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cling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. - noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus.

Thursday Men’s Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, April 26, 8 a.m. at T.J.’s Cafe, 456 S. Trade St., Tryon. All are welcome.

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

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

If you didn’t get your of-ficial T-shirts from the 66th Block House Steeplechase Races last Saturday, they are still available in the Tryon Riding & Hunt Club office. Adult sizes are available with the Alice Feagan print.

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Saluda aims to build all-inclusive playgroundby Samantha Hurst

Saluda officials held a com-munity interest meeting earlier this month to discuss potential plans for an all-inclusive play-ground to be built in the future at McCreery Park.

City administrative assistant Monica Pace said she began working on the project last Octo-ber after the city’s insurance com-pany told Saluda it would have to either make major repairs to the city’s skate park or demolish it.

Years ago the City of Saluda

worked with the school to help build tennis courts at Saluda Ele-mentary, Baisden said, so a group of people put in a skate park at McCreery. Baisden said as those people’s kids grew up and left,


The existing playground at McCreery Park in Saluda. The city is discussing the possibility of building a playground at the park that would be accessible to all, including children in wheelchairs. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

Columbus improves fire protection rating to 5Homeowners could save on insuranceby Leah Justice

The Columbus Fire Depart-ment has improved its fire protec-tion rating from a class 7/9 to a class 5/9, which will mean lower homeowners’ insurance rates for

residents within city limits.The 5 rating is for city limits

and the 9 rating is for outside city limits, according to fire depart-ment officials. Columbus Fire Chief Bobby Arledge said he is waiting for the state to give the department a date in an effort to lower the township rating as well.

The fire protection rating

system ranges from 1 (the best rating) to 10 (the worst rating). Most rural departments fall into the 9 category, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

The Columbus department’s new rating, which will become effective Aug. 1, 2012, was re-


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Friday: Partly cloudy, with 30 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms. High 82, low 60.

Tuesday’s weather was: High 65, low 47, trace of rain.

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The Meeting Place Senior Center Thursday activities in-clude ceramics, 9:30 a.m. and bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

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

Landrum Library, Lap Ba-bies, 10 a.m., 20- 25 minute session for young children and caregivers includes music, nurs-ery rhymes, action poems and short books. Storytime at 10:30 a.m. for preschoolers includes books, music and fingerplays. Call 828-457-2218.

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

Saluda Community Library will have preschool story time ev-ery Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Open to all area children and caregivers.

Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym.

Polk County Public Library, free yoga class (bring your own mat) every Thursday from noon - 1 p.m.

Polk Fit, Fresh and Friendly, a coalition for wellness promo-tion, will hold its quarterly meet-ing Thursday, April 26 at noon at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Public invited.

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

PCHS golf at Foxden CC, 2 p.m.

PCHS V. softball at home vs. Pisgah, 4 p.m.

PCHS JV softball at home vs. Pisgah, 5:30 p.m.

Al-Anon: Foothills Come to Believe, Thursdays, 7 p.m., Polk Wellness Center, 801 W. Mills St., Suite A, Columbus.

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

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

NAMI support group, Thurs-days, 7 - 8 p.m. in the blue room of Tryon Presbyterian Church, located on Harmon Field Road in Tryon. The group, sponsored by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), is for any-one feeling anxious or depressed and those with a diagnosis of a mental illness. All conversations are confidential. No charge. 828-817-0382.

AA’s Sobriety and Beyond, Thursdays, 8-9 p.m., Immacu-late Conception Roman Catholic Church, 1024 W. Main St., Forest City. 828-863-1313.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Thursdays, 8 p.m., CooperRiis, Mill Spring. 828-859-7099.

Tryon Little Theater, second weekend of “Knock Knock,” Thursday, April 26, Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28 at 8 p.m., Sunday, April 29 at 3 p.m. Tryon Little Theater Workshop, 516 S. Trade St., Tryon. Call 828-859-2466 for tickets.

FridaySaluda Center Friday events:

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

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 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.

PCHS JV/V baseball at home vs. Hendersonville, 4 p.m.

PCHS V. softball at home vs. Hendersonville, 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.

Medicinal Music Benefit, Friday, April 27, 6-9 p.m. at Rog-ers Park in Tryon. Put on by Polk County High School’s Student Action for Global Awareness (SAGA) club. Family friendly event featuring live music, stu-dent acts. Free, but donations will benefit Doctors Without Borders.

Narcotics Anon., Saluda Se-nior Center, Friday, 8 p.m.

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Party Men’s Club will meet Saturday, April 28, 8:30 a.m. at the Democratic headquarters in Columbus. Everyone is welcome.

Green Creek Community Center, Zumba class, Saturdays, 9 a.m.

Grassroots Art Project holds art classes 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.

Polk County Historical Asso-ciation Museum, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

Rabies clinic, Saturday, April 28, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in front of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at 40 Ward Street in Columbus. Hosted by the sheriff’s office. Cloverfield Vet will administer the shots.

Tryon Fine Arts Center, Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra performance Saturday, April 28, 3 p.m. Free.

MondayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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Tryon Elementary School will hold kindergarten registration on Monday, April 30 from 8-10 a.m. and from 2-6 p.m. in the an-nex building, in the hall right out-side the kindergarten classrooms.

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.


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Tryon receives grant from Carolina Foothills Chamber Foundation to install downtown information kiosk

The Town of Tryon was notified recently that the Carolina Foothills Chamber Foundation has awarded the town a $2,000 grant for placement of an information kiosk in downtown Tryon. The estimated cost for the kiosk is $8,000, so additional funds are being sought for the project.

The exact location for the kiosk has not yet been finalized, but it will be centrally located in the downtown area. The proposed kiosk will include lockable lighted display areas for map and event information and all-weather brochure rack for visitor self-service.

“We are delighted and extremely appreciative that the Caroli-na Foothills Chamber Foundation has awarded us $2,000 toward our goal of building an information kiosk in downtown Tryon,” ExploreTryon Tourism Board Chairman Carl Caudle said. “With donations and successful awards from other foundations, we are excited the kiosk will be a valuable resource for visitors to our community, and a proud landmark for our residents.”

Mayor Alan Peoples thanked the chamber foundation and said, “This should benefit all.”

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the park fell into disrepair.“Now we’re just trying to

figure out how to reuse the park in the best way,” Baisden said.

One suggestion would in-volve creating a playground area accessible to all children, including those in wheelchairs, Pace said.

“We decided that we wanted to find ways to make the whole park more accessible to the community,” Pace said.

This would be made possible through specially designed surfacing and ramps. Pace said initial designs also include ad-ditional landscaping to provide shade for families as they watch their children enjoying the playground.

Because individuals had already attempted to tear down fencing around the park, the city has removed the fencing altogether. April 4, Pace held a meeting for members of the community interested in help-

ing raise funds to cover costs of the park and pitch in when the time comes to install the playground. So far 10 people have signed up online to par-ticipate in the build day once it comes along.

“We had a great community meeting to introduce the idea to people and we got a lot of feedback,” Pace said. “Now we just have to come up with a master plan for the park and figure out overall costs.”

Once those steps are com-plete, Pace said the city would really need the community’s support to fund the project.

To learn more about the project, visit projects.kaboom.org/projects/6718.

The former skate park at McCreery Park in Saluda. The city’s insurance company has said the city would have to either make major repairs to the city’s skate park or demolish it. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

• Playground(Continued from page 1)

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Editor’s note: The follow-ing includes answers to one of the questions asked during the Meet the Candidates Forum held Thursday, April 19 by the Polk County Democratic Party at The Meeting Place in Columbus. It also includes each candidate’s final statement. See the Wednes-day, April 25 Bulletin for the candidates’ answers to other questions at the forum.

Democratic candidates for the Polk County Board of Commis-sioners - Emily Bartlett, Ernie Giannini, Renée McDermott (incumbent), Rickie McFalls and Russell Mierop - stood before citizens Thursday, April 19 to discuss their views on everything from improving the county’s economic status to mountain ridgeline protection.

Question #3: What experi-ence do you have that would qualify you to deal with issues related to mountain ridgeline protection?

Emily Bartlett“I’ll be honest, I do not have

any experience dealing with slope or land ordinances, but my experience is dealing with people,” Bartlett said.

Bartlett said when she expects to make a change to a policy she knows the most important thing is education.

“You’ve got to bring people along to get their input and get them to embrace the situation and the changes you are going to make,” Bartlett said.

Ernie GianniniGiannini also said he admits to

not knowing a lot about the Moun-tainside Ridgeline Protection Or-dinances or land use but said what he does know is “common sense.”

“What I do know is that the 1,650 feet is important but you’ve got to remember that there is a lot

of flat land at 1,650 feet. Basi-cally on this subject I would say I would go along with what has to be done and make my sugges-tions as necessary after review-ing the information thoroughly,” Giannini said.

Renée McDermottMcDermott told the audience

that she spent much of her career as an attorney working environ-mental cases related to water, soil and erosion. She said she also worked as a county attorney near a hilly area of southern Indiana where they frequently dealt with ridgeline issues.

“Rickie [McFalls] brought up Saluda – first I want you to un-derstand Saluda was not targeted at all [during the Mountainside Ridgeline Protection Ordinance discussions], that was just not the case,” McDermott said. “But our mountainous areas need to be preserved. When the mayor [of Saluda] and others came to the UDO [Unified Development Ordinance] committee and asked for help – they got help.”

McDermott said new options allow for a large amount of com-mercial development in Saluda. She said the difference is that citizens who are neighbors of those areas where commercial development is possible would have the chance to voice their opinions before developers could get approval to begin building.

Rickie McFallsRickie McFalls grew up

around mountains and said he worked as a timberjack on ridge-lines so he has an understanding of soil and other issues that arise on steep slopes.

“I’ve talked to a lot of graders who said if they had the degree of slope they would know what to do with the land – whether they could put something on it or not,” McFalls said. “But as far as the ridgelines go, I think we




need to go to a tolerance degree of slope to where Saluda can do something with their land.”

Russell MieropMierop said his recently ac-

quired education in agri-science makes him well suited to discuss and make decisions on such is-sues.

“From my education, I know that it’s not just elevation that is important, it’s not just your percentage of slope – it’s your rain percentages, your soil type, etc., that give mountains their soil stability,” Mierop said. “So I believe my education – soil sci-ence – gives me the background to understand the issues related to the ridgelines ordinances our county is facing.”

He said he would use back-ground and knowledge related to various factors to make educated decisions about ordinances re-lated to land use.

Closing statements

Emily Bartlett“I think I might bring a differ-

ent perspective to the BOC. I’ve worked with retirees on fixed incomes and families trying to make ends meet. Those people living on the margins who are struggling depend on the ser-vices that our county provides,” Bartlett said. “Our current com-mission has done such a great job making sure those services thrive but I have a few ideas of things I’d like to tweak and I’m very excited about the work.”

Ernie Giannini“The big things I am very

proud of are being on the county visioning committee, compre-hensive committee, Second Wind Hall of Fame, Big Brothers Big Sisters and guardian ad litem. So I’m really into children and that is part of my platform. My other part is senior citizens,” Giannini said. “Some of the most important things to know about

me, though, are that I am a team player, an organization man and a certified mediator.”

Renee McDermott (incumbent)“I’m not running for reelec-

tion for myself, not at all, I’m running to do good things for you and Polk County – that’s the only agenda I have,” she said. “I offer you my listening ears, my active mind and my resolute determina-tion to accomplish your goals.”

McDermott said she wants to keep taxes low and preserve the natural resources and scenic beauty of the county.

She said with voters’ help and support she would work to improve what the Democratic majority of the board has already worked on over the last four years. Those priorities include provid-ing for economic development, supporting St. Luke’s Hospital, installing more fire hydrants, wa-ter lines and more, she said.

Rickie McFallsRickie McFalls said living

here all his life has made him keenly aware of the challenges the county faces and its strengths. He said more than anything he wants to be truthful in all that he says.

“I think I have some new

ideas to get some things going,” McFalls said. “But I don’t want to promise nothing because if I promise something I’ve just lied to you. I’m asking the folks, ‘What would you like to see in Polk County?’ And I’ve gotten a number of answers I think I could put to work.”

Russell MieropRussell Mierop grew up in

Green Creek and said he is run-ning in order to do something good for the community that sup-ported him throughout his young life. He said he is especially fo-cused on maintaining the strength of the Polk County school system so students can receive the qual-ity education he did.

“I moved back here to get involved with local business and agriculture pursuits,” he said. “I want to give back to the people and the community that gave me so much.”

Candidate Bubba Greene was not in attendance.

The Democratic headquarters is open to provide sample ballots from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday through Friday during early vot-ing, which lasts until May 5. The last day to vote in the primary is May 8.

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ceived following an inspection conducted by officials with the N.C. Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal.

The inspection, which is re-quired on a regular basis as part of the North Carolina Response Rating System, includes inspec-tions for proper staffing levels, sufficient equipment, proper maintenance of equipment, com-munications capabilities and availability of a water source.

“I’d like to congratulate Chief Arledge for his department’s per-formance and for the hard work of all the department members,” said department of insurance commissioner Wayne Goodwin, who made the announcement April 13. “The citizens in the

Town of Columbus should rest easy knowing they have a fine group of firefighters protecting them and their property in case of an emergency.”

State law requires officials with the state fire marshal’s office to inspect departments serving districts of 100,000 people or less, which makes up all but six of the state’s fire districts.

Arledge said the 5 rating means residents could save ap-proximately 17 percent on their homeowners’ insurance.

The department is requesting a one-cent property tax increase in the budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, in order to fully staff the department by hir-ing three full-time employees. Currently the Columbus Fire

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Department has one paid em-ployee who works from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The additional tax, proposed to increase from 4 cents per $100 of property valuation to 5 cents per $100 of valuation, would enable

the department to be staffed 24 hours a day.

“This will make the response time to emergencies a lot quicker, especially after 5 p.m. and on weekends,” Arledge said. “By do-ing this it will ensure our citizens of a timely response to any type of emergency they may have.”

The fire department has been

holding public meetings to dis-cuss the increase and the new fire rating, with both town and township residents encouraged to attend. The final public meeting will be held May 10 at 7 p.m. at Columbus Town Hall.

Columbus Town Council has endorsed the tax increase pro-posal. The Polk County Board

of Commissioners will have to approve the increase in order for it to take effect next fiscal year.

Saluda Fire and Rescue also recently announced it received a fire rating of 5.

Commissioners are scheduled to meet with fire departments concerning their budgets on May 16.

• Columbus(Continued from page 6)

Saturday Italian Supper at Tryon United MethodistIt won’t be just the aroma of lasagna and spaghetti that greets diners Saturday night at Tryon United Methodist Church’s Italian dinner. Displays of affordable silent auction items will be on offer for guests to explore before and after dinner. Here, Pastor Phillip Hurst eyes one of the items that will be available in the auction. Tickets are on sale at Cowan’s Hardware and Owens Pharmacy in Tryon and at The Flower Cottage in Columbus. They can also be obtained from the church office and at the door. All ticket proceeds will be donated to local community service agencies. Tryon United Methodist Church is located at 195 New Market Road. Call the church office at 828-859-9218 for more information. (photo submitted by Nancy Hiley)


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During the seasons of spring and fall, I become acutely aware of how much I love living in western North Carolina. I feel very blessed, and I am extremely thankful that I get to live and work on a daily basis in a place where many people pay to go on vacation.

I was thinking about that very thing as I was making preparations to at-tend Steeplechase this past weekend. I was bustling about in my usual manner, being very glad I have only 3 miles to drive to FENCE, when it occurred to me what a commitment many people were making to get to Tryon for Steeplechase, what sacrifices they might have made to pull that off, and how blasé I was about my good fortune. That got

me to thinking about bless-ings and thanksgiving.

By definition a blessing is something that comes to us with God’s help which promotes or contributes to our well-being. In that regard it is an act of grace, an act of holiness or sanc-tification bestowed by God without any merit being required. Therefore, to be blessed is to receive some-thing that one did not earn, that one does not deserve on merit and that is given as a free gift. Blessings are not warranted. Blessings are pure acts of the divine will bestowed as the wisdom of God chooses.

It may surprise you to learn that the English word “bless” has no direct one-for-one translation from

the original Greek Bible. Our use of the word “bless” interprets the meaning of “eulogia” (to speak well of, or to be favored by God) and “makarioi” (to be happy or fortunate). The key implication of either of those translations lies in the inference of the closeness of God to the one being favored with happiness or fortune. One is blessed by God, and when one is blessed, God is intimately present.

So, if I did nothing to deserve or earn my place here in the brightest corner of God’s garden, and God is closely present to me in my good fortune, what should be my response?

That got me thinking about the kinds of things

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that happen at Steeple-chase, particularly among the tailgaters on the hillside parking area. As people walk about in full-blown party mode there is a great deal of conviviality. Drinks, food, a chair, a place out of the sun or rain are offered to friends and passers-by, and always the response is a hearty “thank you.” That concept in Bib-lical Greek is “eucharistia” – to give thanks for a bless-ing, for unearned grace. In terms of Christianity, that concept is tied directly to the life, death and resurrec-tion of Jesus Christ and the ultimate blessing of peace and eternal life offered to humanity in and through him.

To properly give thanks for God’s blessings, how-ever, means a great deal more than a simple wave

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The BeauTy of auTumn Fall, or autumn, is the third of four seasons that we experience in a calendar year. The first day of fall coincides with the autumnal equinox, when the sun is directly over the equator in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemi-sphere, the autumnal equinox occurs around September 23, and in the Southern Hemisphere, it occurs around March 21. For this reason, au-tumn in the Northern Hemisphere falls in the months of September, October, November, and sometimes early December. In the Southern Hemisphere, the autumn months are just the opposite; they occur late March through early June. The reason for the difference is due to

the distance from the sun that each hemisphere is located. The farther away from the sun, the cooler and shorter the days will become. Fall is a very pleasant time of year. The temperatures are cooler than summer, but they are not cold. Many activities occur at this time because of the nice weather. Oktoberfest is celebrated in many parts of the world, and Thanksgiving is celebrated in November in the United States. The American football season begins in early fall, as well as many other sport seasons. Outdoor activi-ties, such as hay rides and camp fires, are popular. Animals begin to gather food in the fall and make preparations for the winter months. Birds begin to migrate south for the winter, and farmers harvest their crops. The scenery changes as the leaves turn vivid colors of orange and red before they (and acorns) fall off the trees.

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Leaves, Pumpkins, Sweater, Thanksgiving

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The human tongue is responsible for three major func-tions: the sense of taste, to aid in speech, and to help digest food. The tongue is comprised mainly of muscle cells, along with glands, fatty tissue, and sensory cells (taste buds). The tongue’s roll in digestion is the delivery of food into the esophagus; when you swallow it helps to push the food down. To aid in speech, the tongue touches different parts of the mouth, such as the teeth, or the roof of the mouth, to create different sounds. The sense of taste allows us to enjoy, or to stay away from, certain foods. The tongue has tiny receptors in it called taste buds. These taste buds allow us to sense the five types of taste: sweet, sour (or acid), bitter, salty, and the recently discovered umami (found mainly in Japanese cuisine). It has long been theorized that certain areas of the tongue are responsible for tasting different things. Scientists have now discovered that this is not entirely true. Certain areas of the tongue are better at sensing different tastes, but all

taste buds can sense the five types of taste. The tip of the tongue is best at tasting sweets. The sides of our tongue are good at tasting sour things, such as lemons. The base of the tongue is best at tasting bit-ter foods, and salt is best tasted right behind the tip, or just beyond the sweet taste buds. Umami, which is the taste of amino acids, or glutamate, has not been placed on the taste map, since it is newly discov-ered. As time goes by, taste buds diminish in number; hence, a younger person has a stronger sense of taste than an elderly person. This is most likely the reason that many adults enjoy things with stronger tastes, such as coffee, than children who prefer sweets do.

Tongue Word SearchCircle the words hidden in the puzzle below.

Hidden Words:Bitter, Digestion, Glands, Muscle Cells, Organ, Salty, Senses, Sensory Cells, Sour, Speech, Sweet, Taste, Taste Buds, Tongue, Umami

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Look at the foods below and decide what type of taste you would sense when eating them. All 5 tastes

are represented. Write your answers below.

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The Island of Madagascar The African Island of Madagascar, located in the Indian Ocean, is approximately 250 miles away from the African mainland. The country closest to the island is Mozambique and the two countries are separated by a body of water in the Indian Ocean known as the Mozambique Channel. Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, measur-ing almost 1,000 miles in length and 350 miles wide at its widest point. The Capital of Madagascar is Antananarivo. The Republic of Madagascar also includes several smaller, adjacent islands. The island has several different climate zones which include the tropical rains of the northwest, the dry southern area, and wet and hot western area. The island has mountains, ridges, and valleys that separate these different areas. The tallest moun-tain found in Madagascar is Mount Maromokotro, which is 9,436 feet above sea level. The people of Madagascar are considered to be members of the African community, but their origins are more closely related to Indonesia. They are referred to as being Mala-gasy--a name that refers to both the people and the native language. The other official language is French. Madagascar’s primary industry is farming; rice is the primary food staple. Vanilla and coffee are produced for export; Madagascar produces more vanilla than any other country in the world. Today, Madagascar is a multi-party republic, but it was at one time a French territory. Perhaps the most famous inhabitants of Madagascar are not people, but the animals that are native to the island. The lemurs of Madagascar are small, tree-dwelling primates that are not found naturally in any other habitat in the world. Another animal, found only on the Island of Madagascar, is the fossa. The fossa is a meat-eating animal, much like a large cat. It is one of the lemur’s natural enemies. Some of the oldest dinosaur fossils in the world have been found on Madagascar.

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down clues:2. The capital city of Madagascar is called what?6. The type of government found on the island.8. Madagascar exports more of this than anyone.9. Very old fossils of what were found here?

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Money, or currency, is something that is used as a medium of exchange. Over the centuries, money has come in all different shapes and sizes. In the United States today, the dollar is the primary form of currency in circulation. Until recent decades, most types of monies have almost always been made from, or backed by, a precious metal. This means that the coins themselves have been made from silver or gold, or that there were precious metals in a reserve to back up the worth of the money. In 1900, the United States Government passed the Gold Standard Act. For every paper dollar that existed, a certain amount of gold was kept in storage by the U.S. Government. In 1933, the Unit-ed States began moving away from the gold standard, because it restricted the number of dollars that could be produced. Today’s dollars, like most currencies, are called “fiat money” which means they are backed by people’s faith in government and not metals. Every country uses some form of currency. Many countries have dropped their own form of currency in favor of using the American dollar. This is known as dollarization. In Europe, the primary form of currency in 16 major countries since 1999 is the euro. The United Kingdom still uses the pound system. Canada and Australia call their currencies a dollar like the United States, but they are separate from the U.S. system. Other coun-tries have different names for their money. Brazil has the real; Mexico has the peso; China has the yuan; Japan has the yen; Russia has the ruble; and South Africa has the rand.Circle the words hidden in the puzzle below.

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Quetzal, Real, Riel, Ruble, Rupee, Yen

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CurrenCY CrossWord

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doWn Clues:1. The United States dollar was once backed up by what type of metals?2. Currency used in America.3. Another word that means money.4. Type of currency used in Russia.5. Money that is not backed by metal.

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The Smithsonian Institute is a network of museums and research and educational institutes that is managed by the United States Government, with its headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1846, after several years of debate within Congress over the funds donated for the establishment. The Institution’s namesake, James Smithson, was a British scientist and mineralogist, for whom the mineral ore smithsonite is also named after. Upon his death in 1829, his will bequeathed his riches to his sole heir, a nephew, with a provision: should his nephew die without an heir, “I then bequeath the whole of my property...to the United States of America to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Insti-tution, an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge....” The motivation behind the donation, which was over $500,000 (an astronomi-cal amount at the time), has been called a mystery, because he had never visited America, nor did he have any ties with the United States. Today, the establishment is run by a board of regents governed by the Vice President, the Chief Justice, six members of Congress, and nine citizens. It is home to many significant pieces of American history and has several locations, including the Postal Museum, the Portrait Gallery, the Air and Space Mu-seum, and the Natural History Museum.

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During the seasons of spring and fall, I become acutely aware of how much I love living in western North Carolina. I feel very blessed, and I am extremely thankful that I get to live and work on a daily basis in a place where many people pay to go on vacation.

I was thinking about that very thing as I was making preparations to at-tend Steeplechase this past weekend. I was bustling about in my usual manner, being very glad I have only 3 miles to drive to FENCE, when it occurred to me what a commitment many people were making to get to Tryon for Steeplechase, what sacrifices they might have made to pull that off, and how blasé I was about my good fortune. That got

me to thinking about bless-ings and thanksgiving.

By definition a blessing is something that comes to us with God’s help which promotes or contributes to our well-being. In that regard it is an act of grace, an act of holiness or sanc-tification bestowed by God without any merit being required. Therefore, to be blessed is to receive some-thing that one did not earn, that one does not deserve on merit and that is given as a free gift. Blessings are not warranted. Blessings are pure acts of the divine will bestowed as the wisdom of God chooses.

It may surprise you to learn that the English word “bless” has no direct one-for-one translation from

the original Greek Bible. Our use of the word “bless” interprets the meaning of “eulogia” (to speak well of, or to be favored by God) and “makarioi” (to be happy or fortunate). The key implication of either of those translations lies in the inference of the closeness of God to the one being favored with happiness or fortune. One is blessed by God, and when one is blessed, God is intimately present.

So, if I did nothing to deserve or earn my place here in the brightest corner of God’s garden, and God is closely present to me in my good fortune, what should be my response?

That got me thinking about the kinds of things

Giving thanks for a blessing • Blessing(continued from page 8)


that happen at Steeple-chase, particularly among the tailgaters on the hillside parking area. As people walk about in full-blown party mode there is a great deal of conviviality. Drinks, food, a chair, a place out of the sun or rain are offered to friends and passers-by, and always the response is a hearty “thank you.” That concept in Bib-lical Greek is “eucharistia” – to give thanks for a bless-ing, for unearned grace. In terms of Christianity, that concept is tied directly to the life, death and resurrec-tion of Jesus Christ and the ultimate blessing of peace and eternal life offered to humanity in and through him.

To properly give thanks for God’s blessings, how-ever, means a great deal more than a simple wave

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The Smithsonian Institute is a network of museums and research and educational institutes that is managed by the United States Government, with its headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1846, after several years of debate within Congress over the funds donated for the establishment. The Institution’s namesake, James Smithson, was a British scientist and mineralogist, for whom the mineral ore smithsonite is also named after. Upon his death in 1829, his will bequeathed his riches to his sole heir, a nephew, with a provision: should his nephew die without an heir, “I then bequeath the whole of my property...to the United States of America to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Insti-tution, an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge....” The motivation behind the donation, which was over $500,000 (an astronomi-cal amount at the time), has been called a mystery, because he had never visited America, nor did he have any ties with the United States. Today, the establishment is run by a board of regents governed by the Vice President, the Chief Justice, six members of Congress, and nine citizens. It is home to many significant pieces of American history and has several locations, including the Postal Museum, the Portrait Gallery, the Air and Space Mu-seum, and the Natural History Museum.

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ThursDay, april 26, 2012 Tryon Daily BulleTin / The WorlD’s smallesT Daily neWspaper page 9


Dr. Christopher Davis will return to perform with the Community Chorus this spring, and this time he provides an ensemble of five musicians and 15 percussion instruments, including four tympani, bass drum, tam tam, crash cymbals, two glockenspiels, chimes, xylophone, two snare drums, triangle, tambourine and, of all things, a suspended gong. Add this menagerie to a vocal chorus of almost 100, two professional soloists and two grand pianos and you have a performance of the world-famous “Carmina Burana,” by Carl Orff. Dr. Mark Schweizer will direct the chorus on Sunday, May 6 at 3 p.m. at the Polk County High School auditorium. Tickets will be available at the door. All proceeds will go to the Rotary Club of Tryon Scholarship Fund. (photo submitted by Art Brown)

N. Greenville University percussionists to perform with chorus

Alfred Franklin Newton

Alfred Franklin Newton, 75, husband of Jeanette Yel-ton Newton, of 1097 Ted Smith Road i n R u t h -erfordton, N.C. went h o m e t o be with the

Lord Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Spartan-burg Regional Medical Center.

Born Oct. 20, 1936 in Polk County, he was a son of the late Grady Newton and Angus Cantrell Newton. Mr. Newton was retired from Hoechst Fibers, was a U.S. Navy veteran and a member of Sandy Springs Baptist Church.

Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Randy Newton

Obituaries and wife Tami of Union, S.C.; two daughters, Sharon Dellinger and husband, Mike, of Wilmington, N.C., Sandra Francis and husband, Andy, of Forest City, N.C.; three brothers, Homer Newton of Tryon, Stanley Newton and Chris Newton, both of Greenwood, S.C.; three sis-ters, Jeanette Byrd of Laurel, Miss., Barbara Dotson and Reba Hudgins, both of Rutherfordton; five grand-children, Kyle, Ashley and Kenna Newton, Hope Francis and Kelli Honeycutt. Also a special friend, Olean Lail of Rutherfordton.

The family will receive friends from 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26 at Eggers Funeral Home of Chesnee.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, April 27 at Sandy Springs Baptist Church, with the Rev. Phil Bailey officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will be at the resi-dence.

E-condolences may be sent online to www.eggersfuneralhome.com. Eggers Funeral Home & Crematory, Chesnee, S.C.

A and A/B honor rolls at Tryon Elementary School for the fourth six weeks:

Third grade - A honor roll: Ian Anderson, Zachary Blowe, Rollins Carter, Jackson Edwards, Jessie Emory, Graham Frazier, Madison Geddings, Cameron Greve, Julia Griffin, Kristen Hall, Katie Hoosier, Althea Iamurri, Gaige Lewis, Emily Prince, Virginia Rostick, Madison Smith and Shy’Quan Wingo.

Third grade - A/B honor roll: Brittany Bautista, Ethan Byars, Omar Carson, Abel Casas, Marilyn Castillo-Ibarra, Calista Cline, Blake Dimsdale, Jonathon Edwards, Geor-gia Foster, Scout Harmon, Caleb Horton, Alton Kelley, III, Austin Lindsey, Brandon Lloyd, Alex Mize, Hunter Moore, Sara Muse, Justin Pierce, Michael Simoncic, Shakira Smith, Sierra Smith, Luke Stewart, Delaney Tipton and Sherilyn Troyer.

Fourth grade - A honor roll: Dylan Ballentine, Jacob Grigg, Emma Hay, Smith Metcalf, Hayley Snyder, Raines Strader and Sydney Waldman.

Fourth grade - A/B Honor Roll: Grace Basye, Kaya Bishop, Nicholas Capozzi, Carolina Castillo-Ibarra, Jackson Geddings, Erin Heston, Meleah Jennings, Grayson Jones, Lilly Klovach, Gracie Lance, Ava Marino, Parker McCool, Syd-ney Metcalf, Tyler Muse, Hope Patterson, Angela Price, Nicola Rountree-Williams, Daniela San-tibanez, James Tipton, Jacob Wolfe and Grant Wooten Jr.

Fifth grade - A honor roll: Reese Alley, Mervin Graber, Izzy Jackson, Sam Korzelius, Bailey Lowman and Julianna Robbins.

Fifth grade - A/B honor roll: Isabella Bowen, Tatianna Carey, Keenan Harmon, Brooke Hostetler, MaKenna Jackson, Markell Lip-scomb, Javontae Miller, Taylor Newton, Amber Raulerson, Israel Roman, Aislin Salerno, Jillian Sny-der, Morgan Stott, Elijah Sutton, Dustin Walker, Hannah Watkins, Jeffrey Weaver, Nicholas Wilson and Kinslee Wright.

– article submittedby Sue Heston

Tryon Elementary School honor rollsThursDay, april 26, 2012 Tryon Daily BulleTin / The WorlD’s smallesT Daily neWspaper page 11


Jim Wiprut, H.I.S.

Keeping a fishing log of your fishing trips is a good idea. You can look back at several years of notes and see what the “norm” is for the dates and conditions you are fishing. But you might want to put it on the shelf till next year or try to use it on a “curve” this year.

Fishing in lakes is a good three weeks ahead of the norm this spring. Patterns that are usually just now starting are now al-ready past. Although the cool spell we have had recently has slowed things up a bit, fish are still ahead in there patterns and locations.

Broad RiverThe general trout waters of

the Rocky Broad river have been doing well the past year or so. With the more difficult access to the river, fishing pressure seems to have faded and the fish are

April fishing report 2012

Life Outside

Four Wallsby Rob

McComas

more cooperative. Its hard to beat Powerbait and good ole corn. But I like in line spinners like a 1/8 oz. Rooster tail in yellow coach dog or white colors.

Lake AdgerBass fishing is still very good

on Lake Adger. The small impoundment of a few hundred acres is pumping out 5 pound-plus fish regularly. Its hard to beat soft plastics for numbers this time of year. Finesse and trick worms fished Texas rigged, Caro-

lina rigged, shakey head etc. Green is still the color for

the most part. Some folks like purples, browns and the sort, but day in and day out shades of green are the staple.

Flukes are a good early or late bait. Its hard to catch a big fish on a fluke, but if the fish are ac-tive a fluke is hard to beat. Shad

Rob McComas with a Lake James Smallmouth. (photo submitted)

colors are the best, with green a close second.

Lake LureLake Lure is fishing good too.

The fore mentioned baits work good on Lure, as well as Senkos,

beaver baits, and the occasional floating worm.

I don’t have much to say about the crappie, they came and went

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• Fishing report(ConTinueD from page 11)

for me this spring and now are hard to locate. The good thing is, if you find ‘em on Lure they are usually good size.

One final thought. Those of you who know me, know that I

am not a fan of bed fishing for bass, that’s for a different time, but now fish are post spawn. Most females are feeding up to recover from the spawn and the males and some females are pulling three shifts a day guarding the small fry from everything from carp to bream to turtles to lizards. This is

a very important time for the fry of future years. About the worst thing you can do is catch a limit of fish, haul them around in the boat for a picture, then release them 2 miles away from the place you caught them. Those fry left behind are as good as gone.

Studies have shown that in

prime conditions, of the several thousand eggs that are laid by a decent size largemouth, only a handful (less than 10) make it to maturity.

So taking away about the only line of defense from these fragile fry is not in the best interests of the fish or the future of fishing.



Springtime events abound at Tuesday School this yearFundraiser May 5at Harmon Field

Tuesday School, Tryon’s parent-cooperative preschool, is busy celebrating the spring sea-son. Springtime songs and class lessons are a part of the young students’ school experience.

So far this season, the 3 and 4-year-old classes took a trip to a different continent… here in Polk County.

Tuesday Schoolers spent weeks learning about Africa, and once warmer weather returned to the Foothills, they joined their teachers at Ms. Beverly’s farm for an indoor-outdoor field trip. Ms. Beverly, who is the lead teacher of the 4-year-olds, has opened her home each year for this event.

All of the teachers worked to transform the farm into Africa for a day.

The preschoolers also took

part in their annual Easter egg hunts. The 2-, 3- and 4- year-old classes each had their own hunts.

For Tuesday School family and friends, springtime is cel-

Preschoolers at Tuesday School enjoy an Easter egg hunt. (photo submitted by Brittany Tokay)

ebrated with the annual Spring Fling and silent auction, a family fun fundraising event, which will be held at Harmon Field on May 5 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

BBQ and hot dog plates will be provided by Paul Dale of Foot-hills BBQ.

- article submittedby Brittany Tokar

Opening reception May 12 forTPS members’ sculpture show“Sculptures Only”

Tryon Painters & Sculptors (TPS) will hold an opening re-ception May 12, 5 to 8 p.m. for its members’ show, “Sculptures Only.”

The show includes members’ newest creations, never before seen at the TPS Gallery.

Painters and sculptors will demonstrate their talents out-side in front of the TPS Gallery from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Refresh-ments will be served.

Tryon Painters and Sculp-tors is located at 26 Maple St. in downtown Tryon. The show will end June 16.

If you have any questions, please contact Aviva Kahn, 828-894-6374 or email at [email protected].

– article submittedby Pauline Ross

“Horse Play,” by Lalage Warrington. (photo submitted by Pauline Ross)

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Whenby Garland Goodwin

When I started to Tryon Grad-ed School in 1936, I went into Mrs. Kittrell’s First Grade. There was no kindergarten or other pub-lic “pre-school.” Mrs. Kittrell had gray hair, glasses and wrinkles, like your grandmother, and was just as friendly and loving. But she had rules and required quiet and attention.

Do you re-member learn-ing to ‘print’ on a coarse paper ‘tablet’ with a pencil? A soft No. 2 pencil made a black mark that was hard to erase. A cheap pencil with a harder lead made a lighter mark, but was also dif-ficult to erase! We learned to stick the end of the pencil into our mouth and wet the hard lead so it would make a darker mark. That was even harder to erase! Best not to make a mistake; neatness counted.

I think we learned capital let-ters first, then numbers and finally “small” (lowercase) letters. In those days the books were all set in Century Schoolbook font with serifs. We were not putting serifs on our letters, so they did not look like the ones in our books. I think that may be why some kids found it so hard to learn to read.

Then along about third grade we had to learn how to connect letters with a continuous line, called ‘writing.’ There was a

long poster across the top of the blackboards with all the letters correctly drawn for us to try to copy when we ‘wrote.’ We had to practice certain ‘strokes’ and moving the whole arm to write, but most of us could write better by just moving our fingers. Many of us have a lump on the side of

our middle fin-ger developed by pressing the pencil against the knuckle.

There was a round hole in

our desktop for a glass “inkwell.” When it was time to learn to write with a pen, inkwells were placed in those holes and we were given pen staffs and steel pen points that slid into them. Another new ball game! The pens would dig in if pushed and spread out if pressed too hard when pulling them. They required a delicate touch mastered by very few.

Oh, then there were the left-handed kids. A severe handicap when writing from left to right as was required. Many curled their arm above the page to avoid smearing the ink. My Fran was forced to write with her right hand from the beginning, and is not comfortable with that even today. She uses regular scissors, too.

Getting back to those pencils with erasers on one end: the ‘rub-ber’ usually wore down to the metal sleeve before the pencil got

Remembering pencil tablets and inkwellstoo short to write with. Therefore some pencils had erasers about twice the diameter of the pencil. Separate erasers that slipped over the end of a pencil were also available. And in a pinch, you could bite the sleeve to flatten it and thus push out some more rubber to take care of a few more mistakes. Metal barrels with ad-vertising on them and erasers in one end were available to slide onto a short pencil to extend its useful life.

Along about sixth grade our English “compositions” had to be written in ink. Then we got slick white ‘notebook paper’ to fit into a ‘loose leaf binder’ and we learned to write with ‘foun-tain pens.’ No more inkwells in which to dip the pigtails of the girl in front of you, and no more scratchy “Post Office pens.” But, alas, no more erasing either! We could “line out” a few words, but were graded down if there were too many.

Another thing about those pencils . . . they had to be sharp-ened. There was a mechanical sharpener fastened to the frame of the blackboard at the front of the room. By junior high, we boys noticed that most girls jiggled nicely when turning the crank on the sharpener, so we would ask to add our pencils to theirs when they went by. They were always accommodating us that way . . . reckon they were on to us?

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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 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, Mon-days except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and dis-cussion of relevant issues; inter-

denominational.828-859-5051. Chess Club, Mondays, 12:30

p.m., recreation room, Laurel-Hurst Apartments, Columbus. Open to anyone in community. 894-3336.

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

PCHS V. softball at Mitchell, 4 p.m.

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

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

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



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Final weekend for TLT’s ‘Knock Knock’ April 26 - 29Tryon Little Theater’s popular

production of “Knock Knock” will continue for a second week-end Thursday, April 26, 27 and 28 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 29 at 3 p.m.

“This is the second time I’ve seen it,” confessed one patron last week, “and this time around it’s even funnier than the first time!”

“My whole view of life has changed,” said another audience member. “I’m going to school to

hone my card-playing skills—now that’s how to get on in this world!”

Yet another said, “The play is an accurate reflection of my life. Whenever I think I’ve got a handle on it, it throws me a curve ball!”

“Knock Knock,” a play by Jules Feiffer, award-winning car-toonist, playwright, screenwriter and children’s book author and illustrator, is presented at TLT’s

Workshop at 516 S. Trade St in Tryon. The box office is open from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call 828-859-2466 or visit www.tltinfo.org for more information.

“We’ve had a blast putting this show together,” said director Frances McCain, “and if audi-ences have half the fun we’ve had, I’ll consider it a success!”

– article submittedby Monica Jones

A collage of photos from Tryon Little Theater’s production of “Knock Knock,” which continues for a final weekend April 26, 27 and 28 at 8 p.m. and April 29 at 3 p.m. at TLT’s Workshop in Tryon. (photo submitted by Monica Jones)

Instructor and recent Paris resident Mary Jo Padgett will take students on an exploration of life in Paris in a four-week class at ICC Polk.

Using discussion, Power-point presentations, handouts and memoirs, Padgett will share the ‘real life’ behind the side-walk cafes and tourist destina-tions as you live and learn about the “City of Lights.” Padgett relates her life living with an American family in Paris

and with a Scotswoman and a French woman in Saint Ger-main-en-Laye. She’ll describe her favorite parks and hidden gardens, hot chocolate and chocolatiers, surprises in the

Metro, the American Cathedral in Paris, weather, Bastille Day, learning the French language, French festivals and much more about real life in Paris.

This four-week class meets each Tuesday at Isothermal Community College’s Polk Center in Columbus from 10 a.m. to noon starting May 1. Call 828-894-3092 to register or for more information.

– article submittedby Kate Barkschat

Want to go? What: Life in Paris Class

When: Starts May 1

Where: ICC Polk Center

‘A Year in Paris: Living and Learning the City of Lights’

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office will host a rabies clinic for pets this Saturday, April 28 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

in front of the sheriff’s office located at 40 Ward Street in Columbus.

Cloverfield Vet will admin-

ister the shots.– article submittedby the Polk County

Sheriff ’s Office

Polk County Sheriff’s Office hosts rabies clinic Saturday, April 28

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