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

The Polk County Health Department will hold a chil-dren’s flu clinic Nov. 3 from 2 – 7 p.m. The clinic is for children ages 6 months to 18 years old. Flu vaccines are free to the following children: Medicaid, American Indian, Alaskan Native uninsured and under-insured. If the child does not meet the preceding require-ments, a small fee is charged.

Participants are asked to bring the child’s Medicaid, Health Choice, BCBS card and social security card.

This Halloween pumpkin creation was brought to Bill Larnder, owner of Brother Bill’s Barbecue in Tryon. The creature even has a moustache. (photo submitted by Erin Carmichael)

Halloween whimsySlow Food chapter coming to Polk CountyFarmers hope for increased educationby Samantha Hurst

Members of a local commu-nity supported agriculture, or CSA, group converged at LEAP Farm, owned by Lee and April Mink, Oct. 23 to revel in a bounty of food from the summer grow-ing season.

They also gathered to discover more about an opportunity to be a part of the global Slow Food movement.

“Slow Food strives to be everything fast food is not,” said Carol Lynn Jackson, owner of Manna Cabanna, a local organic


Columbus resident: ‘Town should do same for all’ on sign enforcementby Leah Justice

Columbus resident Becky Bell recently told town council she feels discriminated against with regard to yard sale signs.

At a council meeting Oct. 20, she said her signs are always

taken down, while other signs throughout the town are not.

Bell said she lives on the same street as a council member, which may be why her signs are taken down more than others, but that’s not fair.

Bell said she thought she had a solution to the problem and used balloons once, but an officer came to take those down as well.

“One week after my bal-


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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.

Tryon Little Theater, box office open Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 1p.m. for “My Three Angels,” running from Nov. 10 - 20. 516 S. Trade St., Tryon. For reservations, call 828-859-2466.

Democratic Women’s Club will meet Monday, Oct. 31 at 11 a.m. at the Democratic Headquar-ters in Columbus. Everyone is welcome. 828-894-3219.

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.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 Saluda.com.

Saluda Halloween Stroll, Monday, Oct. 31, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m., downtown Saluda.

Tryon Halloween Stroll, Monday, Oct. 31, 4:30 - 6 p.m. Downtown Tryon.

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Department will have a trick-or-treat Monday, Oct. 31 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the firehouse on Hwy. 9. Candy will be provided.

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

Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Dept., Trick or treat with friends at Mill Spring Fire Dept. Mon-day, Oct. 31 from 6 - 8 p.m. 145 Old School Rd., Mill Spring.

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.

TuesdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, “We Care” is a weekly informal social group open to women coping with loss. The group meets at 9 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe in Tryon and is open to newcomers. For more informa-tion, contact Shannon Slater at 828-894-7000, 800-617-7132 or [email protected].

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

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

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

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

Polk County Library will have preschool story time every

Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Open to all area children and caregivers.

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

Hospice of the Carolina Foothills daytime grief support group, first Tuesday each month, noon, Hospice Center behind St. Luke’s Hospital. For anyone grieving the death of a loved one. No charge to attend; newcomers welcome. Drinks and dessert are provided. 828-894-7000, 800-617-7132, [email protected].

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

Polk County Historical As-sociation meets Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 2:30 p.m. at the museum in Columbus. Alice Bradley, presi-dent of the Old Tryon County Genealogical Society of Ruth-erfordton, will speak. All are welcome.

PolkFresh Farmers Market, Tuesdays, in the Re-Ride park-ing lot, crossroads of Landrum and Hwy. 9, 5 - 7:30 p.m., Visa/EBT accepted. Visit polkcoun-tyfarms.org for vendor list or sign-up.

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

Foothills Autism/Asperg-er’s Parent Support Group meets the first Tuesday, 6 p.m., Polk County Library community

room (Columbus). Al-Anon Family Group

meets Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Salu-da Senior Center, 64 Greenville Street, Saluda, one half block off Main Street (U.S. Hwy. 176 S.), 828-749-2251 (Saluda) or 1-800-286-1326.

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

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

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The Meeting Place Senior Center Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Italian club meeting (Buon Giorno), 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 10 a.m.; bingo or bridge, 12:30 p.m.; medication assis-tance program, 9 a.m. - noon. 828-894-0001.

Saluda Center Wednesday activities, Trash Train, dominoes game, 10 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga 12:30 p.m. 828-749-9245.

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‘Most Wonderful Time of Year’ performance Dec. 17The Holiday Players are getting in the spirit already, preparing for the group’s musical holiday performance, called “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” The group, which has its roots in the Home for the Holidays ensemble that performed at FENCE for many years, includes (left to right) Richard Kennedy (tenor), Hollie Swofford (soprano), Mike Greata (bass), Pam McNeil (piano) and Ben Davis (tenor). Not pictured are Tena Greene (soprano), Connie Fry-Cedervall (alto), Cynthia Terwil l iger (alto), Manfred Walter (bass), Barbara Tilly (flute), Donis Schweizer (violin), Bill Hague (percussion) and Linda Lee Reynolds (string bass). “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” will be presented at the Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Tryon on Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity. (photo by Barbara Tilly)

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Council members added the item to the agenda after hear-ing Bell’s remarks and said they agreed everyone should be treated the same.

The town’s ordinance does not specifically address yard sale signs. Currently, yard sale signs are treated as temporary signs,

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“Yard sales are an American thing,” said councilman Richard Hall. “People ought to be able to have a yard sale and put a sign up.”

Council agreed to have the town’s planning board address the sign ordinance and specific regulations for yard sale signs. Town attorney Bailey Nager said Columbus could consider starting from Tryon’s ordinance, which he said seems to work well and al-lows yard sale signs on the week-end with time and size limits.

Columbus Town Manager Jon-athan Kanipe said he is certainly

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willing to listen to suggestions considering the 15-page-long sign ordinance, which he said could be condensed. He said the town began enforcing its sign ordinance in February or March through the police department because officers are the ones who see violations.

“Our intent is certainly not to single anyone out,” Kanipe said.

The planning board will dis-cuss the issue and make a recom-mendation to council regarding any amendments to the zoning ordinance. Council will have to have a public hearing prior to adopting any changes.

The planning board meets the second Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in the council cham-bers of Columbus Town Hall.

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Jackson has initiated the cre-ation of a local Slow Food chap-ter for Polk County and the Up-

state that will be known as Slow Food Foothills. With more than 100,000 members worldwide, the aim of the movement, according to slowfood.com, is to counteract the “rise of fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwin-dling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.”

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Participants in a local CSA gather to share local food bounty and discuss forming a Slow Foods chapter in Polk County. (photo submitted)

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Jackson said about 120 people showed up to last weekend’s event, including interested parties from as far away as Charlotte. She said about 50 of those at-tendees signed up and asked, “When can we get started?” The group will begin as a subchapter of Slow Food Asheville.

“They see the proactiveness of the citizens here and want to be involved,” Jackson said. “The president of Slow Food Asheville said she was just floored by the

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Jackson had attended a Slow Food Asheville event back in May with Lee and April Mink that truly kicked planning into gear. She said it struck a chord with her to do something in an organized fashion and using Lee Mink at Leap Farm, which he owns with his wife, April. A group of

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Food doesn’t stop, Mink said. Just because many farm-er’s markets are currently clos-ing for the winter doesn’t mean farmers aren’t still producing. He said right now crops occupy almost as much acreage in his fields as they did this summer.

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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Polk County men recently in possession of 1¾ pounds of methamphetamine, 8 pounds of marijuana and numer-ous guns, according to sheriff’s office reports.

Antonio Almaraz Trejo of 1748 Hwy. 108 W, Columbus was arrested and charged with one count of trafficking in meth-amphetamine and Irineo Uribe Cortez of 29 Scott Lane, Colum-bus was arrested and charged with two counts of trafficking in methamphetamine, according to

reports.The sheriff’s office had been

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The N.C. Highway Patrol interdiction team initiated a traf-fic stop on Oct. 13 within Polk County. The traffic stop led to the seizure of approximately ¾ pound of methamphetamine.

Further investigation and other information led the sheriff’s office to a home in Mill Spring and in the Green Creek area where another approximately one pound of methamphetamine, approximately eight pounds of marijuana and numerous guns were seized, according to sher-iff’s office reports.

Both suspects are being held at the Polk County Jail under $200,000 bonds.

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Above: Jennifer Kilgore (left), Linda Short and Nornny Gallo in the newly renovated Mountain View Hair Gallery in Mill Spring.

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Mountain View Hair Gallery in Mill Spring gets makeoverby Samantha Hurst

Mountain View Hair Gallery, once known as Linda’s Hair Taker in Mill Spring, is getting back what it’s given to many women in the area – a whole new look.

New owner Nornny Gallo brought in new shelving, put carpeting – yes, carpeting – on the wall, created a faux fireplace and installed brand new cabi-nets made by an area carpenter.

“I only hope to take what Linda has built and update it,” Gallo said.

Updating the salon goes beyond a fresh coat of paint. Gallo plans to introduce age defying classes, blowout (hair drying) classes and even poten-tially yoga.

“I like to help women feel beautiful inside and out,” Gallo said. “If you feel beautiful, you will look better.”

Linda Short, longtime owner of Linda’s Hair Taker, recently transferred ownership of her salon to Gallo. Short, mean-while, plans to go into “semi-retirement,” working fewer days and handing over the busi-ness management end to Gallo. Gallo herself has spent 30-plus years in the beauty industry.

“I’m ready to see if there is a life out there beyond hair, even though I love hair and I love the people,” Short said. “This community has done a lot for me and I tried to be as available as I could be to them.”

And the people love her for it.

Mary Short, Linda’s aunt,

has seen it first-hand. “Never a restaurant could

we go in that someone wasn’t coming up to her and saying hello or asking her how she was,” Mary Short said. “I don’t care where we went, it made me feel like I wasn’t lost when I moved here, because so many people accepted me because of her.”

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beside Linda’s is Jennifer Kilgore.

Kilgore said women have al-ways come through the door to talk with Linda about their lives – losing parents, frustrations at work, drama in relationships.

“Linda is a very close friend and a tremendous inspiration in

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my life,” Kilgore said. “People will stop in and give her a hug whether she is doing their hair or not.”

Gallo said she hopes that “Steel Magnolias” atmosphere continues to thrive under her ownership. She plans to add a refreshment stand with coffee and tea, as well as art made by herself and other area artists that will be for sale.

Copper Mill restaurant opens in downtown ColumbusRestaurant open seven days a weekby Leah Justice

Copper Mill restaurant in Co-lumbus is now open for business, offering American cuisine with a twist.

Owners Kimberly Calvert (no relation to Calvert’s Kitchen own-ers), Michael Bryant and Michael Carland said they want to offer a casual, upscale atmosphere with quality food that people can afford.

“Our vision is if someone comes in with sweat pants on they feel comfortable or if a couple wants to come in dressed up for a date they feel comfortable,” Calvert said.

The name Copper Mill came from when the owners walked in the door of the historic building located on the corner of Mills and Peak Streets downtown. Calvert said they had another name in mind, but saw the copper panels on the wall, so they have accented the restaurant with copper. Mill came from Mills Street.

“We wanted to incorporate something about the town in the name,” Calvert said.

All owners currently live in South Asheville, but Carland grew up in Polk County.

Calvert said she loves Colum-bus and is most excited about repeat customers who are returning and becoming instant friends.

“I just love this town,” Calvert said. “Everybody is beautiful here. I have never met the warm-est people as I have here. If I ever had to move, I would definitely

The three owners of the new Copper Mill restaurant in Columbus: Michael Carland (front right), Kimberly Calvert (rear left) and Michael Bryant (rear right). (photo by Leah Justice)

move here.”The restaurant was remodeled

to include a sitting area that was formerly an office in the entrance of the lounge. There are two entrances, one for the restaurant, which seats 60 and one for the lounge, which seats 25. The lounge includes a full bar and the owners opted to keep the historic bar that is more than 100 years old.

Owners say the restaurant opening wouldn’t have been pos-sible without Bill Devlin, who is the chef/owner of Olive or Twist in Asheville, who helped get the res-taurant off the ground and cooked on opening night.

The menu ranges from home-

made soups and desserts that con-stantly change to make-your-own salads, burgers and sandwiches. Also offered are chicken, fish, pastas, ribeyes, New York strips, ribs and a full children’s menu.

The Copper Mill’s signature sandwich is a marinated chicken breast with Brie cheese, apple-wood bacon and a raspberry Dijon drizzle. Another signature dish is the Copper shrimp, which is tossed in a tangy chili cream sauce. The ribeye is unique because it is topped with flakes that look like copper.

Calvert said they make ev-erything to order and use local produce as much as possible.

The chef is Brian Welker, who went to culinary school in Florida and worked for Disney World prior to moving to the area.

Copper Mill delivers lunch from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. to local busi-nesses located between St. Luke’s Hospital and Polk County High School. The restaurant is open ev-ery day for lunch and dinner. The restaurant will also host parties.

Hours are from 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. Friday and Satur-day and Sunday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Copper Mill also now offers an early bird special between 4 and 5 p.m. Call 828-894-2440 for more information.

Salon Rachelle II announces winners in open house drawing

The new Salon Rachelle II in Saluda held an open house celebration on Saturday, Oct. 22.

Winners in the drawing at the open house were:

• Judy Placak, Columbus • Julie Pace Arrington, Sa-

luda• Gretchen Boyd, TryonSalon Rachelle II, a full-

service salon for women, men and children, is located at 31 Pearsons Falls Road in Saluda. Call 828-749-2600 for more information.



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Charming, 2BR, 3BA, hardwoodfloors, wonderful kitchen, heat& hot water included. $650/month. (864) 415 - 3548.

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Highest view in Tryon w/ short-est drive, overlooking Piedmont,custom home. 4BR, 2.5BA.2500 sq.ft. Basement. Attachedgreenhouse. Beautiful garden.Just renovated. $1500/mo.(843) 514 - 5900.

Houses for SaleWestern NC Mtns. New 1288sfranch style log cabin on 1.72acres $85,000. Cathedral ceil-ings, covered front and backporches, private wooded set-ting, paved road access andready to finish. 828-286-1666

Mobile Home Rentals1BR, 1BA mobile home for rent.6 miles from Lake Lure. Musthave front wheel drive. On 11acres. Very private. Totally fur-nished, includes water & DirectTV. Must have references. Nopets. $400/ month + $400 se-curity deposit. (828)894-8118

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POLK COUNTY10 SP 119

Under and by virtue of a Powerof Sale contained in that certainDeed of Trust executed byCHARLES W THORNTON ANDSHIRLEY W THORNTON, HUS-BAND AND WIFE to CONSTANCER. STIENSTRA, Trustee(s), whichwas dated September 18, 2007and recorded on October 3,2007 in Book 358 at Page1808, Polk County Registry,North Carolina. Default having been made ofthe note thereby secured by thesaid Deed of Trust and the un-dersigned, Trustee Services ofCarolina, LLC, having been sub-stituted as Trustee in said Deedof Trust, and the holder of thenote evidencing said defaulthaving directed that the Deed ofTrust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee willoffer for sale at the courthousedoor of the county courthousewhere the property is located, orthe usual and customary loca-tion at the county courthousefor conducting the sale on No-vember 2, 2011 at 1:00PM,and will sell to the highest bid-der for cash the following de-scribed property situated in PolkCounty, North Carolina, to wit: BEING LOT NUMBER 29, ASSHOWN AND DELINEATED UPONA PLAT ENTITLED "THE FORESTAT RIXHAVEN", (SECTION I)TRYON AND SALUDA TWP.,POLK CO., NO. CAR., SHEET 3OF 3, DATED MARCH 7, 1990,AND PREPARED BY BUTLER AS-SOCIATES, REG. LAND SUR-VEYOR, TRYON, NC, (L-3033),WHICH PLAT IS DULY RE-CORDED IN CARD FILE B, PAGE111 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REG-ISTER OF DEEDS FOR POLKCOUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA;REFERENCE BEING MADE TOSAID RECORDED PLAT FOR AFULL AND COMPLETE METESAND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION OFSAID LOT, PURSUANT TONORTH CAROLINA GENERALSTATUTES, SECTION 47-30(G). Being all of that certain prop-erty conveyed to CHARLES W.THORNTON AND SHIRLEY W.THORNTON from MICHAEL T.MCCOY AND ARCADA MCCOY,by deed dated 05/12/04 andrecorded 05/14/04 in DeedBook 314, Page 253 of officialrecords. Save and except any releases,deeds of release or prior con-veyances of record. Said property is commonlyknown as 427 Bobcat Trail, Sa-luda, NC 28773. Third party purchasers mustpay the excise tax, and thecourt costs of Forty-Five Cents(45¢) per One Hundred Dollars($100.00) pursuant to NCGS7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit(no personal checks) of five per-cent (5%) of the purchase price,or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars($750.00), whichever is greater,will be required at the time ofthe sale. Following the expira-tion of the statutory upset bidperiod, all the remainingamounts are immediately dueand owing. Said property to be offered pur-suant to this Notice of Sale isbeing offered for sale, transferand conveyance "AS IS WHEREIS." There are no representa-tions of warranty relating to thetitle or any physical, environ-mental, health or safety condi-tions existing in, on, at, or relat-ing to the property being offeredfor sale. This sale is made sub-ject to all prior liens, unpaidtaxes, any unpaid land transfertaxes, special assessments,easements, rights of way,deeds of release, and any otherencumbrances or exceptions ofrecord. To the best of theknowledge and belief of the un-dersigned, the current owner(s)of the property is/are CharlesW. Thornton and wife, Shirley W.Thornton. An Order for possession of theproperty may be issued pursu-ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor ofthe purchaser and against theparty or parties in possessionby the clerk of superior court ofthe county in which the propertyis sold. Any person who occu-pies the property pursuant to arental agreement entered into orrenewed on or after October 1,2007, may, after receiving thenotice of sale, terminate therental agreement upon 10 days'written notice to the landlord.The notice shall also state thatupon termination of a rentalagreement, the tenant is liablefor rent due under the rentalagreement prorated to the effec-tive date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to con-vey title to this property for anyreason, the sole remedy of thepurchaser is the return of thedeposit. Reasons of such in-ability to convey include, but arenot limited to, the filing of abankruptcy petition prior to theconfirmation of the sale and re-instatement of the loan withoutthe knowledge of the trustee. Ifthe validity of the sale is chal-lenged by any party, the trustee,in their sole discretion, if theybelieve the challenge to havemerit, may request the court todeclare the sale to be void andreturn the deposit. The pur-chaser will have no further rem-edy.Trustee Services of Carolina,LLCSubstitute TrusteeBrock & Scott, PLLCAttorneys for Trustee Servicesof Carolina, LLC5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587adv: 10/24, 10/31/11







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work for you! John Mather Siegel Jr.

John Mather Siegel Jr., 42, of Huntsville, Ala., died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 following a long illness.

He was born in Decatur, Ga., and graduated with high-est honors from Georgia Tech with a Ph.D. in biomechanical engineering in 1994. He was the creator and CEO of Stockworm Inc.; and, in spite of his pain-ful and debilitating illness, he worked full time as a biomedi-cal researcher at SAIC until shortly before his death.

His professional accom-plishments were numerous and impressive, including being an expert in 13 computer lan-guages and having four patents; but he will be remembered best for his passionate love of family and friends, his ability to facilitate creative teamwork and his infectious smile and sense of humor.

John is survived by his wife of 22 years, Shannon; two daughters, Katherine Ansley, age 15, and Ivey Elizabeth, age 9; father, John Mather Siegel of Clayton, Ga.; mother, Dr. Louise Little Rezac of Tryon; sister, Melissa Albuquerque, her husband, Michael, and their children, David, age 11, and Lauren, age 7 of Atlanta, Ga.

A memorial service was held on Oct. 26 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Huntsville.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in John’s name to the HudsonAlpha Institute, Attn: Development Office, 601 Genome Way, Huntsville, Ala. 35806.

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Nine suspects indicted on insurance fraud chargesby Barbara Tilly

A Polk County grand jury on Oct. 3 indicted nine area resi-dents on insurance fraud charges. The suspects are accused of engaging in an insurance fraud scheme involving staged ac-cidents.

Those indicted include:• Ashley Leija Hannon, 25,

of 406 Spindale St., Spindale, N.C., who is charged with one count of felony conspiracy, four counts of insurance fraud, four counts of obtaining property by false pretense and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

• Janice Hannon, 56, of 209 N. Howard Ave., Landrum, who is charged with two counts of insur-ance fraud and one count each of felony conspiracy, continuing a criminal enterprise, attempting to obtain property by false pretense and obtaining property by false pretense.

• Julius Jamal Hannon, 34, of 586 Markham Road, Tryon, who is charged with one count of felony conspiracy.

• Michael Kareem Hannon, 26, of 740 E. Howard Street, Tryon, who is charged with 17 counts of insurance fraud, nine counts of obtaining property by false pretense, eight counts of attempting to obtain property by false pretense and one count each of felony conspiracy and continuing a criminal enterprise.

• Tyreke Hannon, 18, of 209 N. Howard Ave., Landrum, who is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

• Randy Bashawn Littlejohn, 36, of 111 Gold Medallion Drive, Bostic, N.C., who is charged with insurance fraud, attempt-ing to obtain property by false pretense and felony conspiracy.

• Domonique Deshae Miller,

19, of 209 N. Howard Ave., Lan-drum, who is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

• Christopher Nesbitt, 23, of 108 W. Tucker St., Landrum, who is charged with one count each of felony conspiracy and continuing a criminal enterprise, four counts of attempting to ob-tain property by false pretense and two counts of obtaining property by false pretense.

• Khadsha Webster, 17, of 209 N. Howard Ave., Landrum, was charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

The suspects were arrested in September by the N.C. Depart-ment of Insurance, which said the total estimated losses associated with the claims are in excess of $100,000. The arrests resulted from a two-year investigation, the department of insurance said. In-vestigators alleged the individuals participated in a staged accident ring in and around Polk County.

Investigators said the sus-pects are either family members or close acquaintances and are charged with filing false insur-ance claims. Insurance carriers who allegedly received false claims from the suspects include Progressive, GMAC, Allstate, Safeco, Geico and Liberty Mu-tual, according to the department of insurance.

The suspects were arrested with the assistance of the Na-tional Insurance Crime Bureau, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, Landrum Police Depart-ment and Tryon Police Depart-ment, according to the depart-ment of insurance.

All nine suspects are sched-uled to appear in court on Nov. 30.

TheBird Box

by Simon Thompson

Bald cardinals with somewhat reptilian bare black heads - who ever would see such a thing? Well, welcome to the heat of mid-summer and with it the reports of bald-headed northern cardinals, blue jays and even common grackles.

Every year I get emails and phone calls describing these mu-tant-looking birds that aside from their featherless heads otherwise look exactly like the aforemen-tioned species. I must admit that the first time I saw one of these somewhat bi-zarre looking birds I thought it must have been very sick.

Most birds molt their feathers twice a year, replacing all or most of their feathers over a period of a few weeks to a month or so. This is easily seen in our summer resident scarlet tanagers. The males are brilliantly colored red with black wings and tail when they arrive in the spring. By the time late summer rolls around the males’ red feathers are slowly being replaced by green.

The birds retain this green plumage through the win-ter months on their wintering grounds, only regaining their red coloration before they begin to again move north in our spring. It is the same with indigo bun-tings.

The males lose their bright blue plumage in September and molt to a very even brown before their southbound migration. They then superficially resemble the plainer females and immature birds, but they do retain some blue feathers in their wings and tail.

As in many species, male indigos will molt back into their spring finery before they return north to breed. Even during their spring migration some of the males appear in a rather unusual combination of brown and blue feathers.

Here in the mountains of West-ern North Carolina, many of our

resident birds also molt in late summer, usually after they have finished their breeding season.

With many species, such as tufted titmice, Carolina wrens or Carolina chickadees, it’s not very noticeable, but with others the results can look very peculiar indeed and this is especially no-ticeable in cardinals and blue jays. Annual molting may indeed be part of the “baldness syndrome,” but it also may be a result of

an infestation of feather mites or lice. It seems as if immature birds undergo-ing their first molt may be just as likely as adults to un-

dergo this feather loss and we don’t really understand why they lose all of their head feathers at one time.

Staggered feather replacement is the normal molting pattern and

Molting cardinals surprise some bird enthusiasts

this is where those mites may play a part resulting in the complete loss of the bird’s head feathers. Some recent research has suggest-ed that it could even be a result of a nutritional or environmental factor but I am not so sure about this. To be honest, no one knows for sure, as the condition has not been well studied.

Fortunately for the birds, new head feathers do grow in within a few weeks and the birds look less and less reptilian, obviously

A molting Cardinal perches on a branch. (photo by Todd Arcos)

none the worse for wear after their summer ordeal.

Simon Thompson has lived in WNC for the past 16 years. He owns and operates his own birding tour company, Ventures Birding Tours - www.birdven-tures.com. He and Chris also own and operate the Asheville Wild Birds Unlimited Store. For more information on any of the birding activities in the area, drop by the store or check his website at www.ashevillewbu.com.

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Hat Day at Polk Middle supports Walk for Hunger

Logan Bates, Michelle Fears, Haley Shehan and Nathaniel Watkins sport their most outlandish hats for Hat day at PCMS. Students contribute $1 to a worthy cause, and they are able to wear whatever hat they wish for the day. Students raised hundreds of dollars to fight hunger in the Foothills, as well as all around the world. This Hat Day supports the Foothills CROP “Walk for Hunger,” Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. at Harmon Field in Tryon. (photo submitted by Lance Smith)

Chorus offers range of music to celebrate the season Dec. 11

This year’s Community Chorus concert director, Mark Schweizer, brings together more than 100 voices to cel-ebrate the season Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. at the Polk County High Auditorium.

Schweizer’s festive program features a range of music from a Scottish carol to the West Indies calypso beat. There is also a piece based on a Huron Indian carol. Many pieces, both traditional and modern, from “Lo, How a Rose E’er Bloom-ing” to Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” will be played.

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Phil and Gaye Johnson of Green Creek will kick off the night at the Purple Onion Sun-day Evening Music (POSEM) series Sunday, Nov. 6.

The Johnsons have lived the Southern Appalachian country music tradition as an acoustic duo for the past 27 years. Play-ing guitar, mandolin, dobro, harmonica and tight harmonies, they regularly perform and teach at major events across the United States.

The Johnsons are three time winners of the “most outstand-ing performance” award at The Asheville Mountain Dance and Folk Festival and have released five folk music and storytelling recordings on the ASTER label. They have published a series of instructional books and videos

Johnsons perform in Saluda Nov. 6

Phil and Gaye Johnson will perform at the Purple Onion in Saluda Nov. 6. (photo submitted)

and made several appearances on Garrison Keilor’s” A Prairie Home Companion,” as well as many other syndicated radio and television programs.

Following the Johnsons will be a play by Rema Keen and Kate Larken, “Teddy’s Piece.” The play is told in an Appala-chian vernacular and creates an oral tapestry based upon the stories and journals of Rema’s grandmother, Teddy, whose full name is Lillian Estelle “Teddy” McCoy Wright Triplett.

The show starts at 6 p.m. at the Purple Onion in Saluda. Doors will open at 5 p.m.

Tickets can be reserved by calling the Purple Onion at 828-749-1179.

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Daffy-Jills Garden Club meets Thursday, Nov. 3, 1:30 p.m., at the home of Lucy Roberts. Consult handbook for directions.

Melanie Jennings of Expres-sions Flowers will present ideas

Daffy-Jills Garden Club meets Nov. 3for holiday decorating.

Members please contact one of the hostesses, Nancy Mc-Garra or Jeanne Mills, if you are unable to attend.

- article submittedby Jeanne Mills

Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC) will lead a 1.2-mile, easy hike on the PAC-protected Weaver-barton Shuford Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary on Nov. 2. This will be the fourth hike of PAC’s fall hik-ing series.

PAC Land Protection Specialist Pam Torlina will lead hikers on an educational interpretive hike of the Sanctuary, identifying native (and non-native) flora and fauna found in the sanctuary. The group will have a walk along one of the many nature trails on the property, the Outer Loop. The 88.58-acre Weaverbarton Shuford Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, located near the Columbus, was officially dedicated on April 29, 2000 in honor of the late Dr. Robert L. Shuford’s mother, Helen Gottfried Shuford Brown.

In 1931, 170 acres of land was purchased by Dr. Shuford’s mater-nal grandfather, Carl M. Gottfried. Later, Dr. Shuford’s mother, Helen, began and operated the success-

Friday’s PAC hike goes to Weaverbarton Shuford Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary

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PAC hikers on the trails at Weaverbarton Shuford Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary during the grand opening and dedication of the Weaverbarton Shuford Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary Trails on Oct. 20, 2007. (photo submitted by Pacolet Area Conservancy)

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ful Weaverbarton Dairy on the property. After her husband passed away, Helen decided to donate a portion of the property to the Carolina Bird Club (CBC), with the intention that the land become a wildlife sanctuary.

Later, Dr. Shuford learned that the family land, now owned by the CBC, was fated to be sold for development. Dr. Shuford moved to purchase his family’s property from the CBC and worked with the Pacolet Area Conservancy to fulfill his mother’s wishes. In December of 1999, Dr. Shuford donated a conservation easement to PAC which forever protects his family’s property, honoring Helen Shuford’s original intentions for the land.

Finally, in October of 2007, af-ter establishing several nature trails on the property, PAC held a grand opening and dedication of the Weaverbarton Shuford Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary Trails, open-ing the sanctuary, during daylight

Last year, Thermal Belt Out-reach Ministry (Outreach) served more than 300 families with Thanksgiving and Christmas din-ners and gifts for children through the Angel Tree Program. This year, Outreach anticipates the need to reach beyond last year’s holiday program family recipients.

“The 300 families we served last represented more than 1,000 individuals from Polk County,” said Jason Eller, Outreach director of development. “This community made the difference in these fami-lies participating joyfully in the holidays.”

“Churches, businesses, commu-nity organizations and individuals have adopted individual children or a family in previous years. The delight on the gift givers’ faces as they deliver their gifts to Outreach is one of sheer gladness that comes with being a part of the Angel Tree program. Christmas joy abounds

Outreach begins Angel Treeand Thanksgiving drive

for everyone involved,” said Carol Newton, Outreach executive direc-tor. Community members partici-pating in the Angel Tree program will ensure children, ages 0 – 13 years old) will receive at least one gift for Christmas.

Thermal Belt Outreach Min-istry receives monetary contribu-tions at P.O. Box 834, 134 White Dr., Columbus, N.C. 28722. To learn more about Outreach, contact Jason Eller, director of develop-ment, at 828-894-2988. To learn more about the Angel Tree Pro-gram, contact Michelle Reedy at 828-894-2988.

Applications for Christmas holiday assistance are being ac-cepted until Nov. 10 from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 1 – 3:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Proof of Polk County residency and income will be required.

- article submittedby Carol Newton

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the PAC hike at the Weaverbar-ton Shuford Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, contact the PAC office to sign up by phone at 828-859-5060 or email at [email protected].

Hikers should wear appropriate clothing and footwear, bring a bag lunch and/or snack, plenty of water and any personal medication. In case of inclement weather, contact the PAC office by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the hike to see if the hike will take place.

Hikers will meet at the Co-lumbus Bi-Lo at 9:45 a.m. on Nov. 2 Visit PAC’s website at www.pacolet.org or go to PAC’s Facebook page, “Pacolet Area Conservancy,” for information on upcoming hikes.

The next, and final, hike is scheduled for Nov. 11 at PAC-protected Walnut Creek Preserve, where Walnut Creek Preserve owner Babs Strickland will lead hikers on a four-mile, moderate hike.

- article submittedby Pam Torlina

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A strangely patient creature inhabits the marshes, swamps and sandy river edges of this region. Endlessly it stands motionless, and then with a dart of its long neck and the stabbing of its long beak, it catches its dinner of frogs, fish or even salamanders.

Peering over the tall grasses, the great blue heron gives one the image of a strange Egyptian snake. While in flight he becomes a lumbering prehistoric ptero-dactyl.

The great blue is the best known and most widespread of all North American herons. It is a large slate blue-gray wading bird averaging 4 feet tall with an im-mense wing span of up to 7 feet. The great blue frequents shallow waters such as along the Paco-let and French Broad in this re-gion of the Car-olinas, and can also be found on most farm ponds, marshes and wetlands.

Herons are usually silent birds; however, you may hear low-pitched croaks when they are alarmed or startled. They nest together in colonies called a heronry, which can be made up of a few to a hundred pairs. Their nests are huge plat-forms of sticks and plant material that are repaired and added to year

after year, often reaching 3-4 feet across. Each tree in a heronry may have dozens of nests.

In our area of the Carolinas, great blue herons are seasonal visitors. They appear at ponds, rivers and wetlands throughout the

western portion of the Carolinas in late summer, after the breed-ing season, and many remain until late spring. B i r d s t h e n move north to

breed or further east to several breeding sites in the coastal plain of the southeast.

The great blue heron lays 3-7 bluish-green eggs. Their chief predator is man, and huge num-bers of both herons and egrets were once killed for their nuptial feathers. This barbaric practice is

Great blue herons in our area

now illegal and many species have been able to recover their numbers back to a sustainable level.

The main threat to the great blue heron and many other wet-land animals is the drainage and destruction of wetlands, both on the east and west coasts. Without the protection of wetland habitats throughout the United States, many of our freshwater species cannot survive.

Simon Thompson has lived in WNC for the past 16 years. He owns and operates his own birding tour company, Ventures Birding Tours - www.birdventures.com.

He and Chris also own and operate the Asheville Wild Birds Unlimited Store. For more in-formation on any of the birding activities in the area, drop by the store or check his website at www.ashevillewbu.com.

A great blue heron. (photo by Simon Thompson)

Amy Michelle Turner has been elected to the S.C. Alpha Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (AOA) at the Medical Uni-versity of South Carolina (MUSC). Turner is a third year medical student at MUSC.

AOA’s mission is to be a voice for advocating the highest ethical standards in medicine, exemplify-ing professionalism, recognizing the importance of optimal patient care and emphasizing the need for continuing scholarship and academic achievements.

Election to Alpha Omega Al-pha is an honor signifying a last-amy michelle Turner

Turner elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Societying commitment to scholarship, leadership, professionalism and service. It is a particularly high honor for Turner because she was elected to AOA during her junior year in medical school.

Turner graduated from Lan-drum High School in 2005. She was valedictorian that year. She graduated from Clemson Universi-ty in 2009, first in her nursing class, receiving the faculty scholarship award at Clemson’s graduation ceremony. Turner currently resides in Charleston, S.C.

- article submittedby Patricia Turner

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William Ray Horne

William Ray Horne, 90, of Columbus died July 12, 2011. He was son of the late Jessie Monroe and Cora Collins Horne and hus-band of Mildred Holbert Horne.

He was a member of Mill Creek Church of the Brethren and Mill S p r i n g Ve t e r a n s Lodge. He served in

the U.S. Army as Medic during WWII.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Bill Horne of Green Creek; four daughters, Juanita Odel of Sunny View, Marilyn Horne and Regina Pate, both of Green Creek. and Laura Saenger of Hickory, N.C.; four sisters, Geneva Harrell of Bak-ersville, N.C., Imogene Burns of Inman, S.C., Janice Fagan of Green Creek and Linda Horne of McAdenville, N.C.; 10 grand-children, Kim Odel, Kelly Brad-ley, Lee Bradley, Brandon Horne, Ashley Horne, Rebecca Horne, Joseph Pate, Jacob Pate, Miles Saenger and Will Saenger; and five great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, July 15 at Mill Creek Church of the Brethren Fellow-ship Hall. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the church sanctuary, conducted by Rev. Steven Abe. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Memorials may be made in memory of Brandon Horne to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 4530 Park Rd, #240, Charlotte, N.C. 28209.

Condolences may be left at www.pettyfuneralhome.com.

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John Hanley GibbsJohn Hanley Gibbs, 87, of

Columbus died Thursday, July 14, 2011 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Forest City, N.C.

Born in Polk County, he was the son of the late Callaway Bur-gin and Florence Jackson Gibbs. He was a veteran of WWII, hav-

ing served in the U.S. Army, a member of the VFW Post 10349 and the Woodmen of

the World. Mr. Gibbs was the husband of Omie Lee Laughter Gibbs, who died in 1986.

Survivors include one daugh-ter, Patsy Gibbs Toney (Dean) of Rutherfordton, N.C.; son, Harold Gibbs of Rutherfordton, N.C.; one sister, Alvah Gibbs of Columbus; and a brother , Herbert Gibbs of Mill Spring. Also surviving are five grandchil-dren, Randy Toney (Kimberly), Marc Toney (LeeAnn), Lora Brock (Jeff), Jeffrey Gibbs (Col-leen) and Elizabeth Gibbs and six great-grandchildren, Mason Toney, Kevin Gibbs, Anthony Brock, Bryan Gibbs, Nick Gibbs and Zane Gibbs.

Funeral services were held Sunday, July 16, in the McFar-land Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

Burial was in Polk Memo-rial Gardens, Columbus, with military rites by the Polk County Memorial Burial Squad.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P. O. Box 336, Forest City, N.C. 28043 or Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Dr, Columbus, N.C. 28722.

The family will be at the home of his daughter, Patsy Gibbs Toney, 400 Radar Rd., Ruther-fordton, N.C.

An online guest register may be signed at www.mcfarlandfu-neralchapel.com.

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Dorothy Waymon Simmons

Rev. Dorothy Waymon Sim-mons, 82, formerly of Tryon, died June 13, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.

Memorial service noon, July 30 at Columbia Senior Residenc-es at MLK Village, 125 Logan St. SE, Atlanta, Ga. 30312. Contact sister: 678-862-3800.

Survivors are three sons, Al-len (Rudy) Waymon of Syracuse, N.Y., Kenneth Simmons of Hous-ton, Texas, and Lovell Simmons (Andrea) of Lawrenceville, Ga.; one sister, Frances Fox of River-dale, Ga.; three brothers, John Ir-vin Waymon of Antelope, Calif., Carrol Waymon of San Diego, Calif., and Samuel Waymon of Nyack, N.Y.; a host of grandchil-dren, great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by both parents, Mary Kate and John D. Waymon; son, Van Waymon; sisters, Lucile Waddell and Nina Simone (Eunice) and brother, Harold Waymon Sr.

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11th annual O.P. Earle pumpkin decorating contest

Best of show: “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” created by Isaac Greene.Most creat ive: “Hamburger Heaven,” created by Braeden and Dawson Hutchins and Halen Riley.

Best use of pumpkin: “Hedgie Loves to Read,” created by Ellis Parsons.

O.P. Earle Elementary held a pumpkin decorating contest. Designs had to be based on a piece of literature. (photos submitted by Dawn Lynch)

Honorable mention: “Olivia,” created by Sarah Campbell.

Honorable mention: “The Rainbow Fish,” created by Katelyn Brown.

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