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

Have you got some old men’s ties you’ve been mean-ing to get rid of? Fool’s Day Festival organizers are looking for more ties, which will be used as part of an art instal-lation in downtown Tryon during the festival on March 31. Contact Cindy Viehman at 828-859-1255 or stop by Foot-hills Realty to donate your ties.

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Polk’s Got Talent finals tonight at PCHSIt was standing room only in

the Tryon Theatre on Monday and Tuesday nights for the inau-gural Polk’s Got Talent prelimi-nary rounds. The talent was truly local, as at least one member of each act was required to live in

Polk County.Twenty-four acts shared their

talents with hundreds of audience members over the two-night pre-liminary event. The final round will be held at Polk County High School (PCHS) on Monday,

Feb. 27. Seven acts from the junior

division and six from the open di-vision will advance to the finals.

Advancing to the next round

PCHS seniors Madison Alexander, Cade Underwood and Cole Pellatt compete in the preliminary round of Polk’s Got Talent. They received enough votes to advance to the final round, to be held Monday, Feb 27. (photo by Mimi Alexander)


Tryon to form committee to help decide whether to sell its water, sewer systemsby Leah Justice

Tryon is looking to the com-munity to help the town decide whether to sell its water and wastewater systems.

Council met Tuesday, Feb. 21

and discussed an offer from Ni America, a private company, to purchase the town’s water and sewer systems. Council agreed to ask interim manager Joey Davis to advertise for a committee.

Council members still seem

torn on whether to sell the sys-tems to Ni America.

“As I said at the Ni America meeting, the big elephant is join-ing with the towns and county,”


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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.

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.

Democratic Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting Monday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. at the Democratic headquarters in Columbus. Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy will be the guest speaker. Lunch of soup and sand-wiches will be served. Everyone 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. 828-859-5051.

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

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

AAUW meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at the Tryon Presbyterian

Church fellowship hall. Male Domestic Abuse In-

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

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

Thermal Belt Stamp Club, first and third Mondays of each month, 7:30 p.m., Tryon Fed-eral Bank, Columbus. Visitors welcome.

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

TuesdayPolk County Mobile Re-

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

Polk County Transportation Authority makes a regular trip to Hendersonville on the first and third Tuesday of each month. 894-8203.

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.

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

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

Landrum Library, Book Discussion Group, fourth Tues-day every month, 10:30 a.m. at the library. 864-457-2218.

LIFECare of Polk County/Adult Day Health Care pro-vides services Monday - Friday. Pet therapy every Tuesday is an opportunity for participants to interact with a trained pet therapy

dog in a safe and meaningful environment. Call 828-894-2007 for more info.

Polk County Library will offer a special “Healthy Habits” preschool story time with Bert and Jo Midyette on Tuesday, Feb. 28 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.

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

Chamber After Hours, hosted by Pro Physical Therapy and Fit-ness with the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, Feb. 28, 5:30-7 p.m. All members and guests welcome.

Autism Support Group will meet the fourth Tuesday of every month at the Polk County Public Library in Columbus at 6 p.m. This month’s speaker is Cara Gregory, M.S. CCC-SLP of Interact Western North Carolina.

Foothills Autism/Asperger’s Parent Support Group meets the first Tuesday, 6 p.m., Polk County Library community room (Columbus).

Landrum Library, workshop on selling items on eBay. Topics discussed include researching items, how to price your items and determining shipping costs. Open to all adults. 864-457-2218.

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

VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Polk Memorial 9116, meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:30

p.m. in the Womack building in Columbus.

VFW Polk Memorial 9116 meets the fourth Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Columbus Town Hall.

WednesdayPolk County Mobile Recycling

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

The Meeting Place Senior Center Wednesday activities in-clude 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 assistance 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.

Tryon Kiwanis Club meets Wednesdays, noon, Congregational Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

Female Domestic Abuse In-tervention Program, Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Male Domestic Abuse Inter-vention Program, Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

ThursdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

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

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in the junior division are:• Cassie Couch and Mollie

Nelson, elaborative dancers, 17 and 16 years old

• Daniel Macias and Talia Petoia, singers, 15 and 16 years old

• K e i l e i g h McMurray and Lauren S t r a tman , singers, 13 years old

• Ki’Yon Staley, singer, 9 years old

• Madison Yellen, clogger, 10 years old

• Meredith Gillespie and Bri-anna Richardson, tap dancers, 11 years old

• Mia Brown, singer, 14 years old

Advancing in the open division

are the following: • 2 Folks from County Polk

(celtic band)• Blues Underground (blues

band)• The Foxchasers (bluegrass

band)• Proj -

ect X (rock band)

• Noah Stockdale, singer

• Madi-son Alex-ander, Cole Pellatt and Cade Un-d e r w o o d ,

singing trioPolk’s Got Talent was organized

by the Patrons for Performing Arts at PCHS to help fund a trip to Festival Disney – an international competition for high school cho-ruses. Vocal Impressions, PCHS’s competition choir, plans to attend the event in April.

The event was planned by parent members of the patrons

group. Members of Vocal Impres-sions served as emcees and as the technical crew, among other tasks. Sponsors, in addition to Tryon The-atre, are Bonnie Brae Veterinary Hospital, Computer Direct Outlet, Freer Equine Mobile Veterinary Services and Millard & Company.

The local “celebrity” judges (Aaron Greene, Brook Hannon and Susie Kocher) gave advice to each act at the conclusion of each per-formance. The preliminary rounds were scored using a combination of

• Polk’s Got Talent(Continued From page 1) Polk’s Got Talent finalists

Junior divisionCassie Couch and Mollie NelsonDaniel Macias and Talia PetoiaKeileigh McMurray and Lauren StratmanKi’Yon StaleyMadison YellenMeredith Gillespie and Brianna RichardsonMia Brown

Open division 2 Folks from County PolkBlues UndergroundThe FoxchasersProject X Noah StockdaleMadison Alexander, Cole Pellatt and Cade Underwood

The preliminary rounds of Polk’s Got Talent were held at the Tryon Theatre. Barry Flood, owner, donated the use of the theater for the two evenings of local talent. (photo by Bibi Freer)

audience votes and judges’ votes. In the finals, however, the audi-

ence votes will take the lead. Each finalist has been asked to remind family and friends of the impor-tance of the arts in the schools and to encourage their attendance, along with their votes, on Monday night.

Tickets will be available at the door of the PCHS auditorium. The competition begins at 7 p.m.

– article submitted by Mimi Alexander

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Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival planning under wayby Samantha Hurst

Organizers of the Blue Ridge Barbecue and Music Festival met earlier this month to hammer down details of this year’s North Caroli-na State Barbecue Championship.

The group began its meetings back in November to plan for the two-day event that will be held Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9 at Harmon Field in Tryon.

Chairman Chuck Britton said organizers are looking forward to a special 19th year of the event.

“We’re changing things up every day to make it a better fes-tival. One of the big things we’re focusing on this year is making sure families get a better value for their money,” Britton said.

This year, in an effort to make the event more affordable for families, organizers plan to offer free admission for all ages from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Friday, June 8.

Students in Polk County Schools get out of school at 11 a.m. that morning because of graduation ceremonies that week-end. Organizers said they hope families can take the opportunity to enjoy a day at Harmon Field.

Britton said they expect at-tendance to rise during that time frame compared to last year, when about 320 people came for the midday festivities.

During the festival families can also purchase ride bracelets for their children. The ride bracelets

will be a set price that will allow kids to ride as many rides as they want for one four-hour sessions.

“It gives the local community an opportunity to come out with-out spending a ton of money,” Britton said.

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The barbecue festival is also currently accepting applications for crafters and BBQ cookers. Interested individuals and teams can get an application at www.blueridgebbqfestival.com.

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For more information, contact festival organizers at 828-859-7427 or by email at [email protected].

Rides at a previous Blue Ridge Barbecue and Music Festival. Planning is under way for this year’s festival set for June 8 - 9. (photo submitted)

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said councilman George Baker. “I don’t know where we go. I’m more interested in getting the towns and county together than selling to Ni America, but I don’t know.”

Most council members seemed to be more interested in combining water systems with the Polk County and the Towns of Columbus and Saluda, but that option could still be years away.

Councilman Roy Miller said he concurs with Baker, and he th inks Tryon s h o u l d k e e p c o m m u n i c a -tions open with the towns and the county.

Baker, who suggested cre-ating the com-mittee, also said he would like to continue to in-vestigate the op-tion of selling to Ni America and said he wonders if the water and sewer systems are severable.

Baker said it seems to him that Ni America, if he reads between the lines, is more inter-ested in sewer than water.

Mayor Alan Peoples said he doesn’t want to lose the town’s water or sewer systems. He said if the town keeps the systems at least they would be controlled by people who sleep in this county.

Miller said Tryon has several options and he wouldn’t want to lose the town’s water system.

“We currently have one of the highest [water] rates in North Carolina for towns our size,” Miller said. “I think we need to investigate what we can do. East Howard Street sewer has to be fixed because DENR (N.C. Department of Environ-ment and Natural Resources) has told us it needs to be fixed.”

In relation to possibly selling its systems, council approved and then rescinded a decision to

finance approximately $77,000 to purchase a backhoe for the water and sewer department. The town had budgeted this year debt service for a new backhoe, but said last week that it should hold off on the purchase in case the town sells its systems.

For now, the town plans to trade the water/sewer backhoe, which has problems with its hydraulic system, with the street department’s backhoe. Council asked public works director Joel Burrell to try to make the trade work for the meantime and said if a new backhoe is needed council will look into

the purchase later.

In 2010, Ni America, which owns sys tems in South Caro-lina, Florida and Texas, offered Try-on approxi-mately $4.1 million for its systems. Ni America officials have said in recent

meetings that they are back to square one and need to investi-gate the town’s systems in detail to determine whether they are still interested in purchasing the systems.

Ni America was formed in 2007 to acquire regulated water and wastewater utilities. It is an investor-owned company, with a small percentage of ownership by company management, ac-cording to Ni America’s public relations director, Rick Melcher. Ni America currently owns two water systems in Texas, one water and one sewer system in Florida and three sewer systems in South Carolina with approxi-mately 30,000 total customers.

Tryon council members have said they want to know the town’s systems’ needs prior to making a decision. A public works committee will likely be formed during the town’s March meeting, which will research the town’s water and sewer system needs.

“ … the big elephant is joining with the towns and county. I don’t know where we go. I’m more interested in getting the towns and county together than selling to Ni America, but I don’t know.”

-- George Baker

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Child tells Tryon council about Tryon Fine Arts Center expansion plans

Beth Child, executive director of the Tryon Fine Arts Center (TFAC) gives a presentation to Tryon Town Council on Tuesday, Feb. 21 about TFAC’s newly unveiled master site and building plan. Phase one of the plan includes a new park and outdoor amphitheater, expanded parking and improved access to the building. (photo by Leah Justice)

Lennie’s Kids fundraiser coming soonby Samantha Hurst

Lennie Rizzo is planning his next fundraiser for Lennie’s Kids. The event will be a silent and live auction at Tryon Estates May 27.

Rizzo said hors d’oeuvres will be enjoyed at 5 p.m. with dinner served at 6 p.m. Throughout the early eve-ning, Rizzo said, attendees can bid on a variety of items from artwork to jewelry, and during dinner some of the items will be auctioned above their silent auction bids to raise ad-ditional funds.

Rizzo said he hopes to sell between 200-250 tickets to raise money for his fund that regularly aids in veterinary bills for sick, in-jured and abandoned animals.

Tickets are currently available at the Bulletin office or by calling Rizzo at 828-859-5835. You can also donate items for the auction by calling Rizzo.



Home, garden design workshop set for March 3

An interior decorating and gar-den design workshop will be pre-sented at Derbyshire, 400 Landrum Road, Columbus, on Saturday, March 3 at 11 a.m.

Comfortable Country Living with Gillian Drummond of Drum-mond House Interiors will explore country style today – how to add comfort and beauty to your home, both in town and on the farm.

Master gardener Linda Cobb will teach participants about adding “jew-elry” to give new life to a garden.

The workshop will include a luncheon and a dessert reception hosted by Derbyshire after the pre-sentation. There will be both door prizes and surprise “goody bags.”

For information and to sign up, call Gillian Drummond at 828-859-9895 or email her at [email protected].

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Blue Ridge Laser Eye observes Save Your Vision MonthDuring February, Save Your

Vision Month, Blue Ridge Laser Eye Associates reminds even those people with no signs or risk factors for eye disease of the importance of getting a baseline eye disease screening at age 40, the time when early signs of disease and changes in vision may start to occur.

“Many eye diseases progress without any warning signs,” says ophthalmologist Dr. Thomas Per-raut. “Gradual changes in vision can impact your ability to function

independently and have confidence in your abilities. One of the hardest adjustments a person can make is adapting to a life with permanent vision loss. That is why nothing replaces a comprehensive baseline eye exam.”

Based on the initial screening, an ophthalmologist will prescribe the necessary intervals for follow-up exams. For individuals at any age with symptoms of or at risk for eye disease, such as those with a family history of eye disease, diabetes or

high blood pressure, Blue Ridge La-ser Eye Associates recommends that individuals see their ophthalmolo-gist to determine how frequently their eyes should be examined.

Despite the risks, Americans re-main relatively unconcerned about vision loss. A survey conducted by the American Academy of Ophthal-mology for its EyeSmart campaign reveals that less than a quarter of Americans (23 percent) are very concerned about losing their vision, while a majority feel weight gain or

joint and back pain are of greater concern than vision loss.

“Unfortunately, millions of people will suffer significant vision loss and blindness because they don’t know the risks,” said Perraut. “That is why the academy launched the EyeSmart campaign, because knowing your risks can save your sight through regular eye exams.”

For more information visit www.geteyesmart.org

– article submitted by Wanda Wofford

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Mountain BizWorks offers business planning course

Mounta in Biz-Works will offer its eight-week Founda-tions Business Plan-ning Course begin-ning Monday, March 5, 6-9 p.m. in Hender-sonville, N.C.

Since 1989, Moun-tain BizWorks has trained more than 6,000 entrepreneurs, assisted in the cre-ation of more than 1,300 locally owned b u s i n e s s e s , a n d loaned more than $5.5 million in western North Carolina. These big numbers are made up of individual small business owners who have worked hard over time to find suc-cess. One example is Carol Lynn Jack-son of Manna Ca-banna in Saluda.

Jackson first came to Mountain BizWorks in 2004 with the idea of starting a road-side produce stand. After taking the Foundations Business Plan-ning Course, she implemented the steps of her business plan and opened a produce stand.

Then in 2008, Carol Lynn returned to Mountain BizWorks with a vision of growth. After reworking her plan, her new goal became clear: to open a permanent location. When the Red Caboose on Main Street in Saluda came up for lease, she jumped on the opportunity and gave her customers a shopping environment located on the shaded deck of an old train ca-boose. Today, Manna Cabanna offers selections of products such as local vegetables, eggs, meats, cheeses, honey, jams and jellies. On Wednesdays in the summer, you can even buy fresh shrimp from Edisto Island, S.C.

The same course that helped Carol Lynn is open to all aspir-

ing and existing business own-ers in Western North Carolina. The eight-week Foundations Business Planning Course helps entrepreneurs develop a fo-cused business plan. Participants evaluate and estimate start-up and overhead costs, determine profit goals, project cash flow, develop marketing plans and learn about necessary licensing and record keeping. In addition, agriculture-related ventures receive special guidance and information specific to their industry.

Registration is now open for the foundations course begin-ning on Monday, March 5. To learn more and register, contact Adriana Chavela at [email protected] or 828-692-5826.

For more information about Mountain BizWorks, visit www.mountainbizworks.org.

– article submitted by Jo Ann Miksa-Blackwell

Carol Lynn Jackson at Manna Cabanna in Saluda, the business she started after taking Mountain BizWorks’ Foundations Business Planning Course. (photo submitted by Jo Ann Miksa-Blackwell)I


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A class on playing bridge on the Internet will be presented on Wednesday, Feb. 29 from 1 – 3 p.m. in the computer room at the Polk County Library. Dan Dwor-kin will be the presenter.

Participants will access the free website www.bridgebase.

com, log on and learn the tech-nical aspects of the website. Participants will play online with supervision. The class will be presented on an overhead screen so all can follow along.

– article submittedby Dan Dworkin

Class on Internet bridge playing Feb. 29

With the cost of food con-tinuing to rise, even those who have never gardened before are looking at growing their own vegetables and fruits. Those already gardening may be look-ing for ways to grow more using less space, time and labor.

A Spring Garden School will be held Saturday, March 10 at the Rutherford County Exten-sion Center in Spindale, N.C. The class will be from 8:25 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The registration

deadline is Friday, March 2; preregistration is required.

T h i s y e a r the school will continue to fo-cus on growing edibles – vege-tables and herbs to help stretch your food dol-lars.

The Spring Garden School’s presentations will include “Blueberries for

the Foothills,” “Blackberries for the Garden,” “Encourag-

ing Beneficial Insects,” “Con-t a i n e r Ve g -etable Garden-ing,” “Thyme to Mul t ip ly” (herb growing) and “Beans and Peas.”

The Spring Garden School is sponsored by the Rutherford County Exten-

Rutherford Cooperative Extension offers spring garden schoolsion Center and the Rutherford County Master Gardener Vol-unteers.

For additional information and a registration form, contact the Rutherford Extension Cen-ter at 828-287-6011.

The Rutherford County Ex-tension Center is located at 193 Callahan-Koon Road in Spindale.

– article submittedby Jan R. McGuinn

Want to go? What: Spring Garden School

When: March 10

Where: Spindale, N.C.

Landrum Presbyterian Church invites the surrounding commu-nities to join in an exercise pro-gram using Tai Ch’i. Ed Kan of Isothermal Community College is the instructor.

For those not familiar with Tai Ch’i, it is an ancient Chinese

exercise consisting of slow and gentle body moves while breath-ing deeply. The gentle moves promote relaxation and relief from stress. Studies have shown it may help maintain bone health, provide beneficial relief from the symptoms of fibromyalgia

and knee osteoarthritis, improve sleep quality, promote cardio-pulmonary fitness through deep breathing and improve balance.

T h i s exercise is for all age groups. The o n l y r e -quirements are that you must be able to stand and do very gentle stretching.

The next session will begin March 1, with two morning classes: Thursday and Saturday. Both classes will begin at 10 a.m. This session there will also

be a class on Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m.

To register, call 1-864-457-2761. Leave your name and num-

ber, and any q u e s t i o n s y o u m a y have. Each sess ion is

limited to 12 participants to al-low for one-on-one instruction.

Landrum Presbyterian Church is located at 404 Rutherford Street, directly across from the post office.

– article submittedby Jan Ludwick

Tai Ch’i at Landrum Presbyterian Church featuring Ed Kan of ICC

Daffy-Jills Garden Club will meet Thursday, March 1 at 1:30 p.m. at the Landrum Library. Kathy Johnson Zimmerman will present a program about hillside gardening and stormwater con-

trol. Members should contact one of the hostesses, Marcia Burrus or Margaret Kennard, if they are unable to attend.

– article submittedby Jeanne Mills

Daffy-Jills Garden Club to meet March 1

The gentle moves promote relaxation and relief from stress.

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by Linda Farris

The true-hearted showed up in the chill and the wind for the FENCE spring Hunter Pace and Trail Ride on Sunday, Feb. 12.

Riders were greeted by Julie Gordon and Marilyn Yikes in the morning for registration and Gretchen Verbonic and Pat Solo-man in the afternoon.

Joey Cabaniss served as timer and explained the red arrows and various signs along the way. John Boyle was timer’s assistant.

Halfway point was manned by Debra Canton and Ross Fox in the morning and the husband and wife team of Martha and Harry Love in the afternoon. They offered apple juice, water and port.

The trails were well marked and flagged by Rick Rondell. The cross-country course was popular as ever, but coming down the open jump course, riders found the water hazard had been hit by a quick freeze. Most riders threw on the brakes to avoid the semi-frozen water.

The wooded trails held back the wind and offered many places for quick trots and canter lanes. As long as you kept mov-ing, your heart kept pumping and chill was next to none. The sun peeking through also helped.

Organizers said they appreci-ated FETA trail land owners and the Mahlers, as the largest part of

the pace traversed their property. Now, the results: The optimum time for the

field hunter division was one hour, 36 minutes, 30 seconds. The calculated optimum time for the trail rider division was two hours, two minutes, 12 seconds. The ride was approximately seven miles long. In the field hunter division there were 15 teams with 32 riders, and the trail riders division had 13 teams with 33 riders for a total of 28 teams and 65 riders.

Field hunter division Taking home the blue ribbon

for the field hunter division were Susan Haslam and Erin Lowe-Pagliano of Asheville with a time of one hour, 40 minutes, five seconds. Second place went to Stephanie Alice Keck of Clemson, S.C. and Jaclyn Mark-with and Darby McJunkin of Greenville, S.C., with a time of one hour 40 minutes, 10 seconds.

Third place went to Doug McMillan of Belton and Vickie Smith of Inman with a time of one hour, 30 minutes, 50 sec-onds. Fourth place was awarded to Kay and Lorie Fleenor of Bristol, and Wendy Newbegin of Limestone, Tenn. with a time of one hour, 29 minutes, 20 seconds.

Fifth place went to Lauren Leistner and Brittany Whitmire, both of Brevard, with a time of

one hour, 27 minutes, 33 sec-onds. Sixth place went to Sherry Wyatt of Seneca and Kris Yon of Pendleton.

Trail rider divisionTaking home the first place

in the trail rider division were Rachel Fields of Mosheim, Tenn. and Michelle Klopp of Ruther-fordton, N.C. with a time of two hours, two minutes, 17 seconds. The red ribbons went to Russell and Sally Rock of Campobello with a time of two hours, two minutes, six seconds.

Third place went to Terry Knox of Belton, S.C., Regina Hillstrom of Anderson, S.C, and Rhonda McJunkin of Greenville, S.C. with a time of two hours,

Results of FENCE Spring Hunter Pace held Feb. 12

Trail riders Karen Brockway and Nancy Mason follow the trail across along the side of the main house at the FENCE Hunter Pace & Trail Ride on Feb. 12. (photo by Lou Smith)

Aileen Berger came down from Tennessee with her rescue mare, Midori, to enjoy the cross country course and trails at the FENCE Hunter Pace on Sunday, Feb. 12. (photo by Lou Smith)

five minutes, 11 seconds. Fourth place was awarded to Kathy Rondell and Emily Miller of Tryon with a time of one hour, 59 minutes, nine seconds. Fifth place went to Victoria Bailey of Woodruff, S.C. and Chris and Kelly Cannon of Moore, S.C. with a time of one hour, 58 minutes, 57 seconds. Sixth place went to Karen Brockway of Greenville, and Nancy Mason of Greer with a time of two hours, five minutes, 32 seconds.

Next on the calendar is the Greenville Pony Club Hunt-er pace held at Green Creek Hounds on Saturday, Feb. 25,

Series standings as of Feb. 17After nine of the 16 scheduled events of the 2011-12 Western Carolina Hunter Pace & Trail Ride Series, the standings are as follows:

Field hunters: First, Doug McMillan, 31 series points; Second, Vickie Smith, 30 series points; Third, Brittany Whitmire, 29 series points; Fourth, Sarah Hendricks and Carolyn and Brian MacCormack, 24 series points; Fifth, Beth Goldizen, 23 series points; Sixth, Marie Solomon, 22 series points.

Trail riders: First, Donna Monagle, 23 series points; Second, Sally Rock, Lisa Spriggs and Skyler Warren, 22 series pointsThird, Victoria Bailey, Kelly Cannon and Nancy Finkell, 17 series points; Fourth, Jan Smith, 16 series points; Fifth, Chris Cannon and Bobby Turner, 15 series points; Sixth, Chris Monagle, 14 series points

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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.

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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.

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

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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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On Feb. 15, the guest speaker for the Tryon Kiwanis Club was Libby Carter, director of the Polk County Community Alternatives Program (CAP). Carter is a registered nurse and has been director of this program for eight years. CAP, which is administered by St. Luke’s Hospital, provides services that allow disabled adults to remain longer in their homes rather than going to a nursing facility. To be eligible for CAP, the patient must be a resident of Polk County, eligible for Medicaid and at risk for nursing home placement. Shown above are Kathy Woodham (left), president of Tryon Kiwanis; Libby Carter and Sue Watson. (photo submitted by Sue Watson)

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Mr. and Mrs. Tony Elder of Co-lumbus announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Marie Elder, to Jason Cole Wilbanks, son of Pamela Wilbanks and the late Mark Wilbanks of Rock Hill, S.C.

The wedding is planned for April 13 at Tryon Congregational Church.

The bride is a sign language interpreter at Polk Central Elemen-tary School. She is the granddaugh-

ter of Ned and Viney Elder and Marie Wallace and the late Donald Wallace, all of Columbus.

Mr. Wilbanks is employed at Global Linking Solutions in Char-lotte, N.C. He is the grandson of Roy and Sondra DuBose of Rock Hill, S.C. and Grace Wilbanks and the late William Wilbanks of Seneca, S.C.

– article submitted by Tony Elder

Elder-Wilbanks engagement

Mills named to chancellor’s list

Chelsey Mills of Mill Spring was named to the chancellor’s list at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for the fall semester 2011. She recently qualified to join the National Society of Leadership and Success and will be inducted in April 2012.

– article submittedby Rhonda Mills

Chelsey mills

The following local students have been named to the chancel-lor’s or dean’s list at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.:

Chancellor’s listChristopher Isaac Abril, Co-

lumbusTroy Mark Brooks, TryonElizabeth Sarah Shanahan,

ColumbusRyan Thomas Dekay , Saluda Georgia Ann Paul, SaludaRachel Anne Sain, Tryon

Dean’s listJordan Joseph Devere, TryonMorgan Alyssa Edney, TryonM i t c h e l L e e M o d l i n ,

ColumbusAlicia Marie Lockhart, Mill

SpringReed Alexander Phillips,

TryonLauren Brooke Whitmire,

Mill SpringTo be included on the dean’s

list, undergraduates must either be enrolled in 12-14 hours of

academic credit and attain a minimum 3.45 grade point av-erage or be enrolled in 15 hours or more of academic credit and attain a minimum 3.25 grade point average.

The chancellor’s list recog-nizes full-time undergraduates who attain a 3.85 grade point average or higher. Chancellor’s list students also earn dean’s list distinction.

– article submittedby ASU

Local students on chancellor’s, dean’s list at ASU

The results of duplicate bridge played at the Saluda Center Mon-day, Feb. 13 and Feb. 20 were as follows:

Monday, Feb. 13: 1. Mary Margaret Lejeune and Valaerie Thompson, 2. Veevee Blackshear and Frances Holcombe, 3. Linda

Hall and John Tyndall.Monday, Feb. 20: 1. Clara

Carter and Tollie Ross, 2. Liv-vy French and Maria McCall, 3/4. Tie between Lesesne Smith/Frances Holcombe and Mary Mar-garet Lejeune/Valerie Thompson.

Games are played at the Saluda

Center each Monday at 1:30 p.m. with a discussion session on bridge at 12:45 p.m. Next Monday, the group will conclude its discussion of evaluating a bridge hand. A partner is guaranteed.

– article submittedby Tollie Ross

Duplicate bridge results at Saluda Center Feb. 13, 20

Thank You Is Not Enough

On Saturday February 11th I learned why I do what I do and why I feel so blessed to be part of such an awesome community. Even though it was freezing cold and so windy you could hardly stand to be outside, so many people came out to help support a benefit some of my friends had organized for me. I want to thank everyone involved, but it would probably be impossible to thank each individual because there were so many. Thank you to all of those who helped organize and plan the event and worked outside in the cold all day, those who ran the silent auction, and those who donated items for the auction and bid on the items and those who purchased the items. Thank you to everyone who donated food and your time. Thank you to all who showed up to eat and to the American Legion for letting us use their building. Also thanks to Millard and Company for allowing us to use their building. Thank you to everyone who donated money. I am not going to name individuals because I don’t want to leave someone out, but I know who you are and I am humbled by what you have done. I love being part of such a great community, and it means so much knowing that when times get tough there is this wonderful group of people I am proud to call my friends and family are there to help. Thank you to all who had any hand in this event no matter how big or small. Also, thanks for all the prayers, cards, phone calls and well wishes.

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Gauen, who is owner of the Garden Patch in Columbus and a member of the Foothills Association of Gardeners, has done considerable research on hummingbirds and shared many facts about the birds with the Rotarians. Her presentation attracted a lot of interest from those attending, which will hopefully result in more hum-mingbirds visiting the area this summer.

She is pictured with Judy Lair, who arranged the program.

- article submittedby Bill Hillhouse

‘Hummingbirds in Our Area’ program at Rotary Club

Polk County Middle School eighth graders Savannah Ross and Megan Clements enjoy taking a turn with a guitar and a banjo brought to Career Day by musicians Phil and Gaye Johnson. The Johnsons were two of the community members who shared information about their careers with students during the school’s annual Career Day on Feb. 16. (photo submitted by Langlee Garrett)

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2-27-12 Bulletin