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

N.C. DMV mobile driver’s license unit will be in Colum-bus in front of the post office on Ward Street on Thursday, April 12 from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. A sign on the light pole in front of the post office will in-form people when the unit has

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

If you’re interested in area history, there’s a meeting next week you might want to attend. The Tryon Historic Preserva-tion Commission will meet Thursday, July 28 at 4:30 p.m. at the Tryon Fire Department. The town is currently working toward getting state approval to be designated as an historic district.

For more information, call 828-859-9566.

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Landrum swears in new police chief

Landrum Mayor Robert Briggs swears in the city’s new police chief Tim Edgens. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

by Samantha Hurst

Landrum Mayor Robert Briggs swore in Tim Edgens as the city’s new police chief Tues-day, April 10 during the monthly city council meeting.

Edgens was appointed to replace former Landrum Police Chief Bruce Shelnut, who retired March 31.

“Once again I just want to mention that the vote was unani-mous,” Briggs said. “We appre-ciate the hard work you’ve done for us so far and look forward to working with you as chief.”

Edgens started his first shift as chief the evening of March 31 and immediately had a full plate. That evening a Landrum businesswoman was assaulted outside the back door of her busi-


Democrats host convention, candidate forumby Samantha Hurst

The Polk County Democratic Party plans to host two events in the next week aimed at better informing voters leading up to this year’s election season and honor-ing members of the party who have been active over the last year.

On Saturday, April 14, the party will hold its annual convention, with a breakfast at 9 a.m. and a meeting at 10 a.m. at the Steps to

HOPE community room. Then, on Thursday, April 19

at 7 p.m., a Democratic candidate forum will be held at the Meeting Place Senior Center off of Skyuka Road in Columbus.

“It is so important to keep Polk County on the stable path that we’ve weathered during this hard time. We’re very excited about the possibility of keeping on that path that our commissioners and

other Democratic leaders have put us on,” said acting Polk County Democratic Party Chair Margaret Johnson.

Polk County’s Democratic Party Executive Committee, made up of 39 members, puts on the convention each year with the help of hundreds of local volunteers, Johnson said.


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Friday: Sunny, with 10 percent chance of rain. High 71, low 47.

Tuesday’s weather was: High 71, low 43, no rain.

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

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, Colum-bus.

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 every Thursday 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.

Polk County Public Library,

free yoga class (bring your own mat) every Thursday from noon - 1 p.m.

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

Polk County Planning Board will meet Thursday, April 12 at 5 p.m. at the Womack build-ing in Columbus. The board will discuss elevation and slope issues relating to the Mountain and Ridgeline Protection Ordinance.

Explore the Arts: ‘Improve Your Improv,’ Thursday, April 12, Mahler Room at Tryon Fine Arts Center (TFAC). Darlene Cah will take participants on a creative journey through impro-visation. Refreshments begin at 6:30 p.m., with the program start-ing at 7 p.m. Modest admission collected at the door; no reserva-tions necessary. 828-859-8322. Cah will also lead an improv workshop for adults and youth Saturday, April 14 from 1-3 p.m. at TFAC.

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.

Republican General Mem-ber Meeting, Republican head-quarters, 33 Peak S., Columbus. 7 p.m. 828-894-2520.

AA’s Sobriety and Beyond, Thursdays, 8-9 p.m., Immaculate 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.

FridaySaluda 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.

SaTurdayLandrum Farmer’s Market,

meColumbus farmers market opens for the season Saturday, April 14, 8 a.m. to noon in front of the Polk County courthouse. 828-817-2134, Rachel@polk-

countyfarms.org. Polk County Democratic

Party annual convention, Sat-urday, April 14 at the Steps to HOPE community room in Columbus. A free breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. and the meeting will start at 10 a.m. Local candidates 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.

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is the new home for a large-scale rose project involving hundreds of roses.

This weekend, phase one of the project will kick off with the planting of more than 500 roses.

Phase 2 will take place in early fall with another 400-500 roses to be added. Additional roses will be added continuously. As the garden matures plans are to hold workshops, rose events and more.

The roses are being donated to the ag center, along with as-sistance in planning and over-seeing the garden.

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ness. Since the incident, Edgens said the department has been working hard to identify suspects in efforts to make an arrest.

“We had a pretty busy week this first week – I had a lot of big things going,” Edgens said. “In my first hour we got hit with that [Landrum businesswoman assaulted].”

Edgens began working for the Landrum Police Department as a lieutenant in 2005 under Shelnut. Prior to coming to Landrum he spent six years as a police officer or reserve officer in Spartanburg County. For two years before that he worked as a dispatcher for Spartanburg 911.

Edgens said he is one of those people who dreamt of being a member of law enforcement even as a child.

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work with here are some of the best guys I’ve ever worked with,” Edgens said.

Edgens’ mother, Brenda For-ester, said she was proud beyond belief of her son.

“Tell her what you told me when you found out,” Forester said to her son. “He called me and said, ‘Mom, I’ve been working for this all my life.’”

Edgens said he is also work-ing to make sure his department is provided with the right people in the right positions and the right equipment. Some of his first orders of business were to pro-mote Jason Coffin from sergeant to lieutenant and Greg Irwin to sergeant.

Edgens is also working with Landrum City Administrator Steve Wolochowicz and the Landrum City Council to final-ize the purchase of a new police car, as almost all of the fleet is currently running on more than 100,000 miles.

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The 39 executive committee members include precinct chairs, officers elected every other year at the county convention and elected Democratic officials.

“The purpose of the convention is to conduct business such as elect-ing officers, committee members and delegates to the district and state conventions,” she said. “This year, local Democrats are excitedly making plans to participate in the Democratic National Convention that will take place in Charlotte on Sept 3-6.”

Convention attendees will get a chance to hear from candidates running for local offices such as the board of commissioners, as well as two local candidates running for the N.C. General Assembly, Phil Feagan and George Alley.

The forum set for April 19, meanwhile, will be focused strictly on helping voters get to know candidates running in the May 8 Democratic primary.

“We think voters will appreciate the opportunity to meet candidates

because we think voters are paying heightened attention this election season,” Johnson said.

The event will consist of a meet and greet with candidates at 6:30 p.m. and a question-and-answer session following. Candidates expected to participate in the event include Emily Bartlett, Ernie Gi-annini, Richie Greene, Renee McDermott, Rickie McFalls and Russell Mierop, all running for county commission.

Moderator Dr. Faith Weath-ington encourages voters to bring written questions about issues per-tinent to Polk County to ask of all candidates. Each candidate will be asked to give opening and closing remarks, and the same questions will be asked of all candidates.

“We think voters will appreciate the opportunity to meet candidates because we think voters are paying heightened attention this election season.”

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A Democratic primary will be held on May 8 in Polk County to select the three Democratic can-didates for the Polk County Board of Commissioners who will run in the general election in November.

Six Democrats and three Re-publicans will vie for three open commissioner 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 biographical informa-tion and answers supplied by the candidates will be printed in the Bulletin over the next couple of weeks, presented in alphabetical order by the candidate’s last name.

Information for the first two candidates, Emily Bartlett and Ernie Giannini, is given below and on page 7.

Candidate biographiesEmily Bartlett

My husband, David, and I have lived in Polk County for 16 years, having moved from Green-ville, S.C. We have been married for 33 years. We have two sons, Nathan and Ethan, both of whom attended Polk County Schools.

I have a degree in education (BCC). I have served as PTO president, treasurer and volun-teer coordinator; as a coach for Odyssey of the Mind for five years and as a member of the ex-ceptional distribution committee of the Polk County Community Foundation.

In addition, I have served on the board of directors of Tryon Arts and Crafts and Tryon Little Theater and on the arts in educa-tion committee for the Tryon Fine Arts Center.

Prior to my current employ-ment with Polk County Schools, I was the administrator for Tryon Arts and Crafts from 2000 to 2005.

As part of my current posi-tion, I formed partnerships with area non-profits and government agencies, keeping grant funds within Polk County for student services. Partnerships have in-cluded Steps to HOPE, FENCE,

emily Bartlett

Tryon Arts and Crafts, Upstairs ArtSpace, Tryon Fine Arts Cen-ter, Tryon Painters and Sculptors, Children’s Theater Festival, 4H, Polk County Extension Ser-vice, Foothills Humane Society, YMCA Henderson County, PAC and Thermal Belt Outreach Min-istries.

I managed more than $2 mil-lion dollars in grant funds from 2005-2012. In that same time frame I recruited, hired and trained approximately 50 em-




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years in a row of the N.C. State Department of Public Instruc-tion’s Effective and Innova-tive Award for 21st Century Community Learning Centers programming.

As a grant writer, I have obtained more than $1 million dollars in awards.

I am familiar with local, state and federal regulations regarding funds and compli-ance issues.

I have also received national recognition from STEMester of Service.

My continuing education credits include:

• Course in federal compli-ance issues

• Raising Achievements - Closing Gaps Conference

• Ruby Paine – Framework on Poverty

• SEDL Conference on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

• Youth Service America – Engaging Youth in Community Service

• Mayoral conferenceAll conference fees were

paid for with grant funds.

Ernie GianniniMy primary goals as Polk

County commissioner would be to guide our children in edu-cation, helping them to become informed, dedicated adults, to ensure that senior citizens are able to lead a life of dignity and comfort without daily worry, and to represent every citizen equally.

I have served as a Polk County delegate and as part of the Senior Tar Heel Leg-islature, Polk County Vision-ing Committee and the Polk County 20/20 Comprehensive Committee. I was also a mem-ber of the Economic Develop-ment Committee for four years.

I have experience with our youth as I was a Big Brother mentor for f ive

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years and served as a North Carolina Guardian Ad Li-tem Volunteer for one year. I won the Second Wind Hall of Fame Award and Volunteer of the Year from the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Com-merce.

I served as president and lieutenant governor of the Tryon Kiwanis Club, twice for each position. I was a repre-sentative for the Polk County Employer Support of Guard and Reserve for six years and president of the Tryon Country Club for two years.

I was born in Chicago, Ill., where I attended Catholic elementary and high school. I served in the U.S. Air Force for 12 years and in the Illinois Air National Guard for 16 years.

I earned degrees in systems engineering and systems man-agement from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In Chicago, I was a chief engineer and project manager for 15 years, owned a consulting/ engineer-ing company in Chicago for eight years, and was a precinct captain for five years.

I am married to Dr. Lynne Parsons and have three grown sons.

I believe that all citizens should expect good represen-tation, input to the system and simple input to a trustworthy government.

ernie giannini

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

I am running for Polk Coun-ty Commissioner to assure that the needs of families and retirees who are struggling in this changing economy are ad-dressed.Ernie Giannini

I believe as John Dewey in 1897 said, “Education is the fundamental method of social progress and reform” and that in small easy ways we can change the fortunes of our children to result in them becoming bet-ter informed dedicated and involved adults.

I believe that all citizens should expect good representa-tion from the elected officials, have easy access to those offi-cials and expect them to create a cooperative trustworthy gov-

ernment. I believe that senior citizens have the right to a life of dignity and comfort without daily worry.

2. What is your overall vi-sion for Polk County?Emily Bartlett

My vision for the county is to build on the work of past boards of commissioners to improve the quality of life for all citizens, focusing on under-served areas of the county with water and sewer treatment, job training opportunities, recre-ational facilities, quality day-care, transportation and access to healthcare.Ernie Giannini

My overall vision for Polk County is to help create a long range prioritized plan that in-cludes:

1. A high quality school system

2. A long-range controlled

and planned growth program 3. An efficient revenue pro-

ducing water system 4. A program to support and

enhance local agriculture 6. A senior citizen plan that

includes respite service to care-givers, home and community based services and senior center programs that promote senior independence and health and finally

7. A safe environment for all citizens3. What do you think the coun-ty’s financial priorities should be?Emily Bartlett

I think the county’s financial priorities should be to focus on sustainable projects that meet the needs of the people with little or no financial impact on taxpayers, while retiring debt where possible.

Ernie GianniniMaintain an adequate fund

balance. Be prudent in our fiduciary responsibilities. Cre-ating a controlled residential and business growth that is necessary, produces jobs and creates revenue. Planning a water system that is designed and built to fulfill the needs of revenue producing customers, residential and businesses and fulfills the needs of realistic future customers.

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?Emily Bartlett

Polk County has experi-enced drought in four out of the last five years. Three years ago my husband and I had to




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spend almost $12,000 to replace a dry well. If we had been able to access public water, we most certainly would have.

Water treatment and distri-bution are expensive proposi-tions but fall into the category of proactive, responsible gov-erning.

The three townships are sup-porting water distribution and sewage treatment through a finite group of customers. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that eventually, as infra-structure ages and federal and state regulations continue to be placed on counties at the expense of taxpayers, the inevitable out-come will be tax increases in two out of the three townships. If the burden of keeping those aging systems were to be ex-panded over a wider client base, then perhaps water rates might remain the same or experience smaller increases.

I think it is time to take the politics out of this vital commodity and look towards a water authority, made up of representatives of each town-ship and the larger county.

As adjacent counties and in the case of Polk County, an adjacent state, increase in popu-lation, a water authority would allow Polk County to leverage state assistance in keeping our water within our county, insur-ing that future generations have adequate access and resources.Ernie Giannini

Water is a priority as it al-lows proper controlled growth which generates enough rev-enue to maintain and pays for itself. Growth and proper planning of future growth will initiate the need for water to many areas in the county.

5. What direction do you feel the county should be mov-ing in terms of zoning? Do you think land use regulations should be more strict than they currently are or more lenient. Please explain.

Emily BartlettZoning, land use, develop-

ment ordinances - all names for regulations that each of us thinks should apply only to the other guy. Someone who insists they don’t want zoning will be the first to cry foul when a chainsaw factory (insert the nightmare of your choice here) moves in next door.

It is a painful process of directing growth, protecting property values, maintaining quality of life and the esthetics of a community while at the same time creating a means by which citizens can request variances to the rules. It can only work if all citizens are involved in the process.

I am in favor of regulation that does not discriminate against business, developers, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and generational family holdings. The process of seeking a vari-ance is dependent on the sub-jective opinions of a committee that must represent all citizens.

Furthermore, the current committee that is establishing and recommending those same ordinances contains two mem-bers of the BOC, and unless both parties are represented, segments of the public could and should feel as if they have had little input into the pro-cess. In order for everyone to embrace this self-governance, it must be reasonable and all must be involved.Ernie Giannini

At this time the zoning in Polk County is consistent and comprehensive and should be protected. Those areas that are not zoned are in agree-ment with the citizens of those locations and should be only reviewed occasionally to ascertain if any changes would be helpful or beneficial to those citizens and agree-ment should be discussed as needed.

The U.S. 74 corridor should be protected to prevent over-building.

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FENCE, in conjunction with Clemson University, will pres-ent its fifth Master Naturalist course starting on Saturday, April 21. The program will run every Saturday through June 23. Classes will take place at FENCE from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., with the exception of four scheduled field trips.

The Master Naturalist pro-gram provides in-depth in-struction in natural history, environmental issues, inter-pretive techniques and North/South Carolina flora and fauna. The aim of the program is to prepare individuals to be vol-unteer interpretive naturalists and to create a local network of individuals who work together to accomplish nature-based projects.

For more information visit www.fence.org.

– article submittedby Tracey Hanson

Fall 2011’s Master Naturalists, from left to right: Diane Meece, George Dickert, Emily Bartlett, Keith Ward, Gretchen Verbonic, Kristy Burja, Jeb Strom and Diana James. (photo submitted by Tracey Hanson)

FENCE and Clemson present fifth Master Naturalist course April 21

Charlene Patton Foy

Charlene Patton Foy, age 70, died on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at the Hospice House In Landrum. She was the widow of Bobby Harold Foy, who died in 2006, and the daughter of the late Burgess and Irene Patton of Lynn.

Born in Catawba County, N.C. on July 19, 1941, she grew up in Lynn and was a graduate of Tryon High School, class of 1959. She was a member of Tryon Church of Christ.

Charlene worked most of her adult life as a secretary and book-keeper. In the 1960s she began working for C. D. Stevens and The Tryon Lumber Company and later, for many years, for Holland Brady at Brady and Brannon Architects and then for Brady/Trakas Archi-tects. She retired in 2003 to care for her husband.

When her children were young, she was a den mother for Tryon Cub Scouts Troop 150 and a chap-

Obituaries erone for many Tryon School band trips. Charlene’s home was always open and welcoming, not only to her and Harold’s friends and fam-ily, but to the many friends of their children as well.

Surviving are: two sons, Bobby Foy of Tryon and Randy Foy of Nicaragua; a brother, George Pat-ton (Gay) of Columbus; a twin sister, Marlene P. Bowyer of Forest City, N.C.; a sister, Becky Kennedy (Butch) of Columbus, and a special friend and niece, Joyce Halford of Columbus.

She was predeceased by a sister, Barbara P. Eaton, and a brother, Karl Patton.

A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, April 21 at 11 a.m. in Polk Memorial Gardens in Columbus.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Dr., Columbus, N.C. 28722.

An online guest register is available at www.mcfarlandfuner-alchapel.com.

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

Dr. Olin B. Sansbury Jr., who now lives in Tryon, served as di-rector, vice president and finally as chancellor of the University of South Carolina Upstate from 1973 to 1993. Under his supervi-sion, the campus grew from an enrollment of 750 students to approximately 3,000 students, and from offering only associate’s degrees to offering undergradu-ate degrees in 30 fields of study, as well as graduate programs in education.

In recognition of Sansbury’s commitment and dedication to USC Upstate, the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved the naming of the cam-pus life center on the USC Upstate campus to honor him. An official naming and dedication ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 1 at 4:30 p.m. at the Olin B. Sansbury Jr. Campus Life Center.

“The Olin B. Sansbury Jr. Campus Life Center will stand

as a testament to a man who con-tributed greatly to the develop-ment of USC Upstate,” said Dr. Tom Moore, chancellor of USC Upstate. “Dr. Sansbury is most deserving of this recognition as he led theuUniversity for a long time and laid a great foundation for its future.”

The campus life center is the hub of student life activity. Opened in 1995, it houses dining services, student affairs, counsel-ing services, disability services, student organization offices, stu-dent publication offices, several meeting rooms, a computer lab and an automated teller machine. A large ballroom, overlooking the Susan Jacobs Arboretum, is often used for receptions and other events.

Sansbury, originally from Darlington, S.C., served as ex-ecutive director of the Greenville Symphony after retiring from USC Upstate.

Sansbury earned his bach-elor’s degree in history from Wofford College and his Ph.D. in international studies from the University of South Carolina. Prior to his work at USC Upstate, Sansbury worked as a newsman and editorial writer for WBTW-TV in Florence, S.C., taught government and international studies at USC Florence Regional Campus and Coastal Carolina Campus, served as assistant di-rector for student affairs at USC Florence Regional Campus and served as the first dean of students and taught government and inter-national studies at Francis Marion College.

In addition to a career in aca-demics, Sansbury served in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1963, spending 13 months in Vietnam.

In 2009, Sansbury married Mary Ann Medford Claud, the daughter of William and Amelia Medford. The library at USC

Dr. olin B. sansBury Jr.

USC Upstate building name approved for Tryon resident, Sansbury

Lancaster is named for William Medford, one of the founders of the campus.

For additional information, contact Dr. Olin Sansbury at 864-978-1868 or [email protected].

- article submittedby Tammy Whaley

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The greatest beneficiary of forgiveness is the one who forgives.

As a pastor, one of the tragedies I often witness is how a lack of forgive-ness ends up destroying the lives and peace of individuals and families. The cause of the initial conflict can be anything from inconsequential to profound, but the hurt or offense that touches the minds and hearts of those involved can cause permanent harm to the spiritual, emotional and mental health of everyone involved if it is not set aside.

In the Bible, “to forgive”

has two specific meanings: 1) to cancel or pardon as a debt, and 2) to release from bondage. Both of those meanings can be seen in Jesus’ instruction to his disciples on prayer in Matthew 6:9-14. He tells them to ask God to “forgive us our trespasses [sins, debts], as we forgive those who trespass against us.” It is important to note here that the “as” in this case means “in the same way.” Jesus goes on to say, “For if you forgive oth-ers their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive others, neither

will your Father forgive your trespasses.”

In the Lord’s Prayer, we ask forgiveness from God to the same degree in which we forgive others their offenses against us, and we are reminded that to forgive or not forgive has consequences. One of the consequences of a failure to forgive is the impairment of our lives in the present. When we will not forgive we carry the burden of our anger as a debilitating load. It hampers our ability to be at peace with ourselves and with all others, and it becomes an impenetrable

Forgiveness brings great benefits • Forgiveness(continued from page 12)


barrier to love itself – both human and divine.

In every act of true forgiveness we cancel the debt (sin, trespass) that we believe is owed to us and we are set free from the bondage in which we have been held by our anger. That is not to say that every feeling is imme-diately healed and a bro-ken relationship instantly restored, but it does mean that personal healing can finally begin for the one who forgives, with the as-surance that whether one’s forgiveness is appreciated or even recognized by the one forgiven, God’s blessing and grace will be present for the one who chooses to forgive.

In the end forgiveness is a deliberate act of the heart, soul and mind that is chosen no matter how we happen to “feel” about the situation. In doing so we participate in an act of grace and we open ourselves to the healing power of God’s love for us. That being true, when we forgive, we receive far more in our forgiveness than the one who has been forgiven.

- The Very Rev. Dr. Michael Doty

Rector, the Episcopal Church of the

Holy Cross, TryonDean, Hendersonville

Deanery, the Diocese of Western North Carolina

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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.

a Special Thank you To all our SponSorS!

fall croSSword

Solve the puzzle using the clues provided below.

acroSS clueS:

down clueS:

3. A popular German celebration in autumn. 4. Sport that is played mainly in the fall.6. When birds fly south for the winter.7. Popular outdoor activity done on farms.9. One color some leaves turn before fall.

1. This is often harvested in the fall months.2. Month in which autumn season begins.4. Another name for the term “autumn.”5. These fall from the trees during autumn.8. Term that means equal day and night.

fall word SearchCircle the words hidden in the puzzle below.

Hidden Words:Acorns, Autumn, Bonfire, Chili, Cornucopia, Fall, Festivals, Football, Halloween, Harvest, Hayride,

Leaves, Pumpkins, Sweater, Thanksgiving

Take a walk and pick up some red and orange leaves to make a leaf rubbing. Make

sure they are not too dry or brittle. Then follow the

directions below.

leaf ruBBingS

You will need: sheets of white paper, leaves, and crayons

with paper removed.1. Take a piece of paper and

fold it in half.2. Place a leaf, vein side up, on the right side of the paper,

then re-fold the paper.3. Using a crayon, rub the

entire crayon back and forth over the leaf. Watch as the image of the leaf emerges

onto the paper.

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color iT!

how many wordS can you Spell from The

word:ocToBerfeST?

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The human Tongue

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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

locaTe The TaSTe!

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2. Taste that is best detected on the sides.4. Tasted best at the base of the tongue.7. Name of the organ found in the mouth.8. Receptors that allow us to sense taste.

1. Taste is stronger in what type of people?2. Tongue aids in this communication mode.3. Tongue is part of what bodily system?5. Umami taste is found in which foods?6. Taste best tasted at the tip of the tongue.9. Newest type of taste to be discovered is?

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.

WhaT are You TaSTing?

1. Japanese Sushi ______________2. Green Olives

______________3. Pretzels

______________4. Lemons

______________5. Gum Drops

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Taste Ans: 1)Umami 2)Bitter

3)Salty 4)Sour 5)Sweet

color iT! A chef’s most impor-tant tool is quite often his tongue!kidbiTS!

Did you know that dogs use their

tongues to sweat? Dogs do not have sweat glands like

humans, so they use their tongues and the pads of their feet to

release heat.

Did you know that it is true that if you stick your tongue to a cold, metal pole in the winter it will stick

to it? Be aware!

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NAPA of Landrum139 N. Howard Ave. Landrum, SC

Norman Hammond, Owner864-457-2604 or 864-457-4876

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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Madagascar

Circle the words hidden in the puzzle below. Hidden Words:

AntananarivoCoffeeFossaFossilsFrench

Indian OceanIndonesia

IslandLemur

MadagascarMaromokotroMozambique

RepublicRice

Vanilla

Madagascar crossword


Island word search

color IT!

across clues:1. Highest mountain on the Island of Madagascar.3. The fourth largest island in the world is what?4. Natives are said to be of what descent?5. Another official language of Madagascar.7. The primate animal found only on Madagascar.10. African country located closest to the island.11. The ocean that Madagascar is located in.12. Cat-like animal that is found only on the island.13. Native language spoken in Madagascar.

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?

dwarf leMur

leMur sudokuUsing the numbers 1-6, complete the puzzle. You are to have one of each

number (1-6) in each vertical and horizontal row, as well as only one of each of the numbers 1-6 in each of

the six bold box areas.

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sect shown below is called a Madagascar Hissing

Cockroach? This animal is native to the island and is

very unique. It is one of the largest species of cockroach

with an average length of 2-3 inches. It exhales air out its breathing holes, making a hissing noise, as part of

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CurrenCies of the World

A speCiAl thAnk You to All our sponsors!

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.

CurrenCY Word seArCh

Hidden Words:Colon, Dollar, Dram, Euro, Florin, Franc, Gourde, Koruna, Krone, Kuna, Lari, Mark, Peso, Pound,

Quetzal, Real, Riel, Ruble, Rupee, Yen

Design your own dollar bill below.design Your oWn dollAr

MoneY sudokuUsing the types of currency shown in the grid, complete the puzzle. You are to have one of each of the 6 sym-bols in each vertical and horizontal row, as well as

only one of each of the sym-bols in each of the six bold

box areas. Be sure to check your answers.

CurrenCY CrossWord

ACross Clues:1. Currency used in Britain.6. South African currency.7. This currency is used in 16 European countries.8. Use of American dollar in other countries is called?9. Currency used in Japan.

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 Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

The Smithsonian Institute

A Special Thank You To All Our Sponsors!

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.

James Smithson,Founder of the

Smithsonian Insitute

Did you know that the

Smithson-ian has a

nickname? “America’s

Attic”, or “the nation’s

attic” is home to millions of pieces of his-

tory.

Smithsonian CrosswordSolve the

puzzle using the

clues provided.

Smithsonian Word SearchCircle the words hidden in the puzzle below.

Hidden Words:African American, African Art, Air and Space, American Art,

American History, American Indian, Anacostia Community, Arts and Industry, Freer Gallery, National Zoo, Natural History,

Portrait Gallery, Postal Museum, Renwick Gallery,Sculpture Garden

2. Provided funds to start the institute.4. Mineral ore which was discovered by James Smithson.5. Smithsonian runs this, with animals.7. Famous stamps are preserved here.9. A home to literature.10. Smithson never visited where?

Kidbits!

Across Clues:

Down Clues:1. Famous gallery with paintings of people.3. Many of these are withing the institute.6. Smithsonian also conducts __________.8. Number of citizens on the board of regents.

Create Your

PortraitCreate your own self por-trait below, like those in the portrait

gallery.

Smithsonian True or False

Ans:1)F 2)T 3)T 4)F

Decide if the statements below are true or false. Circle your answer.

1. The Smithsonian Institute does not conduct any research. True or False2. The Smithsonian Institute is often called “America’s attic”, because so many American artifacts are stored

there. True or False3. James Smithson never visited the

United States. True or False4. Smithsonian is managed by the Pres-

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The Very reVerend dr. Michael doTy, recTorThe episcopal church of

The holy cross

Gas Co.864-457-2490

www.princegascompany.com

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MON - FRI 9-6 • SAT 8:30-1

LandruM Drug

CARRUTHFurniture Company

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Hospice of the Carolina Foothills1981-2011THIRTY YEARS OF CARING FOR THE CAROLINA FOOTHILLS

Our door is always open. Every hour, every day, all year long.

It’s about LIVING!

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828-894-7000 • 800-617-7132www.hocf.org

Laurel Lane, our Specialized Memory Care Neighborhood, IS NOW OPEN!

aparTMenT hoMes assisTed liVing coMMuniTy

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between Tryon & Columbus)

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828-894-3900

"We Make Your Memories Last a

Lifetime"

And GalleryOver 25 Years of Excellence

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#3 Courthouse Square St., Columbus, NC

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Brick Pizzeria Cafe311 E. Mill Street

Columbus, NC 28722(828) 894-2299

McFarland Funeral Chapel54 McFarland Dr., Tryon • 828-859-9341

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The greatest beneficiary of forgiveness is the one who forgives.

As a pastor, one of the tragedies I often witness is how a lack of forgive-ness ends up destroying the lives and peace of individuals and families. The cause of the initial conflict can be anything from inconsequential to profound, but the hurt or offense that touches the minds and hearts of those involved can cause permanent harm to the spiritual, emotional and mental health of everyone involved if it is not set aside.

In the Bible, “to forgive”

has two specific meanings: 1) to cancel or pardon as a debt, and 2) to release from bondage. Both of those meanings can be seen in Jesus’ instruction to his disciples on prayer in Matthew 6:9-14. He tells them to ask God to “forgive us our trespasses [sins, debts], as we forgive those who trespass against us.” It is important to note here that the “as” in this case means “in the same way.” Jesus goes on to say, “For if you forgive oth-ers their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive others, neither

will your Father forgive your trespasses.”

In the Lord’s Prayer, we ask forgiveness from God to the same degree in which we forgive others their offenses against us, and we are reminded that to forgive or not forgive has consequences. One of the consequences of a failure to forgive is the impairment of our lives in the present. When we will not forgive we carry the burden of our anger as a debilitating load. It hampers our ability to be at peace with ourselves and with all others, and it becomes an impenetrable

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barrier to love itself – both human and divine.

In every act of true forgiveness we cancel the debt (sin, trespass) that we believe is owed to us and we are set free from the bondage in which we have been held by our anger. That is not to say that every feeling is imme-diately healed and a bro-ken relationship instantly restored, but it does mean that personal healing can finally begin for the one who forgives, with the as-surance that whether one’s forgiveness is appreciated or even recognized by the one forgiven, God’s blessing and grace will be present for the one who chooses to forgive.

In the end forgiveness is a deliberate act of the heart, soul and mind that is chosen no matter how we happen to “feel” about the situation. In doing so we participate in an act of grace and we open ourselves to the healing power of God’s love for us. That being true, when we forgive, we receive far more in our forgiveness than the one who has been forgiven.

- The Very Rev. Dr. Michael Doty

Rector, the Episcopal Church of the

Holy Cross, TryonDean, Hendersonville

Deanery, the Diocese of Western North Carolina

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The Smithsonian Institute Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

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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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Is this judgment day—or a bad hair day? It’s hard to tell whether Chris Bartol (a.k.a. the Wiseman) keeps order or adds mayhem to the proceedings in Jules Feiffer’s play “Knock Knock.”

“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, the half-truth, for better or worse, for whom the bell tolls, for me and my gal, in sick-ness, in health…,” he says. Wait a minute! That can’t be right.

Frances McCain directs Tryon Little Theater’s production of this wacky show, in which two mid-dle-aged recluses get a visit from Joan of Arc, who’s on a mission

to recruit two of every species to ride a spaceship to heaven.

“Knock Knock” runs for two weekends at Tryon Little The-ater’s Workshop at 516 South Trade Street in Tryon. Perfor-mances are April 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, April 22 and 29 at 3 p.m. The box office is open at the workshop from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call 828-859-2466 to reserve your tickets, or visit www.tltinfo.org for more information.

- article submittedby Monica Jones

Chris Bartol as the Wiseman in Tryon Little Theater’s production of “Knock Knock,” by Jules Feiffer. (photo by Lorin Browning)

TLT production of ‘Knock Knock’ - Judgment Day

Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited offers fly-fishing school April 28The Pisgah Chapter of Trout

Unlimited (PCTU) will hold its annual fly-fishing school on

Saturday, April 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at Harmon Field in Tryon.

Students will receive not only a full day of practical instruction from experienced anglers, covering the basics of fly fishing including equipment, casting, line management and stream tactics. They will also get a half-day session of “hands on” learning on one of the area’s trout-rich rivers or streams. The combination of the classroom instruction and on-the-water guided practice makes this one of the most unique and economical fly-fishing schools available in the area.

The cost of the school in-cludes lunch, and equipment for the class will also be provided.

For more information or to

register for the school, please visit the PCTU website at www.pisgahchaptertu.org. Class size is limited, and early registration is recommended.

All proceeds from the school help support Trout Unlimited ‘s educational and environmental programs, dedicated to the conservation, protection and restoration of coldwater fisher-ies and their watersheds in the Western North Carolina region.

The PCTU chapter meets on the second Thursday of the month at the Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall.

– article submittedby Linda Byington

The AdvantageWest board of directors will meet for its regular bimonthly meeting on Thursday, April 19 at 9 a.m. at Tri-County Community College in Murphy, N.C.

AdvantageWest is the regional economic development partner-ship serving the 23 westernmost

counties of North Carolina, in-cluding Polk County. Advan-tageWest is a nonprofit, public-private partnership.

Board meetings are open to the public. For more information, call AdvantageWest at 828-687-7234.

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AdvantageWest board of directors bimonthly meeting held April 19

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LEGALS

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice To Creditors

Having qualified on the23rd day of March, 2012,as Executor of the Estateof GWENDOLYN TAY-LOR LEHMAN, de-ceased, late, of PolkCounty, North Carolina,this is to notify all per-sons, firms and corpora-tions having claimsagainst the estate of saiddecedent to exhibit themto the undersigned Ex-ecutor on of before the29th day of June, 2012,or this notice will bepleaded in bar of their re-covery. Al persons, firmsand corporations in-debted to the estate willplease make immediatepayment.

This is the 29th day ofMarch, 2012, Estate ofGwendolyn Taylor Leh-man

Andrew Lehman, Execu-tor338 Stone Hill RoadPound Ridge, NY 10576

A. Bailey NagerAttorney at Law &Resident Process AgentP.O. Box 851Tryon, NC 28782

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New arrival

Joey and Olivia Whiteside of Lynn announce the birth of their daughter, Scott Lynn 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. Scott Lynn is welcomed by her brothers and sister, Elliott, 7, Storie Lane, 5, and Oakley, 2. (photo submitted by Olivia Whiteside)

The following students are on the A or AB honor rolls at Cam-pobello-Gramling Elementary School for the third nine weeks of the 2011-12 school year:

A honor roll Chandler Adams, Gavin An-

derson, Clark Bagwell, Gurleen Bahia, Jake Ballew, Ashton Bate-man, Matthew Bell, Jacob Ben-field, Reece Blackwell, Amber Blanton, Annika Block, Max Bobo, Caleb Bracket, Allan Bradley, Addie Bragg, Con-nor Bragg, Lathan Bullman, Savanna Burton, Lacey Camp, Mireya Campuzano, Abby Cam-puzano, Janeth Castillo, Adam Castro, Shelby Chacon, Joey Chacon, Audrey Champion, Mason Champion, Julissa Cor-rales, Jennifer Crawley, Kenslee Crocker, Emily Dill, Joy Duncan, Rebecca Edmondson, Carson Fisher, Michalee Ford, Sarah Ford, Laura Ford, Bailie Foster, Bricen Ghent, Bethany Ghent, Andre Gonzalez, Caroline Grigg, Eli Gunn, Dallas Gunn, Spencer Harmon, Austin Harris, McK-enna Harris, Sophie Hatcher,

Malani Hines, Harrison Hodge, Annie Kate Hodge, Bethany Horton, Justin Howard, Hadley Huffman, Kaylee Huntley, Grace Ingham, Alexia Ionova, Eliza-veta Ionova, Jayden Jackson, Emily Jolly, Jacob Kapanzhi, Taylor Kelly, Sarah King, Kara Knight, Clay Knight, Madison Kotewa, Jadon Lane, Rachel Lanford, Adam Lathwell, Taylor Luthringer, Matthew Magee, Sarah Martin, Savannah Mar-tin, Hannah Maybry, Catherine McGee, Leah Meana, Nicholas Medley, Sierra Meyers, Alyssa Mossburg, Emily Myalik, Stevie Oliver, Dulce Paredes, Delilah Perry, Gabe Perry, Shelby Pitt-man, Elizabeth Pressley, Kolbe Pruitt, Sarah-Margaret Reid, Jackson Reid, Thomas Riordan, Aidan Riordan, Jon Carter Rog-ers, Olivia Rosman, Josh Sher-man, Sydney Shinault, Savan-nah Smalley, Garrett Spencer, Kaitlyn Spring, Josh Springfield, Nina Stone, Johnathan Suddeth, Damien Tapp, Macy Trainor,

Campobello-Gramling A, AB honor rolls

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Jim Wiprut, H.I.S.

Adam Tucker, Richard Tucker, Ethan Turley, Gracie Valentine, Coleman Walker, Tyler West-moreland, Emma Whitaker, Emily White, Tanaja Wilkins, JT Willingham, Carley Wilson, Evan Winegar, Justin Workman, Will Wright, Lilly Wright, Chris Yelton, Paul Zimmerman and John Zimmerman

AB honor rollGracie Adams, Savannah

Alverson, Slava Arsenenko, Seth Atkins, Bridget Atkins, Damon Babb, Hunter Barnwell, Dale Barron, JP Barron, Thomas Bell, Dylan Birdno, Skyler Birdno, Gunner Bishop, Riley Black-well, Chelsea Blackwell, Ashley Blanton, Richard Blanton, Sandy Blom, Cassidy Bracket, Dylan Brandt, Alexis Brown, Gaige Brown, Lynnley Brown, Erika Burnette, Jesse Burton, Victoria Cagle, Madison Calvert, Micah Campbell, Kayla Carithers, Ash-by Cartee, Taylor Chaney, Anna

Chesnut, Samuel Cholak, Rachel Cholak, Matthew Constance, Kaylee Copeland, Adam Cope-land, Shannon Cothran, Taylor Crawley, Cameron Crow, Kenny Cunningham, Jayda Davis, Mor-gan Decker, Lyxi Dentamaro, Madison Dill, Tiffany Dilmore, Egor Dmitrienko, Blake Dob-bins, Jordan Doth, Tyler Downey, , , Ethan Dugat, Chandler Dukes, Tyler Dukes, Cooper Felkel, Caroline Felkel, Skylar Finch, Erica Fisher, Ellie Ford, Morgan Ford, Grayson Foster, Wayne Fulbright, Darius Fullenwinder, Colby Garner, Patrick Garrett, Manny Gonzalez, Lacie Gosnell, Will Grace, Emily Green, C.J. Greenlee, Thomas Grigg, Lauren Grigg, Amanda Griswold, Con-nor Harmon, Sarah Harris, Taylor Harris, Zach Hawkins, Megan Hayden, Cole Hedgepath, Jacob Henderson, Kaylee Henderson, Ansley Hill, Madison Hodges, Lani Hopkins, Garrison Horne, Madysen Horne, Miranda Hor-ton, Zach Horton, Emily Hudson, Cameron Hughes, Jessie Huntley,

Emily Huntley, Olivia Huntley, Ella Huntley, Caylie Hutchins, Austin Hutchins, Aiden Hyder, Grant Jackson, Brooke Jackson, Cloe Jaimes, Gavin James, Leia Mai Johnson, , Raman Kaur, Graham Keith, Jackson Kelley, Ruveem Kolesnik, Kimberly Lanford, Trey Lawson, Dalton Lawson, Cody Lee, Taylor Lee, Madison Lee, Kallie Lowe, Caro-line Magee, Bentley Malone, Sukhmun Mander, Dulce Martell, Angelica Maslynchuk, Diana Maslynchuk, Kara Mason, Johna-than Mathis, Tallon McAbee, Nic McClenahan, Nate McDivitt, Caleb McDonnell, Christian Melick, Ashlyn Melton, Kayla Meyers, Keyalla Miller, Gracie Moore, Ansleigh Mossburg, Mason Mullis, Jonathan Mya-lik, Susan Myalik, Luis Ovalle, MaKayla Owens, Carter Owens, Ben Painter, Angelica Paredes, Gaby Paredes, Noah Parker, Austin Parr, Allison Peterson, Morgan Peterson, Eli Phillips, Westin Pierce, Abbie Pierce, Maggie Powell, Katie Powell,

Morgan Prince, Ashley Pruitt, Isaac Ramella, Midori Ramsey, , Drake Ramsey, Gregory Reid, Lanna Rhinehart, Maura Rhymer, Danna Rhymer, Sean Riordan, Christopher Rogers, Cole Rog-ers, Lawson Rosman, KeAndra Salters, Ke’Asia Salters, Landen Scruggs, Dakota Sherbert, Lucas Sherbert, Logan Skinner, Mark Skripchenko, Rhianna Smith, Ra-sha Smith, Grayson Smith, Trey Smith, Cameron Smith, Tanner Smith, Kaytlin Snider, Cassidy Spring, Hannah Sprouse, Logan Stewart, Lathan Stokes, Luda Susidenko, Carissa Taylor, Kay-lie Timmons, Lanie Treadwell, Heather Turley, Skylar Ussery, Ben Varner, Grant Varner, Mi-chael Wagner, Cheyenne Warren, Jack Waldrop, Gabrielle Wal-drop, Dylan Walker, Jaylee Wells, Maggie West, Hannah White, Richard Williamson, Katelyn Wilson, Kyle Wilson, Ian Wingo, Audrey Woodfin, Kara Wyatt, Julia Yudina and Grace Zatorsky.

– article submittedby Debra Whiteside

• Honor roll(ConTinueD from page 17)



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Polk County Middle School girls soccer on top of game midseasonJust past the midway point

of the season, the Polk County Middle School girls soccer team sits atop the Blue Ridge Confer-ence with a 6-1 record.

The Wolverines have out-scored opponents 28-6 with most goals coming from Megan

Clements and Ashley Love. Goalkeeper Malena Roman and tough defenders Caroline Lee, Leah Stockdale, Jess Bentley and Scarlett Mosseller have been stingy as well, recording four shut-outs and two one-goal games.

In the midfield, Rhian Alley, Savannah Ross, Lauren Strat-man, Fabiana Rivera and Emma Wagoner have controlled play through hard work and accurate passing. Maggie Sitton, Monica Mills and Hunter Metcalf have filled in all over the field, helping

the team with a consistent effort. The team’s final home game of the season will be held Thursday, April 26 at 4:30 p.m. when the team looks to avenge its only loss so far to Hendersonville.

– article submittedby George Alley

2012 Polk County Middle School girls soccer team. (photo submitted)

by Joey Millwood

Landrum’s last two days have been torrid at the plate. The de-fending region champions have been tearing up the competition with their bats. The Lady Cardi-nals scored 25 runs on Monday afternoon against Whitmire. On Tuesday, the Lady Cardinals scored 12 more runs en route to a 12-2 victory over Christ Church.

It hasn’t all been about the offense, however.

Team defense is something that Landrum coach Tucker Hamrick is constantly talk-ing about. The Lady Cardinals

showed flashes last season en route to a region championship, but that part of their game has launched to a whole other level this season.

On Tuesday afternoon, team defense played a major role in Landrum’s win over Christ Church.

In the first inning, catcher Bre Cuff made turned around to make a diving catch on a difficult foul ball. Right fielder Shelby Morris showed her speed in the fourth inning with a ball that looked like Landrum’s Jordan Farmer squares up in the batter’s box against Christ

Church. Landrum beat Christ Church 12-2 on Tuesday afternoon. (photo by Joey Millwood)

Team defense plays major part in Landrum win over Christ Church

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Above: Cary LIttlejohn prepares to pass off to Dente Poston in the Men 4x100 Meter Relay event. Littlejohn won the Men’s Long Jump with a height of 20-11.

Below: Mary Katie Christiansen competes in the Women 4x100 meter relay. Christiansen won the Women 400 Meter Dash. (photos by Virginia Walker)

PCHS track Times NewsInvitational meet

it might drop. The best defensive game of the night, however, went to first baseman Meagan Painter. Painter had three groundball put outs in the first three innings and in the fourth inning, she made a shoestring catch on a line drive.

“She played a great game at first base,” Hamrick said. “She really focuses hard on what she’s got to do.”

And the concept of defense isn’t lost on the Lady Cardinals, Painter said.

“Defense is just as important as offense,” she said. “I think we all played good on defense tonight.”

Offensively, Landrum scored two runs in the second inning and one in the third.

The big inning for Landrum, however, was the fourth. The Cardinals scored eight runs in that inning. Landrum sent 13 batters to the plate in the fourth and eight of them scored. Syd-nie Brown had an RBI single and Taylor Jenkins had an RBI double.

It wasn’t Landrum’s best game, Hamrick said, but his team has grown in its ability to still win big under those circumstances.

“They play hard in everything that they do,” he said.

The Cardinals (11-3, 10-0) will host Woodruff tonight at 7 p.m. in a non-region matchup.

• Softball(ConTinueD from page 18)

Below are the results from recent Tryon Country Club events

TMGA events results for Monday, April 2:

9 hole flight: First place - (30) – Bob Bolen – Gordy Cwik and Rody Dayvault.

Second place - (33) – Jack Saunders – Jim Shirley and Richard Barraud – Ernie Gi-annini

Third place – (34) – Chuck Huneycutt – Wil Potter and Don Weinberger – John Gargiulo

Closest to the pin #9: Joe Boals

TWGA event results for Monday, April 2: Format – low gross, low net and low putts.

18 hole flight: Low gross – Becky Walker (95) Low Net – Peggy Henson (72) – Low Putts (16) Claire Conrad

9 hole ‘A’ Flight: Low gross Margaret Wheat (49) Low Net – Dee White (32) – Low putts Margaret Wheat (15)

9 hole ‘B’ Flight: Low gross – Ann Gargiulo (59) – Low Net Heidi Shull (30) – Low Putts – Sally Jo Carter (19)

Saturday, April 7 Dogfight: First team – Tommy Gardner, John Albree, Ron Bircher and Billy Walker.

First individual: John Albree

Closest to the Hole win-ners: Butch Kennedy, Tommy Gardner, John Albree and Fred Edwards, Jr.

Masters Pick: A Pro winners – 18 hole flight – Becky Walker and Brandt Snedeker (146)

9 hole flight: Dennis Albert and Phil Mickelson (111)

Tryon Women’s Golf As-sociation results for April 10: Format – Blind Draw two player teams – Low Net and Low Gross

18 hole flight – Low Gross (90) Becky Walker and Peggy Henson

Low Net – Helen Faber and Peggy Henson (67)

9 hole “A” flight – Low Net - Margaret Wheat and Bonnie Sakos (33)

Low Gross – Shirl Axtell and Dee White (47)

9 hole “B” flight – Low Net – Wyndy Morehead and Christine Mariotti (40)

Low Gross – Joyce Lamb and Parky Flanagan (55)

The next Club event is the PCHS golf Team fundraiser (four player captain’s choice) April 21 at 9 a.m. shotgun start. Call Marc at TCC for registra-tion info.

- article submitted by Marc Brady

Recent Tryon Country Club event resultsThursDay, april 12, 2012 Tryon Daily BulleTin / The WorlD’s smallesT Daily neWspaper page 19


Skyuka Fine Art will host its first “Walk and Talk” with two of Tryon’s most knowledgeable art historians, Michael McCue and Nowell Guffey, on Saturday, April 14. This will be an infor-mal gathering beginning at 2 p.m. and ending at approximately 4 p.m.

M c C u e i s well known for his entertaining and informative lectures on the many subjects revolving around Tryon’s artistic heritage. He has also written two books on the subject: “Tryon Art-ists 1892-1942” and “Paris and Tryon.” Guffey, of Foothills Fine Art, is an avid collector and dealer of historic Tryon artists’ work.

The works on display and the focus of the discussion will be the history of Tryon and the Tryon colony artists’ work produced in the first half of the 20th century.

During that time, this area was a magnet for artists and intellectuals. This exhibit honors approximately 20 of these artists, including Eliza-beth Paxton Oliver, Ernest Harri-

son Barnes, Will Henry Stevens, Robert P. Law-rence, Amelia Watson, Homer Ellertson, John Sylvan Brown, Augustus Vin-cent Tack and Lawrence Maz-zanovich. These

are all listed artists with a proven track record in sales and auctions. Many of them are in major collec-tions and museums. Most of the work in this exhibit is for sale.

Skyuka Fine Art is located in downtown Tryon at 133 N. Trade St. For more information, visit www.skyukafineart.com, call 828-817-3783 or email [email protected].

– article submittedby Kim Nelson

Skyuka Fine Art’s ‘Walk and Talk’

Want to go? What: “Walk and Talk”

When: April 14, 2 p.m.

Where: Skyuka Fine Art 133 N. Trade St., Tryon.

The Pacolet Area Conser-vancy (PAC) will present its eighth annual PACWalk for Conservation on Saturday, May 5 at Tryon Estates in Columbus. Since May of 2005, the PAC-Walk has become a springtime tradition for many, who enjoy spending a couple of hours out-doors with friends and family in support of conservation.

PACWalk can be enjoyed by folks of all ages. To date, the oldest participant was 99 years old and the youngest was in a stroller. Walkers can choose the paved path around the lake, a distance of ¾ mile. This op-tion is called the Sam White Stroll, named for a founder of the Pacolet Area Conservancy and former resident of Tryon Estates.

Another choice is a 2-mile trail along the lake and through the woods. If neither of those appeals, you can choose the

Phantom Walk and be part of the event from anywhere.

Check-in for PACWalk is from 9 - 9:45 a.m., followed by the walk of your choice at 10 a.m.

Also on May 5, the Pacolet Area Conservancy will present its second annual PACRun, a 5K trail run. In its first year, run-ners said they enjoyed the race because of the beautiful trails through the woods, carefully chosen and marked. The race is timed and medals are awarded for winners in each category.

Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. for the PACRun, and the race starts at 8 a.m.

Following the walk, at ap-proximately 11:30 a.m., walkers and runners are invited to lunch and an awards ceremony in the Tryon Estates dining room.

Both walkers and runners may register online at www.strictlyrunning.com. Forms

are also available at Nature’s Storehouse and the PAC office in Tryon.

For more information, call

PAC at 828-859-5060 or come by the office at 850 North Trade Street, Tryon.

- article submitted

PACWalkers by the lake in the 2011 PACWalk. (photo by Chris Bartol)

Pacolet Area Conservancy’s eighth annual Walk/Run set for May 5

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“The music is great. The barbecue is the best. Rides are fun, and crafts are beautiful. But it’s the volunteers who make the Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival work,” festival organiz-ers said.

The festival, set for June 8 and 9 at Harmon Field in Tryon,

needs between 300 and 500 com-munity volunteers.

“This is a community festi-val, and community volunteers – whether long-timers or first-timers, individuals, families or groups – make it happen,” organizers said.

In addition to getting the

Volunteers needed for BBQ festival weekend June 8 - 9

Wednesday, April 18: Co-lumbus/Tryon

9 - 10 a.m. Virtual College10:10 - 11 a.m. Polk County

High School11:30 a.m. – noon. New

Market Road3 - 4 p.m.Windwood DriveThursday, April 19: Tryon9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Oak Hill

Apartments2:15 - 3:30 p.m. White Oak

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Wednesday, April 25: Co-lumbus/Green Creek

9 – 9:45 a.m. Columbus Children’s Center

10 – 10:45 a.m. Polk County High School

11:15 – 11:45 a.m. Good Earth Lane

1 – 2 p.m. Green Creek Family Life Center/Meeting Place #2

2:15 – 4 p.m. John Smith Road

– article submittedby Rita Owens

popular “Volunteer” tee shirt, the volunteers will get free ad-mission both days, convenient parking and a meal voucher.

You can volunteer online at www.BlueRidgeBBQFestival.com. There are lots of positions to choose from.

The festival is an annual

event organized by the Caro-lina Foothills Chamber of Com-merce. For more information, and for sponsorship opportuni-ties, call the festival office at 828-859-RIBS (7427) or visit BlueRidgeBBQFestival.com.

– article submittedby Brenda Bradshaw

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Geocaching is something that’s been around for a while, but my family just took up last fall. It’s something good the whole family can do, and can be almost addic-tive. And if you own a GPS device or smartphone, it is relatively inexpensive — well, if the fuel prices settle down.

Geocaching is basi-cally a hide-and-seek treasure hunt. Mem-bers hide containers called geocaches in all parts of the world. With more than one million worldwide you should not run out of new finds anytime soon. Then other mem-bers use GPS coordinates to find the containers.

Some of the geocaches contain a logbook and a “treasure” if you will, but the whole idea is the find-ing, not the valuable. When you find a geocache, you can simply sign your geo I.D. and leave as is, or you can take something from the container and leave something of equal or greater value.

If you are thinking here is an easy way to get some monetary gain, I’d search elsewhere; we have yet to find anything worth more than a dime.

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driving. But once we joined the geocaching website, something that is free for the basic members, I was very surprised at the large number of geocaches in Polk County and the Lake Lure area. Some that can only be reached via watercraft.

There are various levels of difficulty, I’d highly recommend starting on an easy one, some of these folks are very clever in finding hid-ing spots. The con-tainers vary greatly in size, from a shoebox size container down to containers small as a quarter.

There are also clues or riddles to help you find the geocache, most GPS devices can only get you within about 10 feet at best — the rest is figuring out the clues. There are more detailed clues if needed, but that kinda defeats the whole idea.

You can join and find out more info at geocaching.com. The website is where you join, get your GPS coordinates, clues, rate the geocache and log your results as a find or not found. And if this is something you are really into, there are higher levels of member-ship you can join. Some of these folks have large events that last a weekend and involve repelling,

caves, etc.I hope this is something your

whole family can enjoy that will get you outdoors. If you decide to give it a try, our first one was titled: Mill Spring Park and Grab, a fairly easy one to get you started. And one of our favorites is in downtown Columbus. It’s titled Buffalo’s Polk County Settlers — you just might learn a bit on this one.

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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 Fridays, 10 - 11 a.m. at Stearns Gym. Patty Rivera is the instructor.

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

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. 828-894-3336.

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On Saturday, May 12 and Sun-day, May 13, the Tryon Fine Arts Center (TFAC) and the towns of Tryon and Landrum will present Art in Bloom — a tour of five private gardens as well as a gar-dener’s shopping extravaganza in downtown Tryon and Landrum on Saturday.

TFAC will be open at 3 p.m. on Sunday for self-guided tours of all the exhibits. Well-known regional sculptors will have works of art inside and outside the center, and other artists and photographers will display ad-ditional works. All will be on display and for sale at TFAC starting May 3.

At 4 p.m. on Sunday, the featured speaker will be Sally Spangler Barnett, editor of “Gar-den Club of America Bulletin.”

Organizers said Barnett, educated in both art and photography, is a perfect example of the syn-thesis of garden and art. Long associated with the Cummer Museum of Jacksonville, Fla., she is the author of “A Tale of Two Gardens,” which compares the historic Cummer Gardens in Florida to its founder’s inspira-tion, the Villa Gamberaia Garden in Tuscany.

At 5 p.m. on Sunday, the weekend will end with a recep-tion sponsored by Tryon Federal Bank honoring Barnett, the own-ers who have opened their homes for Saturday’s tour, participating artists, volunteers and speakers. The event will include a sale of all the artwork.

Jean Pettigrew, chair of Sun-day’s event, said, “We are antici-

pating more than 50 artists and sculptors, as well as a retrospec-tive by the photographers of the gardens featured during Art in Bloom in 2010. Art will fill all levels of TFAC indoors as well as in Green Corner, Farwell Garden and Sassoon Park.”

Proceeds from Art in Bloom will benefit Tryon Fine Arts Center and the ArtScapes project: creating pocket parks in Tryon, Landrum and Columbus.

Tickets for Saturday’s Garden Tour and Sunday’s reception are available online at www.art-in-bloom.org and are on sale in vari-ous locales throughout the region and at Tryon Fine Arts Center. For more details, call 828-859-8322 or visit the website.

– article submittedby Marianne Carruth

Art In Bloom’s Sunday Festive Finale on May 13 will feature sculpture and other art by notable regional artists. Pictured here are outdoor sculptures from Art in Bloom 2010 by Harry McDaniel and Richard Conn. For more information on Art in Bloom, call 828-859-8322 or visit www.art-in-bloom.org. (photo submitted by Marianne Carruth)

Art in Bloom features lecture, garden party, art

On March 26 the members of the Men’s Monday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club met in the home of Mickey Brandstadter for their weekly duplicate bridge

contest of games. At the end of the afternoon’s play the host and his partner, Ben Woodward, were declared winners. Placing second was the team of Dick Belthoff and

Men’s Monday Duplicate Bridge results for March 26Charlie Stratford, and the partner-ship of Don Iaffaldano and Gordon Cwik placed third.

– article submittedby Jack Saunders

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