said. “We want to get out there and get this thing filmed and see how far we can take it.”

How far they take it doesn’t necessarily mean they want film-ing of the series ever to move from South Carolina to Hol-lywood. In fact, Stevenson said the crew and writer, Jeff Prince, in particular, want filming of the series to occur in Landrum.

“We want to give back to the city of Landrum – we want to keep everything here and when it does get picked up by a net-work we want to keep it here,” Stevenson said.

That’s great news to Expres-sions Florist owner and Landrum

Area Business Association presi-dent Melanie Jennings, who has worked for the last few months helping Prince and Spartanburg production company Green Giant Media line up vehicles, signage and locations for filming of the pilot.

“This could be really, really big for Landrum,” Jennings said. “If it does get picked up by a network that could mean paying jobs for people in our area. It could also mean cast and crew lunches being purchased from local restaurants and locations being rented out for weeks at a time.”

For now, Stevenson said staff members are doing their best to give back in any way they can to businesses that have helped out.

“People take care of us, we take care of them,” Stevenson said.

In some cases this means let-ting someone in an office come on as an extra. But extras have not been in short supply either, he said. When the crew recently held a casting call, Stevenson said they ended up with about 80 extras.

“We had a really good turn-out – we didn’t do anything as far as media announcements but from word of mouth I think we had an excellent group of people coming out,” Stevenson said.

• ‘Distraction’(Continued From page 1) “This could be really,

really big for Landrum. Jf it does get picked up by a network that could mean paying jobs for people in our area. It could also mean cast and crew lunches being purchased from local restaurants and locations being rented out for weeks at a time.”

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Foothills Conservative PAC holds candidate eventby Samantha Hurst

The Foothills Conservative Political Action Committee held a Meet the Candidates event for Republican candi-dates for county commissioner and state offices during its regular monthly meeting Tues-day, April 3.

Candidates who spoke to those in attendance included Dan Forest, running for N.C. Lieutenant Governor; Trudi Walend and Chris Whitmire, both running for N.C. District 113; Marche Pitman, run-ning for Polk County Clerk of Court; Michael Gage, Keith Holbert and Tom Pack, both running for the Polk County Board of Commissioners; and Sheila Whitmire, running un-opposed for the position of Polk County Register of Deeds.Dan Forest - Lt. governor

Lieutenant governor can-didate Dan Forest spoke to a full house at the Harmon Field Log Cabin.

“Were living in very trying times,” Forest said. “I believe we are fighting for some of the very freedoms so many men fought and died for genera-tions ago.”

A former architect, Forest

said as lieutenant governor his focus would be on education, job creation and law enforce-ment. But he said at the root of how he would guide the state would be through the principles of limited government and more state control.

“Every generation has to fight to pass freedom on to the next,” Forest said. “We can save America but it’s got to start right here at the grassroots level, work its way up to state politics, work its way up to federal politics.”

At the state level, Forest said there were several things on his agenda should he be elected as lieutenant governor.

Some of those items would include limiting government spending, lowering the corpo-rate income tax rate with the aim of eventually eliminating it, reducing gas tax rate and opting out of Obamacare.

Forest said he’d also like to see more choice introduced into education, a redesigned cur-riculum and reduced education bureaucracy.

In the realm of illegal im-migration, Forest said he’d be prepared to lead the way in


Trudi Walend (left), candidate for the N.C. District 113 house seat, speaks at the Foothills Conservative PAC event Tuesday, April 3. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

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pushing for the E-Verify to be used by all employers, establish a voter ID bill in North Carolina and mandate English as the state’s official language. Trudi Walend – N.C. District 113

Speaking next was Trudi Walend. Walend was tapped in January to replace Rep. David Guice in the N.C. District 113 House seat after Guice resigned to work in the state’s correc-tions system.

Walend had previously served 10 years in the state house.

She spoke of things ac-complished this year in the legislature, including closing a $3 billion gap in the state budget and passing workers compensation reform, small

• Foothills PAC(Continued From page 6)

Michael Gage (left) speaks at the Foothills Conservative PAC candidate event Tuesday, April 3. Gage is a Republican candidate for the Polk County Board of Commissioners. (photo by Samantha Hurst)(Continued on page 8)



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business tax relief and regula-tory reform. She said they also worked on tort reform, medical malpractice and removed the charter school cap. She said the legislature worked to pass a voter ID bill that was then vetoed by the governor.

Walend said she wanted to return to the legislature to put experience, commitment and seniority to work for the district.

“I represented Polk County for many years in the minor-ity in the N.C. House. I fought the good fight and I fought for the conservative principles we all believe in,” Walend said. “Seniority counts – I, with my five terms before, will be among the top 10 in the Republican caucuses. It means we get our choices of committees, of is-sues. I would be at the table representing you when those things come up.”

Some issues Walend said she believes are coming down the line include work on annexa-tion law changes and education reform, including the potential of a merit-based system of pay for teachers.

She said a top priority, though, would be jobs and the economy. Walend said South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia currently attract more jobs be-cause of N.C.’s higher corporate tax - 6.9 versus 5 to 6 percent; the inheritance or death tax; and the state’s gasoline tax. N.C.’s tax is currently 39.15 percent, while South Carolina’s is 16.75. She said there is currently a move in the N.C. House to re-duce that percent to 35. Chris Whitmire – N.C. Rep. District 113

Chris Whitmire is also run-ning for the N.C. House District 113 seat.

Whitmire is an eighth-gener-ation native of the district who has spent most of his working live in the military.

“I believe in doing more with less - this means having to be a

critical thinker and a problem-solver,” Whitmire said. “The most important thing is that I bring passion as a native of this area.”

Whitmire spoke in particular to the suffering local citizens have faced in a bleak economy.

“When your neighbors and your society starts to get un-dermined, you have a drain of talent – it starts going other places,” he said.

Whitmire’s answer to this was education. He said his experience on the Transylvania School Board afforded him the experience needed to create a big impact with fewer resources. He said he believes this, too, can be done at a state level.

“The over regulation, the over taxation and the career politicians have taken our great state from being at the top to being where we are now – that sickens me,” Whitmire said.

Whitmore said the legislature needs to work to make the state environment more inviting for industry and business to come here and it also needs to protect property rights.

In relation to illegal immi-gration, Whitmore believes his work teaching counter-terrorism and public security gives him an inside look at the dangers of the problem, and he said it would be one of several things he’d work to address if elected.

“Please consider voting for me – this election you’ve got a choice here. Someone who has done a lot of things and has tremendous leadership experi-ence,” Whitmire said. Marche Pitman – clerk of court

Marche Pitman has spent the last 11 years as magistrate where he said he’s thoroughly learned the judicial process. Pit-man is running for Polk County Clerk of Court and he said his 18 years of total law enforce-ment experience in Polk County would prove valuable in such a position.

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running the technology de-partment for the county and is currently responsible for two departmental budgets. Pittman received his bachelor of science degree from Gardner-Webb University.

“I want to make sure we cre-ate a customer service-oriented attitude,” Pitman said. “I’d like to see employees falling all over themselves to help each individual in some way.”

Pitman said he’d also like to introduce technology innovation to the clerk of court by coming up with new workflow systems. Michael Gage - County com-missioner

Michael Gage is running for Polk County Commissioner. Gage most recently served two terms as a Columbus town coun-cilman. He has also served as vice-chairman of the Republican party for two terms, has been a member of the crime stoppers board and is a Navy veteran and entrepreneur.

“When I make decisions I base them on facts and not opin-ions and I have a backbone,” Gage said. “I believe every citizen in this county needs to be represented by their county commissioners. You need some-body who can sit up there and listen to what everyone has to hear.”

Gage said he doesn’t believe there is currently enough respect among commissioners in the county for one another or citi-zens’ opinions.

Another issue Gage said he was particular concerned with is property rights.

Gage alluded that he was frustrated by decisions being made by “irrelevant benchmarks such as those used for the moun-taintop ridgeline protection ordinance.”Keith Holbert – County com-missioner

Keith Holbert is also a Re-publican candidate for the Polk County Board of Commissioners.

Holbert has worked as an independent insurance agent for more than 30 years.

“For the last 12 years I’ve followed county commission-ers. I’ve seen good moves; I’ve seen bad moves. I’ve seen good management and I’ve seen bad management, but for the first time this county has the chance to elect three independent busi-ness owners and I hope it will do so.”Tom Pack – County commis-sioner (incumbent)

Incumbent county commis-sion candidate Tom Pack spoke to the crowd about what he feels is going wrong with county lead-ership currently.

“We need to be leaders,” Pack said. “We need to show people where we stand on issues. When you come up to the commission-ers’ meeting you need to feel wel-come to voice your opinions.”

Pack spoke of private proper-ty rights being assaulted in rela-tion to the Unified Development Ordinance. He said he believes it is going to kill the county in relation to property rights and job creation.

Pack said he also has issues with the amount of money being spent by the commission.

“We’re taking in $1.5 million to $2 million a year in excess revenues,” Pack said. “In the meantime you’ll see our fund balance decrease but what we need to do is reduce our taxes. Most of what they have done has been done on the backs of the taxpayers.”Other candidates represented

Sheila Whitmire is running unopposed for register of deeds. She said she appreciated the area’s continued support.

Madeline Peter was also on hand as a representative for Patrick McHenry. She told the crowd that McHenry is a strong conservative Republican who has been in office since 2004.

“We need people who are willing to work hard,” Peter said. “We’ve got to get reinforce-ments in Congress and the state legislature.”


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Candidates share bios, answer Bulletin questions

A Democratic primary will be held on May 8 in Polk County. Six Democrats and three Republicans will vie for three open commis-sioner seats in November.

The Democratic candidates include Emily Bartlett, Ernie Giannini, Ritchie L. “Bubba” Greene, Renée McDermott (in-cumbent), Rickie McFalls and Russell Mierop.

The three winners in the pri-mary will face Republicans Mi-chael Gage, Keith Holbert and Tom Pack (incumbent).

The Bulletin recently asked

Democratic candidates to share biographical information about themselves and to answer several questions about local issues.

The Bulletin is printing the biographical information and answers, presented in alphabetical order by the candidate’s last name.

Information for Bartlett and Giannini appeared in the Thurs-day, April 12 Bulletin. Informa-tion for McDermott and McFalls is given below and on page 16. (Greene is not included now because the Bulletin has not yet received information for him.)

Candidate biographiesRenée McDermott

I’ve served Polk County as a commissioner since 2008. I’m seeking another term so I can continue the progress and good work Ray Gasperson, Cindy Walker and I have accomplished over the last four years.

As a commissioner, I’ve served on the Appearance Commission, Department of Social Services Board, Region C Aging Advisory Board, Home and Community Care Block Grant Committee and Unified Development Ordinance Committee.

B e f o r e b e c o m i n g a commissioner, I served Polk County on the Land Use Planning Committee, the Groundwater Sus ta inab i l i ty Pro jec t and the Ridgetop and Mountain Preservat ion Group. I ’m a past president of the Pacolet Area Conservancy and wrote conservation easements for PAC. I’ve served on the board of the Polk County Community Foundation and on i ts distr ibution and education committees and served as a Master Gardener volunteer.

I’m an experienced county attorney, having served in that position for five years. I worked as an environmental attorney for 25 years, having graduated from the

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Indiana University-Bloomington School of law magna cum laude and having been editor-in-chief of the Indiana Law Journal.

I’m a former teacher of math and science at the middle school level and of high school English and journalism. I was given the Martha Holden Jennings Award for Excellence in Teaching. I earned a bachelor’s degree in English and journalism and a master’s degree in math and science education.

I’m running for re-election because I love Polk County. I have no agenda except to serve


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Red Fox CC Tryon, NC $339,400. 2+ private acres with lake views - 2100+sqft quality home -3 BR/2BA - open concept with many architectural features. Attractive land-scaping with plenty of curb appeal! Mickey Hambright 828-817-1796

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Polk County to the very best of my ability. I do not have any ideological fixation and I do not seek to secure any political advantage or grant “special favors to special people.”

I seek to keep taxes low, to keep Polk County rural and to preserve Polk County’s scenic mountain beauty and precious natural resources.

Rickie McFallsI, Rickie McFalls, was born

on Sept. 11, 1956 at St. Luke’s Hospital, and have lived on Peniel Road just outside of Columbus my entire life. I have two sisters, Lori Waldrop of Taylers, S.C. and Lisa Brown

of Green Creek; and a brother, Donnie McFalls, also living on Peniel Road.

I g radua ted f rom Polk Central High School and started my employment at Southern Mercerizing in Tryon. I later worked for Milliken’s Hatch Mill in Columbus, Milliken Chemical in Inman, S.C. and Michelin Tire Corporation in Spartanburg, S.C. where I worked for 23 years before retiring.

I married Renée McCoy on Feb. 4, 1977, and we have two children, Blaine McFalls of Charlotte, N.C. and Wendy Yellen of Columbus. I also have two grandchildren, Madison, who is 10 years old, and Cayden, who is 2 years old.

My wife and I are active members of Midway Baptist

Church in Columbus. I have a passion for my

community and helping others. My wife and I have previously been the owners and operators of a business serving Columbus and surrounding communities for 22 years. During the course of this 22 years, the business expanded to four other locations within North Carolina. I served as a volunteer fireman in Columbus for 20 years before retiring.

During my 20 years of service I proudly held several offices including safety officer, lieutenant and captain. Even though I am retired I am still involved by currently serving on the fire tax board for Columbus township. I also serve my community as a Shriner and a member of the Masonic Lodge.

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I have enjoyed my 55 years as a citizen of Polk County where I have made many great friends. I am very proud to be a resident of the Columbus community and of Polk County.

rickie mcFalls

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Democratic BOC candidates answer Bulletin questions1. Why are you running for Polk County Board of Commis-sioners?Renée McDermott

I’m running for re-election to ensure that Polk County continues to be governed in a pragmatic and responsible manner, not out of any ideological fixation or effort to secure political advantage or to grant political favors.

Cindy Walker, Ray Gasperson and I have guided the county in a fiscally responsible manner. We reduced Polk County’s tax rate in 2009 and have kept the tax rate steady ever since. Polk County is in the lowest 25 percent of property tax rates for the 100 counties of the state.

Even in this tough economic climate, we lowered county debt by $8.1 million (40 percent) (over the objection of the other two commissioners) and kept Polk County fiscally healthy despite repeated cuts in revenues from state and federal sources.

To k e e p P o l k C o u n t y beautiful and rural, we have a d o p t e d c o m p r e h e n s i v e o r d i n a n c e s p r o t e c t i n g mountainsides and ridgelines. This will prevent undesirable and (like Chocolate Drop) unsightly overdevelopment, stream pollution, landslides and deforestation.

We’ve provided funding for the “More at Four” program for preschool children. We’ve supported our excellent schools in adjusting to significant state legislative cutbacks. We authorized funding for the new Senior Recreation Center, The Meeting Place, and planned and developed the Adult Day Health Care Center. We reorganized the economic and tourism

development department to build local businesses and bring new jobs to Polk County. And we reestablished cooperation with Polk County’s towns.

We contributed to Phase I of improvements to assure St. Luke’s Hospital’s continued viability here and facilitated financing for St. Luke’s new orthopedic surgery addition. Over the objections of the other commissioners, we built a badly needed new human services building and, by working with Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry, acquired a new building for mental health services. And we’ve strongly supported Sheriff Hill with automobiles, other equipment, jail repairs and staffing to keep Polk County safe.

I’m running for a second term on Polk County’s Board of Commissioners to continue this important work.Rickie McFalls

I am running for the board of commission because I think that I have new ideas to help our county in many different ways. Such as, help with job creation and stability, keep taxes as low as possible and try to keep the zoning to a minimum because I think people have the right to their own property within reason.2. What is your overall vision for Polk County?Renée McDermott

M y o v e r a l l v i s i o n i s preservation of Polk County’s rural character and scenic beauty with encouragement o f agr icu l tu ra l economic development throughout the county and of non-agricultural

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economic development in and near the towns and in the vicinity of major highway intersections.

My vision for Polk County is of a fiscally sound and sustainable community, keeping property taxes low so that farmers can stay on the land and farm and so that families can thrive here.

I a lso share the vis ion expressed in Polk County’s 20/20 Comprehensive Plan: “Polk County’s rural atmosphere and serene natural beauty will be vigorously protected. Visionary and pragmatic county and municipal governments will work together in a cooperative manner as they continue to enhance the quality of life for all Polk County citizens.”Rickie McFalls

My overall vision for Polk County is to keep the natural beauty in our county, to bring in environmentally friendly jobs to help keep our future generations in our county to both live and work within the county, to keep our education and school systems at the highest levels in the state, also to get and keep our emergency services at their best and to make sure that our sheriff has enough funds to run his department as efficiently as possible. 3. What do you think the coun-ty’s financial priorities should be?Renée McDermott

Polk County’s financial priority should be to not increase taxes. At the same time we must cope with Polk County’s needs, in a sustainable manner and with special emphasis on the schools, despite steadily declining revenues from state and federal sources.

P o l k C o u n t y m u s t systematically set aside money in reserve accounts each year in anticipation of upcoming capital needs, such as waterline extensions, repair and upgrade of the Lake Adger dam, building maintenance and replacement

(including the schools), and building a water treatment plant. Unless money is set aside each year, planning for these known future needs, taxes will have to be raised when the needs come due and large amounts of money will need to be borrowed, costing the taxpayers debt service fees that would otherwise not have to be incurred, with better planning. The other two commissioners have resisted and strongly criticized this kind of sound fiscal management.Rickie McFalls

I think that Polk County’s financial priorities should be to keep taxes as low as possible, to make sure that our education system is properly funded so that all children within our county can receive a proper education and to make sure that all emergency services have the correct funds in order to have the correct personnel and equipment that they need to keep our county safe.4. On your list of priorities, where is Polk County’s having its own water system and how soon should all areas of the county be connected?Renée McDermott

Polk County now owns just under 24 miles of water pipelines (including the newly approved line to Columbus which will soon be built), most of which are along major roads. Working with homeowners, Polk County has supplied water to families whose wells went dry or whose wells were threatened by drought. Water has been taken to two housing developments, with the cost of running the pipelines borne by the developments.

To date, Polk County has spent $3,410,156 on this water system, including the purchase of Lake Adger. Polk County owns another approximately $4 million worth of donated water lines, for total capital assets of $7,410,156 in the water system. Polk County has approved another $592,465 in water system investment for the line to Columbus.

Further development should

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proceed de l ibe ra te ly and methodically at its current pace. I am opposed to raising taxes to support a more rapid expansion of the system.

Reserves must be steadily set aside from current revenues to pay for additional water lines as prescribed by Polk County’s 20/20 Vision Plan and for needed repairs to the Lake Adger dam required by the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources and, eventually, for a water treatment facility. The water system is a major project for Polk County, with foreseeable costs of $10 million to $15 million, but it will be many years and many more dollars before it connects all areas of Polk County.Rickie McFalls

I think that the water system is very important to our county? I would like to see it put high on the county’s priority list because it will help our county in many different ways such as bring in more industries and help people that have wells during times of drought. I would like to also see the water system fund get built up instead of borrowed upon all the time. Polk County is a big county and I think that as it stands right now, it will be at least 10 years or more before our water system is in place.5. What direction do you feel the county should be moving in terms of zoning? Do you think land use regulations should be more strict than they currently are or more lenient. Please explain.Renée McDermott

I oppose forced zoning. Zoning in White Oak and Cooper Gap Townships is off the table. Zoning should continue to be limited, as it now is, to Saluda, Tryon, Columbus and Green Creek townships. The zoning provisions applicable to those four townships contained in the proposed Unified Development Ordinance should be adopted without revision.

When legitimate concerns have been raised concerning

land use planning ordinances in Polk County, remedies have been fashioned. When it was brought to the commissioners’ attention that manufactured homes and modular homes were not allowed in the mountain and ridgeline protection areas due to a glitch in the definition of “residence,” the Unified Development Ordinance Committee, planning board and the board of commissioners quickly acted to correct that mistake.

When the mayor of Saluda and some Saluda business people sought relief from some provisions of the Mountain and Ridgeline Protection Ordinance for the zoned areas of Polk County, the Unified Development Ordinance Committee fully cooperated and proposed an excellent and complete remedy for their concerns. It facilitates a wide array of commercial development in areas in Saluda Township, while providing affected residents a voice in the procedure, not just the development proponents. That remedy should be adopted by the planning board and by the board of commissioners.

In Saluda, Tryon, Columbus and Green Creek townships, consideration should also be given to alterations in the zoning map to conform somewhat more closely to the land use proposals contained in the county’s award winning comprehensive plan, which was unanimously adopted by the Polk County Planning Board and by the Polk County Board of Commissioners.

The current land use planning system in Polk County is responsive to the people, it is working, and it is working very well.Rickie McFalls

Saluda has been targeted with an elevation line of 1650 feet above see level. This is so restrictive that any growth or development will be unlikely due to cost. I will work to get a degree of slope installed and remove the 1650 feet line. This will still protect our ridge tops but will allow citizens to use their land.



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Shade Garden Specialists Polk district court resultsIn Polk County District Court

held Wednesday, April 4 with Judge Pete Knight presiding, 62 cases were heard. Some cases were contin-ued, dismissed or sent to supe-rior court.

The following persons were convicted of a crime (names are given as they appear in court records):

Darrell Knighton was con-victed of driving with no opera-tor’s license. He was sentenced to one year of unsupervised pro-bation, a $50 fine and court costs.

Toney Lee Mathis was con-victed of trespassing/impeding

a school bus. Mathis was sen-tenced to one year unsupervised probation, a $50 fine and court costs.

N o r m a n Rosenberg was convicted of felony posses-

sion of MDA/MDMA. He was sentenced to six months super-vised probation and court costs.

Scott Smith Jr. was convicted of operating a vehicle with im-paired equipment. He was to pay court costs and a $40 fine.

Brett Trauth was convicted of operating a vehicle with im-paired equipment. He was to pay a $40 fine and court costs.

Court Results

Columbus police participate in No Need 2 Speed campaign

During the week of April 2-8, the Columbus Police De-partment participated in the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program’s No Need 2 Speed traffic safety initiative. The enforcement focused on reducing speed-related collisions.

During the weeklong en-forcement campaign, the Co-lumbus Police Department issued 42 speeding citations and four seatbelt violations, arrested two impaired drivers, cited one person with driving while license revoked, appre-hended three fugitives, made two felony arrests and handled

five drug violations, 11 other traffic violations and eight other criminal violations.

Across the state, more than 39,150 citations for numerous traffic violations were issued, including 13,485 speed-related charges.

Speeding is one of the top three causes of traffic colli-sions in North Carolina, state officials said. In 2011, speeding was a contributing factor in 33 percent of all traffic collisions in the state, which resulted in 429 fatalities and 39,416 injuries in North Carolina.

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Letter to the Editor

No guarantees?To the Editor: The oath taken by Polk County

commissioners states that they will uphold the constitution and the statutes of North Carolina.

Currently marriage of one man and woman is North Carolina Law.

Did three of the sit t ing commissioners break their oath of office at their April 2, 2012 meeting?

– David Moore, Rutherfordton (Polk County

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Curtis Rowe runs in a 5K event at Tryon Estates. Rowe plans to tackle the Boston Marathon Monday, April 16. (photo submitted)

Local resident makes his way into Boston Marathonby Samantha Hurst

Curtis Rowe’s feet hit the ground six days a week logging mile after mile in his quest for health and personal achievement.

He’ll see early next week just how far he can stretch his body in pursuit of crossing the finish line at the Boston Marathon, one of the largest marathons in the country.

“The whole experience is supposed to be unbelievable,” R o w e s a i d , “with fans and support lining both sides of the course.”

R o w e , a Columbus resi-dent, qualified to run in the Boston Marathon by running a personal best time of 3 hours, 6 minutes at the Little Rock Mara-thon in Little Rock, Ark. back in March 2011.

He’ll take his spot in the sea of runners in Boston Monday, April 16, while his wife, 3-month old child and his parents cheer from the sidelines.

The Boston Marathon draws hundreds of thousands of specta-tors, along with more than 20,000 runners, to the city each year after starting with just 18 participants in 1897. Considered the third largest marathon in the United States, 26,895 people entered the race in 2011.

“It’s the hardest marathon to get into because you have to run a fast qualifying time at another marathon,” Rowe said. “I’ve trained harder this winter and this spring than I’ve ever done in hopes that I can reach another

personal best in Boston.”Rowe said he runs six days

a week, sometimes twice a day, to get in the miles he needs to improve his stamina and speed. His shortest runs each week have him logging no less than 8 miles, while his longest runs can be up to 22 miles.

Rowe said he’s still surprised his body has taken him at far as it has, considering he couldn’t

run a fu l l mile without stopping to w a l k f o u r and a half years ago.

“ I w a s getting over-weight and out of shape but a friend

wanted me to run a marathon so I thought why not,” Rowe said. “I had registered for the race in Jacksonville and once I had signed up for it, I had to do it. The first couple of months were terrible – I took a whole bottle of Ibuprofen that month – but I was just determined and soon the weight came off and I felt better and better.”

Rowe said he lost 60 pounds in the process and found the en-dorphins he gained from running almost “addictive.”

This addicted runner partici-pates in 10-12 races per year in-cluding 65-mile and 50-mile ultra marathons last year and races in Jacksonville, Fla.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Chicago, California and Little Rock.

In 2011, he ran almost 2,000 miles. He said so far this year he’s already hit the road for about 1,200.

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The Polk County 4-H will offer a free public speaking program designed to help young people not only learn how to speak in public but also gain confidence and poise. Shown here is Larry Dyer, a participant in a previous program. This year’s program will be held Tuesday, April 17 for youth ages 9 - 18. To sign up, call the cooperative extension office at 828-894-8218. (photo submitted by Helen Clark)

4-H offers free youthpublic speaking class April 17

The Saluda Tailgate Market will begin its third season on Friday, May 4 at 4:30 p.m. in downtown Saluda.

What began as a few indi-viduals interested in having a local growers’ market in the summer of 2010 has quickly become a Saluda spring-to-fall tradition.

Organizers said they realized early on that this market was more than just providing locally grown food options and supporting neigh-bors who wanted to grow produce. They said it was part of a larger food movement that is shifting the way we all think about food: how we eat, shop and socialize and how we think about our community and the land that surrounds us.

“Why stand in a line at a gener-ic box store with a cart when you can don a hat, pick up a basket and meet your friends downtown?”

organizers asked. “In addition, you can get to know the farmer who has grown what you will serve for supper. Luckily, we live in a rich and diverse bioregion and abun-dance seems too small a word to encompass all that has shown up in the west end parking lot on Friday afternoons. Vendors bring every kind of vegetable, fruit and herb that grows in Polk and Henderson counties, along with chicken, beef, eggs, cheese, honey and locally — sourced baked goods. This year we will see fresh rainbow trout and Saluda raised lamb.”

Interested vendors can go to www.saludatailgate.com to down-load rules and applications. Call Shelley DeKay with any ques-tions: 828-606-5713 or 828-749-9365.

– article submittedby Shelley DeKay

Saluda Tailgate Market opens May 4

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Saluda’s historic Spring Park maintained by Saluda’s Garden Club is located behind Saluda City Hall. The small park offers a peaceful respite to passerby, with flowering azaleas, woodland plants and stone paths leading to the quiet spring. (photo by Bonnie J. Bardos)

Looking for a small slice of na-ture and sense of peace to restore spirit and mind? Passerby would never guess that hidden behind Saluda’s historic City Hall/Police Department building at Main and Church Street, is a small treasure of a quiet, cool little park, featur-ing a peaceful rock-lined spring tucked down amid stones, soft tender green ferns and all manner of woodland plants. Stone bench-es and gentle paths lead down among flower-ing azaleas to the quiet spring. There’s a sacred feeling here: a sense and rever-ence of the past, nature, of rest. No visitor could leave this place without a feeling of peacefulness and respite.

Spring Park is listed on the Na-tional Register of Historic Places; and was referred to in deeds per-taining to the Saluda City Hall property as far back to 1896 — the spring has a marker noting circa 1830, and Spring Park is circa mid 1700s. This spring was one of sev-eral springs that supplied Saluda with water in the town’s earliest years — it probably was used even earlier by Native Americans, as a horse watering spot, and to lend

refreshment to dusty travelers. Later it was covered, as were other springs. In 1980, the spring was reclaimed and converted into a small, peaceful park with stone steps, a wood fence on the north edge, and a large shade tree; it’s also a registered wildlife habitat.

Saluda’s historic Spring Park, is lovingly cared for by the Saluda Garden Club: members gently tend plants, clean walkways and

keep the little park impeccably neat and beau-tiful for all to find and enjoy. Of course, it is a place to appreci-ate nature, and

to leave as you found it, without disturbing or littering the pleasant surroundings. The purpose of the Saluda Garden Club is the beau-tification and improvement of Sa-luda. Special emphasis is given to the landscaping, annual plantings and care of historic Spring Park. Donations are always welcome. Saluda Garden Club meets the third Monday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Saluda Library except for special events or outings. For more information on either Sa-luda’s Spring Park or the Saluda Garden Club, call Anita Severn 828-749-3155.

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Tryon Arts and Crafts School will hold a “Wild, Wacky and Woolly Workshop Mania” week-end with five different workshops Friday, April 27 – Sunday, April 29.

The weekend will start with an opening reception for all workshop attendees and instructors from 6-8 p.m. During the reception, students will meet their instructors, get an overview of their workshop and choose their workstation. Sat-urday morning, all the workshops will begin at 9 a.m.

At the blacksmith’s forge, in the Knife Blade with Sheath Workshop, students will learn the basics of knife-blade making with instructors Gerry Drew and Walt Myers on Saturday from 9 a.m. -5 p.m. On Sunday, noon - 5 p.m., they will make custom leather sheaths for their knives with Karl Boyer.

In the jewelry studio, Ruthie Cohen and David Alberts will

teach Creating Jewelry without a Torch. In this workshop, students will make a Byzantine chain bracelet and earrings with mixed metals. In addition, they will cre-ate a pendant, earrings or a pin with textured metals, screen and beads. Students can bring their own treasures to combine with the workshop materials to create their own heirloom works of art. The workshop will be held Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., and Sunday, April 29, 1-4 p.m.

On Saturday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Jerry Pospisil will offer a “Kaleidoscope – Fantasy World of Color” workshop. Pospisil will teach students how to make a stained glass kaleidoscope in-corporating a handmade marble. Some experience with glass foiling and soldering is recommended.

For those with a hankering for fiber, there are two workshops.

In the two-day It’s All in the Bag Workshop, students will de-

sign and make their own felt bag, purse or carry-all. They will create their own designs, adding pockets,

‘Wild, Wacky and Woolly Workshop Mania’ offered at TAC April 27-29

flaps and straps as desired. The

A workshop in “Creating Jewelry without a Torch” will be offered by Ruthie Cohen and David Alberts Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29 at Tryon Arts and Crafts School. (photo submitted by Julia McIntyre)

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bags can be used to go out, haul towels to the beach or for everyday stuff. The workshop will be taught by Vasanto Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon – 5 p.m..

In the second fiber workshop, students will learn hot wax resist methods and the mysteries of dye-ing in Christine Mariotti’s Batik on Silk Workshop on Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Students will make two samples and one large piece using silk and silk dyes. The goal is to learn how to use differ-ent wax mixtures to create textural effects, color layering and wax removal methods.

A pizza lunch will be provided to all workshop attendees and instructors. On Saturday evening,

• TAC(ConTinueD From page 27)

Tryon Arts and Crafts members and the general public are invited to attend a dinner event catered by 12 Bones Smokehouse Restaurant from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Dinner tickets must be ordered before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24. During dinner there will be pottery and raku fir-ing demonstrations.

Advance registration for all workshops and the Saturday eve-ning dinner is required. For more information about instructors and workshops, including tuition and supply costs, call 828-859-8323 or email [email protected].

More details and examples of projects are available on the Tryon Arts and Crafts School website, www.TryonArtsandCrafts.org.

– article submittedby Julia McIntyre

During Tryon Arts and Crafts School’s “Wild, Wacky and Woolly Workshop Mania” weekend, students can learn to make a felted bag in a workshop taught by Vasanto. (photo submitted by Julia McIntyre)

A kaleidoscope in construction. Jerry Pospisil will teach a kaleidoscope-making workshop Saturday, April 28 at Tryon Arts and Crafts School. (photo submitted by Julia McIntyre)

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Conversations from Birdlandby Don Weathington

My friend James sent me an article via email that began by stating that we should not be surprised about the recent inten-tional killing of innocent civil-ians in Afghanistan, because our government had trained the man accused of the crimes to be a killer. The author, Chris Hedges, is a former war correspondent. His article outlines the kinds of moods and behaviors he has seen over his years chasing headlines in war zones.

Hedges spent only a frac-tion of his article tapping into the current incident directly, preferring to demonstrate the more global likelihood that war inevitably produces similar incidents, which he labels as state-sponsored murder. It is a harsher choice of words than I would choose, but I won’t ar-gue the point. There have been numerous stories of atrocities in American military history from Sand Creek in 1864 to My Lai

more than a hundred years later in 1968. In Afghanistan and Iraq there have been several events other than the current one. There is no way even to guess how many other such occurrences we (the American public) don’t know about.

Hedge’s han-d l ing o f th i s topic is nothing short of brutal. He suggests that most men who have actual ly been in the teeth of mortal com-bat know about atrocities but are complicit in keeping them secret.

The business of homicide outside the wire and on civil-ians, while a gritty subject, was not the most compelling aspect of Hedge’s article to me. In his attempt to give the reader a sense of what soldiers might feel after months of hazardous duty he mentions boredom, emotional blunting, over expo-

Ain’t No Love in War sure to death, over stimulation, fear and group attitudes about nationalism and honor (which he considers to be attitudes that act as catalysts for the behavior). In passing he mentions that the individual soldier is put in the position of having no outlet for expressing “love” within the context of war. And this was the

concept that be-came central to me in process-ing the article’s true value and meaning.

In my own experience, and from what I gleaned later in treating veter-ans, this lack of a way to ex-press love while surrounded by aggression and death, smothers a part of the human spirit. The only instances of joy and car-ing that I saw in combat were those times when great harm had been inflicted on “the enemy” or when some daring rescue had been accomplished – both situations existed when violence

permeated the moment. Thus, the only instances of shared joy and caring are a reinforcement of violence.

I have been privileged to know and speak intimately with many, many veterans in my life. I can not recall even one who would say that soldiers are not changed forever by war. But what is it that changes? I would suggest that exposure to the intensity of war lowers the indi-vidual’s ceiling for experiencing love. This is not to say that vet-erans don’t love at all, but rather that they are less likely to exhibit full expression of that emotion – they (we) have learned to hold back. Some of it is related to the losses we endured. Some of it is due to things we did or shared in doing. Some of it is due to what we’ve seen. Some of it is due to things we just heard about.

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What has happened? The ability to experience and ex-press compassion – the primary emotional behavior of peaceful co-existence – has been com-promised; smothered but not killed. Not all soldiers enduring these privations and the indigni-

ties of combat will act out – all will be affected. With the huge numbers of veterans living in the U.S., I can’t help wondering if the eroding of the gentle aspect of the world I grew up in is be-ing affected by the more or less continuous state of war that the country has had foisted upon it by politicians. Certainly since the end of World War II the cul-ture has seen a rise in rudeness, public aggression in word and deed, insensitivity toward those in need and self interest at the expense of human interest.

What does war change? The answer is compassion – both in individuals and in the collective culture as more of the popula-tion is affected. As returning vets raise their offspring, the diminishing of their capacity for compassion is passed along to succeeding generations. We are seeing the erosion of compassion in our lives today. Somehow we must find a way to reverse this trend if we are to survive as a nation fit to have a leadership role in the world.

• Birdland(Continued From page 29)

Catlin Tierce will perform Sunday, April 15 at Christ Com-munity Church, located on Hwy.14 at the N.C./S.C. state line outside Landrum in the old Brannon’s Restaurant. The ser-vice starts at 10:30 a.m.

Tierce will perform his lat-est hits, “Bud Ain’t Wiser” and “Dancing and Singing” from his latest CD, “Mama’s Prayers.” Tierce has been singing his origi-nal gospel music for more than 15 years and his current songs are in heavy rotation now on more than 500 radio stations across the nation. He had a no. 1 hit in New York City in 2002 and has sung live performances all across the north and southeast.

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Falls and fall-related injuries can seriously affect older adults’ quality of life. Falls often cause painful debilitating injuries for older adults.

St. Luke’s Hospital Outpa-tient Rehabilitation Center will host a free fall-risk screening and conditioning program on Thursday, April 19, from 8 a.m. until noon. Appointments are necessary; call 828-894-8419 to sched-ule your screening.

W i t h the Bio-dex Bal-ance Sys-tem SD, St. Luke’s rehab thera-pists can identify and modify the factors that lead to falls among older adults.

Certain people are at high risk for accidental falls and should be regularly screened to help reduce the high number of fall-related injuries and deaths in the United States, a guideline says.

The guideline, issued by the American Academy of Neurol-ogy, takes into account all avail-able scientific studies and con-cluded that people with stroke, dementia, and walking and bal-ance disorders have the greatest risk of falling. Having fallen in the past year strongly predicts that a person will suffer another fall, and people with Parkinson’s disease, peripheral neuropathy, weakness in the legs or feet and

substantial vision loss are also at increased risk for falls.

“Each year in the United States, accidental falls result in 1.8 million emergency room visits and more than 16,000 deaths,” said Scott McDermott, occupational therapist at St. Luke’s Hospital. “At St. Luke’s Hospital Outpatient Rehabilita-tion we want to identify and

help you m o d i f y the fac-tors that l e a d t o falls us-i n g o u r B i o d e x Ba lance System.”

The Biodex Balance System enables the rehabilitation team at St. Luke’s Hospital to perform balance testing and identify fall risk candidates, determine ankle and knee status and determine limits of stability. This system also provides balance training including stabilization exercise, range of motion exercise and weight shift exercise.

“People need to know that falls are preventable, and there are simple tests to determine if you’re at risk of falling,” Mc-Dermott said. “It’s important to discuss falls, since some people can face serious life conse-quences after falling, such as disability and loss of indepen-dence, which may be averted only through fall prevention.”

– article submittedby Jennifer Wilson

Free fall-risk screening April 19

Four “play of the hand” bridge lessons will be offered at the Tryon Youth Center on Tuesdays, May 8 – May 29 from 1:30 – 4 p.m. You may come to one lesson or all four.

The lessons will focus on basic bridge and will be taught mainly by playing predealt hands. Each hand will have a lesson in playing, and bidding help will be provided as well.

Sally Jo Carter and Linda Shere will teach the lessons.

Call 828-859-6780 to sign up. The youth center is located on Hwy. 176 in the Pacolet Valley between Tryon and Saluda.

The next bridge lessons at the Tryon Youth Center are scheduled for November.

– article submittedby Sally Jo Carter

Bridge lessons at Tryon Youth Center

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Joey and Olivia Whiteside of Lynn announce the birth of their daughter, ScottLynn Grace, born March 24, 2012 at 1:50 a.m. at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, N.C. She weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 21 inches long. ScottLynn is welcomed by her brothers and sister, Elliott, 7, StorieLane, 5, and Oakley, 2. (photo submitted by Olivia Whiteside)

Editor’s note: In observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Steps to HOPE will submit several articles on re-lated topics during April. The following is the second of these articles.

Consent is permission for something to happen or agree-ment to do something. Con-sensual sex means everyone involved has agreed to what they are doing and has given their permission. Sex without some-one’s agreement or permission is sexual assault.

Drugs and alcohol blur con-sent. When drugs and alcohol are involved, clear consent cannot be obtained. Intoxica-tion impairs decision-making and can make it impossible to gain someone’s legal consent. Mixing drugs and/or alcohol can lead to risky behavior such as unsafe sex.

Consent needs to be clear. A partner saying nothing is not the same as a partner saying “yes.”

Don’t rely on body language, past sexual interactions or any other non-verbal cues. Never assume you have consent be-cause your partner does not say “no.”

Consent does not have to be something that “ruins the mood.” It allows one to know that their partner is comfortable with the interaction and lets both partners clearly express what they want.

Consent is specific. Just be-cause someone consents to one set of actions and activities does not mean consent has been given to any other sexual act. If con-sent to sexual activity was given in the past it does not apply to current or future interactions. Consent can be initially given and later withdrawn.

For more information visit www.nsvrc.org or contact Steps to HOPE at 828-894-2340.

– article submittedby Debra Backus,

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Dispelling popular myths on diet and exerciseToday, I’d like to dispel

some rather popular myths with regard to diet and exercise. Fol-lowing some of these will not only hinder progress, but tend to confuse you as well.

Myth 1) Don’t eat after seven o’clock at night, be-cause you’re usually just sitting around and the food you eat turns into fat. Remember, your gastrointestinal tract has to have ample blood flow for thorough digestion. Now there’s another so-called myth you probably heard at some time in you life, “Don’t swim within an hour of eating, or you could catch a cramp.” I used to certify life-guards, and can tell you that’s true, because if you eat, then swim, blood pulls away from your GI tract to fuel your arms and legs, then digestion stops and you could cramp.

Now, what’s all that got to do with eating late at night? Well,

suppose you ate right before bedtime, and you had no gastro-intestinal problems like reflux or ulcers (with these you could possibly choke in your sleep). Once you go to bed, all you’re going to do is lay there, so your GI tract could get all the blood it needs for thorough digestion.

There’s another benefit. Dur-ing stage four, and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep your body is in a state of repair. Since you just ate, now you have all your body’s building blocks like vita-mins, minerals, protein, carbo-hydrates and water available for organ, bone and muscle repair.

Myth 2) I can work my abdominal muscles every day. Remember, your abs tone and tighten just like any other skel-etal muscle. Muscles don’t tone

while you’re working them. Oh, they may feel tight when exer-cising, but that’s because they are full of blood. Muscles actu-ally tone 30 to 35 hours later, while you’re sleeping. Two more things about working abs. Always work them last in your routine, and never work them to failure, because these muscles don’t attach to any joint, so you could produce a hernia.

Myth 3) Eating pizza is bad for you, because it has no nutrients. Although pizza top-pings like pepperoni, sausage, bacon, ground beef and cheese have saturated fat and choles-terol, and should be kept to a minimum, pizza is loaded with nutrients.

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Myth 4) Carrots are loaded with sugar. Did you know that a whole cup of chopped carrots contains just 52 calories and a mere 12g of carbohydrates? They also contain fiber and beta-carotene which help con-trol blood sugar levels. Carrots are also packed with “falcari-nol,” a phyto-chemical shown to protect against colon cancer.

Myth 5) Celery has no health benefits. Celery is loaded with a combination of disease-pre-venting vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. It contains “pthalides,” compounds that help lower blood pressure by relaxing artery walls. Celery also contains “apigenin, a phy-tochemical that helps protect

against cancers. Myth 6) Iceberg lettuce has

no nutrients. While it’s true darker varieties have more, don’t give up on this lettuce. It’s good for your bones, because one cup contains 20 percent of your daily dose of vitamin K.

Iceberg lettuce is good for your eyes to, because one cup provides 15 percent of your daily dose of vitamin A. Re-member, any lettuce that keeps you eating salads is great.

Exercise or diet question? Email me at [email protected] or visit fitness4y-ourlife.org. David Crocker of Landrum has been a nutrition-ist and personal trainer for 26 years. He served as strength director of the Spartanburg Y.M.C.A., head strength coach for the S.C. state champion girls gymnastic team, USC-Spartanburg baseball team, Converse college equestrian team, lead trainer to L.H. Fields modeling agency, and taught for semesters at USC-Union. David was also a regular guest of the Pam Stone radio show.

• Diet & Exercise(Continued From page 33)

Well-known ornithologist and birding expert Simon Thompson will conduct a spring birding hike at FENCE on April 18 at 8 a.m. This will be the second in the series.

Simon Thompson is the di-rector and originator of Ventures Inc., an Asheville-based touring company that specializes in bird-ing tours. He has led expeditions to Belize, the Peruvian Amazon, the Galapagos, Greece, France, England and Australia.

The hike will begin at the main FENCE Center building. Hikers should come prepared with a pair of comfortable walk-ing shoes, water and binoculars.

The FENCE nature hike series is offered free of charge with the support of the Kirby Endowment Fund at the Polk County Community Foundation. For more information, contact FENCE at: 828-859-9021 or

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[email protected].– article submittedby Tracie Hanson

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Ruth S. StocktonIt is with great sadness that

the family of Ruth Settle Stock-ton announces her peaceful pass-ing on Sun-day, April 1, 2012 at A u t u m n C a r e o f S a l u d a . Born April 2, 1923 in C a m p o -bello, Ruth lived a long and productive life, and especially enjoyed her years in Tryon and Charlotte, N.C. She loved flowers, cats, ice cream, doll collections, sewing, garden-ing and traveling.

Ruth will be lovingly re-membered by her daughter, Caroline Stockton Krause, and her son-in-law, Barry Krause, of Vancouver, Canada; by her niece and guardian, Diane McClellan

Obituaries

Annie Inez Knuckles

Annie Inez Knuckles, 95, of Campobello was called to her heavenly home Tuesday, April 10, 2012. She was the daugh-ter of the late Adam and Julia Copeland.

Mrs. Knuckles was a dedi-cated member of Smith Chapel Baptist Church, Campobello.

After a brief stay in the hos-pital, she insisted upon return-ing home. There, she spent her final days surrounded by her children and grandchildren, whom she kept reminding that she loved them dearly.

Left to cherish these and other fond and loving memories are: eight children, Mrs. Jennie (Booker) Brewton, Mrs. Mamie (Robert) Worley, Mrs. Hermean Benson (Harold) Smith, Mrs. Barbara (Theodore) McDowell, Mrs. Peggy Payne, Mr. Robert

Obituaries

of Columbus; by her sisters, Rosemary Mills and Aurelia Horne, also of Autumn Care; by her sister, Arvilla Smith, of Tryon; and by her many nieces, nephews and friends in North and South Carolina.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, Rose and Keifer Settle of Gowensville.

A celebratory memorial ser-vice will be held at McFarland’s Funeral Chapel, 54 McFarland Drive, Tryon, on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at 2 p.m., with Dr. Darryl E. Maxwell officiat-ing, with reception and burial in Polk Memorial Gardens to follow.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Drive, Columbus, N.C. 28722.

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

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

H. (Hattie) Knuckles Jr., Mrs. Patricia (Donald) McDonald and Mr. Adam L. (Beverly) Knuckles; 15 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Knuckles’ husband, He-zekiah, and her 10 brothers and sisters all preceded her to glory.

Funeral services will be held Friday, April 13 at 1 p.m. at Smith’s Chapel Baptist Church, Campobello. Pastor Bobby McDowell will officiate. Burial will be in the Knuckles Family Cemetery, Campobello.

The family requests that memorials be made to the fol-lowing: Smith Chapel Baptist Church, Smith Chapel Rd., Campobello, S.C. 29322 and Hospice of the Carolina Foot-hills, 260 Fairwinds Rd., Lan-drum, S.C. 29356.

The body will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. Friday morning.

The family will receive friends at the home.

J. W. Woodward Funeral Home, Spartanburg, S.C.



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One local woman is about to enjoy the dance of her life.

Judith Smith, a soft-spoken mother of three, will enjoy dancing during her youngest daughter’s up-coming wedding. Having suffered major and multiple knee problems over the past several years, Smith said a new knee and a little rehab have blessed her.

“All you have to do is watch me walk now. It’s nothing short of perfect,” she said. “It seems and feels like a miracle.”

Last fall, Smith underwent sur-gery for a total knee replacement at St. Luke’s Hospital where ortho-pedic surgeon Dr. Brian Rosenberg of Rosenberg Bone and Joint used the latest technology to ensure a custom-fit knee implant. Dr. Rosenberg said the new technology offers patients a quicker, less painful recovery, increased range of mo-tion and greater ease in performing normal living activities.

The custom-fit total knee re-placement begins with an MRI for precise measurements and com-puter software that anatomically corrects the deformity. Then a 3-D image of the implant to be used is matched to the corrected knee model, ending with patient-specific cutting guides that indicate within a few millimeters where to make bone cuts, he said.

“Even slight variations in the way the implant fits can cause pain, stiffness and instability... My patients truly benefit from improved outcomes and shorter recovery,” Dr. Rosenburg said.

For Smith, the outcome and recovery following her surgery were, “unbelievable! I’m in bet-ter condition now than before the injury,” she said.

Prior to surgery, she suffered for more than four years after fall-ing while hanging curtains. The fall twisted her knee and tore the anterior cruciate ligament or ACL, one of four major ligaments that surround the knee.

On the recommendation of a friend, Smith made an appointment with Dr. Rosenberg who treated her with cortisone injections until

an arthroscopy of the knee was absolutely necessary.

“I was doing well after that, but then I slipped in a local store. The fall destroyed all the work Dr. Rosenberg had done previously, and an MRI indicated that surgery was necessary,” Smith said. “It was terrible. I was in horrible pain. I walked with a limp, and my daugh-ter was planning a wedding. The timing could not have been worse!”

Dr. Rosenberg suggested the family continue to plan for an April wedding; he’d do his part to get her back on her feet in time for the big event. Smith underwent surgery at St. Luke’s Hospital last August. After a short hospital stay, she received physical therapy at home and quickly graduated to outpatient therapy. She worked out regularly at St. Luke’s Center for Outpatient Rehabilitation with a physical therapist.

“I have been blessed to do so well in surgery. God has blessed me in so many ways,” she said. “I was fortunate to have Dr. Rosenberg as my doctor. He is one-of-a-kind, and he definitely gave me my life back.”

As she greeted her daughter who recently dropped by to dis-cuss the wedding guest list, Smith said, “I was so excited to see this advertisement for Dr. Rosenberg in a magazine because it expressed exactly what I was anxious about — I did not want to miss the dance of my daughter’s life. I wanted to enjoy her wedding, without pain and without a limp.”

– article submittedby St. Luke’s Hospital

Judith smith

Recovered from knee surgery, bride’s mother looks forward to celebration

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beautiful. The Pacolet Area Conser-

vancy protects the mountains, forest, farms, waterways and green spaces of our area. In fact they have helped protect more than 8,000 acres in our area.

Their logo says, Pacolet Area Conservancy, Saving the places you love. Just take a glance out your window, look in any direc-tion and I’m sure you will have to agree - they do a great job!

Now comes the part you can

Driving through our area we are greeted by natures wonder-ful paintbrush of color. The lush greenery that envelopes our mountainsides, forests and farm lands pleases the eye and the bright strokes of pinks, purples and reds of flowers warms the heart.

Rivers and streams delight with their flowing waters and calm the senses. You may not give a moments thought to how these views came to be, or perhaps even more impor-tantly, how they continue to be so breathtakingly beautiful, but today I’ll ask you to think about just that and what part you can play in helping keep our area

You can help ensure our area stays beautifulPublisher’s Notebookby Betty Ramsey

play in ensuring our beautiful area stays beautiful.

Saturday, May 5, the annual PACwalk for Preservation will be held at Tryon Estates and provides the opportunity for a good time while helping raise funds to save our mountains, farms forests, waterways and greenspace.

You can choose to walk or run in support of conservation and registration is easy. Reg-ister on line (both walkers and runners) at www.strictlyrun-ning.com or pick up a form at Nature’s Storehouse or the PAC office in Tryon.

For more information you can call PAC at 828-859-5060.

Men’s Monday Afternoon duplicate bridge results, April 2On April 2, the members of

the Men’s Monday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club met in the home of Bruce Fritz for their weekly duplicate bridge contest of games.

At the end of the afternoon’s play the partnership Mickey Brandstadter and Bob Palmer were declared winners.

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Humane Society Special Cases

Leonard Rizzo

As I begin this tale we are deep in the midst of holy week and my mind drifts between my cause and my faith. My belief system is such that I’m certain I could not achieve the former without the latter

I received a call last week from my good friend Connie Brown and after initial greetings she asked, “Len-nie, I need your advice on some-thing.” “What is it Connie, are one of your kids sick?” “No, my animals are fine,” she replied. “It’s about a Maine Coon cat, she has blood in her urine and her back end is all raw.”

Connie went on to explain that the older lady who has her can’t afford to help her or keep her and she wants her put down. “Is she an older cat, Connie?” “I think she’s 8 years old Lennie

Time for prayer and my God, she is beautiful!” I smiled hearing the anxiety in Connie’s voice. “Don’t worry sweetheart, we’ll help her if we can.” “What do we do Len-nie?” she replied, sounding a bit relieved.

“First make sure she’ll give her over to you, no questions asked. Then I want you to take her over to Landrum vet and place her there in my name,

I ’ l l le t them know you’re coming. By the way, what’s her name?” “Mag-gie,” Connie an-

swered, “and what will happen then?” Connie went on. “Don’t worry dear,” I said, “we’ll do everything we can to get her well and then we’ll go from there. “What time can I bring her Len-nie?” “Eight o’clock will be fine, they’ll know she’s coming by then.” “That will be perfect and God bless you Lennie.” “Thanks Connie, I live for His blessings.”

The next morning on the way to work I stopped at Landrum vet to let them know Maggie was coming with the promise I’d check in after my shift. I got back to Landrum vet around noon and learned Maggie was brought in as promised. Dr. Raines was busy so I walked Buck before going in to see Maggie. After I placed Buck in his cage I went to see Maggie and was awestruck by her beauty. She is a tricolor with the deepest and clearest sea green eyes I’ve ever seen on a cat. She was hissing and growl-ing in the corner of her cage and it broke my heart to see her that way.

“She’s scared and in pain,” Donna said as she walked over to

maggie

me. “What’s wrong with her doc, and can she be fixed?” “She has a bladder stone Lennie, which I’m certain we could treat with the proper foods. Her biggest prob-lem is that she has lots of dead skin on her back end from foul excretion and bacteria. We’ll have to shave her a bit, scrape away the skin and treat the area.”

“What then, Donna?” “She should be fine and ready to go home in a few days, all she needs is the proper food and meds till she heals.” “Oh no doc, she’s mine now, let’s just get her well and I’ll find her a home.” Donna smiled and hugged me, “What-ever you need, Lennie,” “She’s beautiful, isn’t she, doc?” “I’ve seen a lot Lennie, she’s most certainly in the top five.”

When I got home I called Connie and gave her the news and then asked how she got her there. “She was sweet Lennie, she rode in her cage without any trouble at all.” I was relieved to hear the news, knowing that once the pain and trauma were over she’d be a loving cat again. I then contacted Dana Meyer, my number one go — to person in these matters. After I explained

the whole situation, Dana said, “Send me some photos and I’ll get her into the Maine Coon rescue, they are a great organiza-tion that does fine work.” “Thank you Dana, I’ll get that done and please let me know if there are any complications.” “No prob-lem Len, where do you find all these kids?” “They find me,” I replied, as we rang off laughing.

I then sat back and prayed for success in this latest endeavor as I often do. I smiled as a warm glow passed over me remember-ing the words of our Lord, “What you do for the least of these…”

Thanks for listening.There’s a month and a half

to go before my fundraiser at Tryon Estates and the beautiful auction items are rolling in. This is a very important event for my kids, so please purchase your tickets as soon as you can. I’ll need a decent count a few weeks before the event.

Please call me at 828-859-5835 or contact the Tryon Daily Bulletin. The food and the people you’ll meet alone are worth the price ($20).

What it will do for my kids, priceless.

AARP Driver Safety Program set for April 19The Meeting Place in Colum-

bus, 75 Carmel Lane, will host the AARP Driver Safety Program of Instruction on Thursday, April 19, from 9 – 1 p.m.

The program is open to the public.

The AARP Driver Safety

Program is the nation’s first and largest classroom driver refresher course especially designed for drivers age 50 and older. The course is taught by AARP-trained volunteers in a four-hour session. It covers rules of the road, driving environment, and strategies to

compensate for these age related changes. Tests are not given. Course participants may qualify for an auto insurance discount.

For a reduced fee, show your AARP membership card. Call 828-894-0001 for reservations.

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Dear Savvy SeniorWhat happens to a person’s

debt after they die? At age 78, I have accumulated quite a bit of credit card and medical debt over the past few years and am con-cerned about leaving my son and daughter with a big bill after I die. What can you tell me?

~ Old and BrokeDear Old,In most cases when a person

with debt dies, it’s their estate, not their kids that’s legally responsible. Here’s how it works.

When you die, your estate – which consists of the stuff you own while you’re alive (home, car, cash, etc.) – will be responsible for paying your debts. Whatever is left over is passed along to your heirs as dictated by the terms of your will, if you have one. If you don’t have a will, the intestacy laws of the state you reside in (see mystatewill.com) will determine how his estate will be distributed.

If, however, you die broke, or there isn’t enough money left over to pay your unsecured debts – credit cards, medical bills, personal loans – then your estate is declared insolvent, and your creditors (those you owe) will have to eat the loss.

There are, however, a couple of exceptions that would make your kids legally responsible for

your unsecured debt after you pass away: if your son or daughter is a joint holder on a credit card ac-count that you owe on, or if they co-signed on a loan with you.

Secured debts – loans attached to an asset such as a house or a car – are another story. If you have a mortgage or car loan when you die, those monthly payments will need to be made by your estate or heirs, or the lender can seize the property.

Untouchable assetsYou also need to be aware

that there are some assets, such as 401(k) and 403(b) accounts, brokerage accounts, and some life insurance policies that credi-tors cannot get access to. That’s because these accounts typically have designated beneficiaries, and the money goes directly to those people without passing through the estate.

Tell your kidsIf you haven’t already done so,

you need to inform your kids and the executor of your will of your financial situation so there are no surprises after you die.

If you do indeed die with debt, and you have no assets, settling your estate should be fairly simple. Your executor will need to send out

Dying with debt: will your children inherit your obligations?

Savvy Senior letters to your creditors explaining the situation, including a copy of your death certificate, and that will probably take care of it. But, your kids may still have to deal with aggressive debt collectors who try to guilt them into paying.

If you have some assets, but not enough to pay all your debts, your state’s probate court has a distinct list of what bills get priority. The details vary by state, but generally estate administrating fees, funeral expenses, taxes and last illness medical bills get paid first, fol-lowed by secured debts and lastly credit card debts.

Get helpIf you have questions regarding

your specific situation, you should consult with an attorney. If your need help locating one use find-legalhelp.org, a consumers guide created by the American Bar As-sociation that offers referrals and links to free and low-cost legal help in your area based on your income level. If you don’t have internet ac-cess, call the Eldercare Locator at 800-677-1116 for referrals.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit Sav-vySenior.org. Jim Miller is a con-tributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

• Calendar(Continued From page 2)

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

American Legion Auxiliary meets on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the American Legion Hall in Tryon.

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 pro-vides services Monday - Friday.

Pet therapy every Tuesday 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.

Polk County Library will have preschool story time every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Open to all area children and caregivers.

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

Lanier Library Brown Bag Lunch, Tuesday, April 17, noon. Author Aliene Shields, whose family has local roots, will appear in period costume as she describes the life of her great-great-grand-father, Thomas Marion Shields,

through his Civil War letter. Free; everyone welcome.

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

Advance care planning panel discussion, Tuesday, April 17 at 3 p.m. at ICC-Polk Campus. A panel of presenters, Q&A and an opportunity to complete your documents. Light refreshments. Sponsored by Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, St. Luke’s Hospital and ICC.

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Spring arrived early in 2012, and so will Art Trek Tryon. The open studios tour, traditionally held in July, will occur the first weekend in May this year.

The fourth — annual Art Trek Tryon: Foothills Open Studios will be Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 6, 12 to 5 p.m. Included will be 31 fine art and craft artists throughout Polk County and Landrum, who will open their studios and private galleries to the general public. The event is sponsored by the Upstairs Artspace, Tryon, and is free.

Art Trek Tryon offers a va-riety of art, including painting, sculpture, ceramic art, decorative metal, furniture, photography and fiber art. The artists work all year creating new work to be sold at studio prices. “Trekkers” also enjoy the scenery of the foothills while visiting the studios.

A brochure with map is avail-able at the Upstairs Artspace, local businesses and at the artists’ studios. It can be downloaded at www.upstairsartspace.org. The Upstairs, located at 49 S. Trade St., is a good place to start the

“trek.”A preview party will be held at

the Upstairs on Friday, May 4, 5 to 8 p.m. The gallery will have an exhibit of work by participating

artists, which continues through May 19. For information, call 828-859-2828.

– article submittedby Karen Jones

Work by Diana Gurri, one of the artists on the Art Trek Tryon studio tour May 5 – 6. (photo by Diana Gurri)

Art Trek Tryon, open studio tour, early this year

On Sunday, April 15 at 4 p.m., the Church of the Living God, 113 Peake Street, Tryon, will hold a Choir Day.

The theme is “We Owe God A Praise.”

Several choirs from the up-state, along with Sisters in Christ

from Spindale, N.C., will per-form.

– article submittedby Rebecca Bittle

Choir day at Church of the Living God in Tryon April 15

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