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Barry White, who grew up in Columbus and graduated from P o l k C e n t r a l High School in 1961, reports that WMS Construc-

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Sizemore new principal at TESbySamanthaHurst

New family photos grace the filing cabinets and a new nameplate sits on the desk of the principal’s office at Tryon Elementary School (TES), but the man behind the desk shares a common passion with retired principal Walker Williams.

“Now, I’m not Mr. Williams, but the passion for children is definitely

one thing we share,” said William Ott Sizemore, the new TES principal. “I do hope people see very soon that I really care about their children. Every child here, every child, is just as important as the next.”

Sizemore took on his new role July 1. “We are certainly fortunate to find

Saluda prepares for 48th annual Coon Dog Day Saturday, July 9


bySamanthaHurst

Saluda expects a flood of people this weekend at the 48th annual Coon Dog Day.

Festivities kick off Saturday, July 9 at 8 a.m. with the Coon Dog Day 5K and run until 11 p.m. with a community street dance.

Organizer Monica Pace said an estimated 15-20,000 people show up to experience Coon Dog Day each year.

“In a town of 700 that’s a lot of people and a lot of work for a small staff, but it’s worth it,” Pace said. “I’ve only missed one Coon Dog Day my whole life and

Dog days of summer

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events: chair exercise, 10 a.m.; Trash Train, 10 a.m.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Friday activities include movie matinee, 10 a.m.; bingo, 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.

PolkFresh Farmers Market, Fridays, Saluda, West Main park-ing lot, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., VISA/EBT accepted. Visit polkcoun-tyfarms.org for vendor list or sign-up.

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..

Local Weather

Today: Partly cloudy, with 40 percent chance of scattered thunder-storms. High 83, low 67.

Saturday: Partly cloudy, with 40 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms. High 85, low 67.

Sunday: Partly cloudy, with 10 percent chance of rain. High 87, low 67.

Monday: Partly cloudy, with 10 percent chance of rain. High 89, low 69.

Wednesday’s weather was: High 88, low 67, 0.04 inches of rain.

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SaTurdayLandrum Farmer's Market,

meets Saturday mornings at 7 a.m. at the Depot. For more in-formation, call Joe Cunningham at 864-457-6585.

Columbus Farmer's Mar-ket, Saturdays, 8 - 11:30 a.m., Womack building parking lot. New vendors, live music, free pet-sitting. Visit www.polkcoun-tyfarms.org to register or for more information.

Grassroots Art Project, holds art classes to benefit Len-nie’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 will be held at the Congregational Church An-nex, 210 Melrose Ave. in Tryon. Call 828-899-0673 for more information.

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

Tryon Toy Makers Museum, open Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 43 E. Howard St., Tryon. 828-290-6600.

SundayVegetarian community pot-

luck, hosted by Carole Antun every Sunday at 5:30 p.m. at 162 Lyncourt Drive, Tryon. This event is open to the community and music will also be included. Info: 828-859-9994.

MondayPolk County Mobile Recy-

cling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon.

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 discus-sion of relevant issues; interde-nominational. 859-5051. 12:30 p.m. Chess Club, Mondays, 12:30 p.m., recreation room, Lau-relHurst 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.

Male Anger Management/Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Mondays, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

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 Re-

cycling 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].

Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9 a.m. Bridge, 10 a.m., 828-749-9245. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Tuesday activities in-

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Poll results

Vote in this week’s poll at www.tryondailybulletin.com

Do you like the Board of Education’s plan to add two additional instruction days to next school year?

Percentages taken from 37 total votes

Yes, it will be good for students, teachers and parents

No, they should have added in all five days

No, they should have taken the waiver

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such a distinguished school ad-ministrator with a proven track record to replace Mr. Williams,” said Superintendent Bill Miller. “We think Mr. Sizemore is the right person to maintain the high level of achievement Tryon Elementary School has obtained under Mr. Williams.”

Sizemore most recently served as principal of Holly Springs – Motlow Elementary School in Spartanburg County Schools District One.

Sizemore holds a master’s and educational specialist’s degrees from Converse College. He has served as a teacher, coach, ath-letic director, assistant principal, principal and director of person-nel in Spartanburg County.

He said leaving his prior school was far from an easy decision.

“Tryon and Polk County are probably the only places in the world I would have left District

One for,” Sizemore said. “My love for Mr. Williams and deep respect for Bill Miller made it an easier decision.”

Sizemore served as assistant principal under Williams 18 years ago at Duncan Elementary in Dis- OttSizemoresitsinthecourtyardofTryonElementary,whereheserves

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“We are certainly fortunate to find such a distinguished school administrator with a proven track record to replace Mr. Williams. We think Mr. Sizemore is the right person to maintain the high level of achievement Tryon Elementary School has obtained under Mr. Williams.”

--PolkSchoolsSupt.BillMiller

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trict Five in South Carolina. Dur-ing that year, the two grew close professionally and personally.

“That same year, my father passed away and Williams served basically as a surrogate father and mentor to me,” Sizemore said. “We’ve had a very, very close relationship – we would have dinner once or twice a month without fail.”

S i z e m o r e moved on in his career to become principal at O.P. Ear le , where he served from 1993 to 2000.

During those seven years, the school was named an Academic Gold Win-ner and “Exemplary Reading” School of the Year for South Carolina. It also was made a member of the Writing School Hall of Fame and won a Literacy Spot Award. O.P. Earle was the first South Carolina school to win all four awards in the same academic year. At every school Sizemore has led, he held up community involvement as a key to the students’ success.

At TES he hopes to work with the Parent Teacher Organization to plan a back-to-school bar-becue, an old-timey “Dickens”

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Christmas event and regular school-based musicals and plays.

Sizemore aims especially to instill ownership of the school in its fifth graders.

To do so, he plans to host a program called Lunch with Leaders in which a handful of fifth graders will be asked to have lunch with himself, the counselor

and local com-munity lead-ers. He said he plans to rely on these students in particular to lead the school.

“ I r e a l l y want to get to know the chil-dren so we can c o n t i n u e t o be the kind of school to pre-pare them for

the future,” he said. “You can’t do this without great teachers but you also can’t do it without students wanting to achieve.”

Sizemore said many people might have found it overwhelm-ing to follow in the footsteps of their mentor.

“Following Mr. Williams is one of the greatest honors I’ve ever had,” Sizemore said. “It could be intimidating but I know he’s laid the groundwork for us to continue to do great things.”

Sizemore is married to Lynda Sizemore, also an educator. He has three daughters, a son, two stepsons and one grandson.

“Following Mr. Williams is one of the greatest honors I’ve ever had. It could be intimidating but I know he’s laid the groundwork for us to continue to do great things.”

--NewTryonElementaryPrincipalOttSizemore

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I love it.”The 48th-annual Coon Dog

Day also corresponds with Sa-luda’s 130th birthday this year, making the event especially com-memorative.

“It’s a free event, which is very nice, but it also has a good down home feeling to it,” Pace said. “For me, because I’m from here, it’s like a homecoming. You see people you went to school with and other people you haven’t seen in years. You get to

catch up with a lot of people.”One of Pace’s favorite events

during Coon Dog Day is the parade.

“The parade, we don’t require any registration for it, it just kind of happens,” Pace said. “That makes it even more fun for us because even we don’t know what kind of things people will do … everyone just sort of lines up and surprises us all.”

This means a unique assembly of homemade floats, tractors, motorcycles and, of course, the

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Coon Dog Day Royalty Court. Artist Bernard Edwards of

Warrior Mountain Woodworks in Saluda also volunteered his handiwork and crafted unique parade trophies. The wood carv-ings are fashioned as coon dog figurines mounted on blocks of wood.

“He contacted us last year and said he really loves Coon Dog

Day and Saluda and wanted to know what he could do,” Pace said. “That’s what makes Coon Dog Day so special – the sense of community it brings.”

The annual Coon Dog Day Parade will be judged in three categories: best commercial float, best civic float and most original float.

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5K. This is the first year the city has hosted the Coon Dog Day 5K with the help of local sponsors. Pace said there are already about 100 people registered to run in the race and she expects another 100 to register the day of the race.

The race will begin at 8 a.m.Parking for this year’s Coon

Dog Day will be available at the Saluda Mountain Jamboree. The city will have a trolley service shuttling festival-goers from the Jamboree to town and back all day. Parking will include use of the Jamboree building for restrooms and the trolley shuttle service.


Coon Dog Day events8 a.m. Coon Dog 5k Race - Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. and

ends at 7:30 a.m. at the Saluda Mountain Jamboree. Spectators can see participants run through downtown shortly after the race begins at 8 a.m.

6:30 – 10:30 a.m. Benefit breakfast at the Saluda Masonic Lodge with eggs, grits, sausage or bacon, biscuits, and gravy.

1 – 3 p.m. The Historic Saluda Committee will be in the Pres-byterian Church fellowship hall showing sneak peeks of the brand new “Home, Hearth, and History: Stories of Old Saluda.”

Coon dog events at the Saluda School ball field1 p.m. Bench Show3 p.m. Treeing Contest8 p.m. Annual Night Hunt Coon Dog Events are sponsored by the Central Carolina Benefit

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On-Stage Entertainment8:30 – 9 a.m. Green River Boys Saluda’s own gospel bluegrass9 – 9:45 a.m. Flaco & Ze Clownettes An interactive performance 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Coon Dog Day 5k Race Awards Ceremony10:15 – 11 a.m. Green River Boys 11 – 12:30 p.m. Annual Coon Dog Day Parade With Master of Ceremonies Hop Foster12:30 – 1 p.m. McGuire’s Pipe Band The bagpipe show band of the south1 – 2 p.m. Aaron Burdett Folk rock from Saluda2 :20 – 3:20 p.m. Old School Acoustic Blues/Roots Traditional freestyle guitar3:40 – 5:40 p.m. Folsom Prison Gang Music from the Johnny Cash era6 – 7:40 p.m. Unspoken Tradition Bluegrass 8 – 11 p.m. Lonesome Road Band Sounds for the annual Night Street Dance with square dances called by local Archie Hardy.

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Polk unemployment rate in May among state’s lowestbyBarbaraTilly

Polk County’s unemploy-ment rate was the fifth lowest in North Carolina in May, according to the latest figures from the North Carolina Em-ployment Security Commis-sion (ESC).

Currituck County had the lowest rate at 5.6 percent, followed by Orange at 6.2 per-cent, Chatham at 6.6 percent, Gates at 6.8 percent and Polk at 7.1 percent.

Scotland County had the state’s highest unemployment rate at 16.2 percent, followed by Edgecombe County at 14.4 percent.

Polk’s unemployment rate was down .4 percent from April’s 7.5 percent. The May rate reflected a 1.7 percentage point drop over the year so far.

Statewide, North Caro-lina’s unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) was 9.7 percent in May. This was an increase of 0.1 percent from April’s revised rate of 9.6 per-cent, and a 1 percentage point drop over the year. The state’s rate was 0.6 percent higher than the national rate in May, which was 9.1 percent.

Rates decreased in just under half of North Carolina’s 100 counties in May. Rates decreased in 40 counties, increased in 44 counties and remained the same in 16.

In the state’s metropolitan statistical areas, unemploy-ment rates increased in 10 of the areas. The Rocky Mount metropolitan area had the highest unemployment rate in May at 12.7 percent. The Durham/Chapel Hill area had the lowest rate at 7.2 percent, which increased 0.1 of a per-centage point from the previ-ous month. Asheville followed

at 7.7 percent.Polk County had a labor

force of 9,255 in May, of whom 8,596 were employed and 659 were on the unem-ployment rolls.

Statewide, the number of people employed (not sea-sonally adjusted) in May was 4,079,708. The number of people unemployed was 435,787.

“Seasonal hiring has begun to increase in some areas of North Carolina,” said ESC Chairman Lynn R. Holmes. “We experienced growth in several of our industrial sec-tors last month and over the year. We continue to focus on growing jobs and working with our economic, education and workforce development partners.”

South Carolina's unem-ployment rate in May was 10, up 0.2 percent from April’s rate of 9.8 percent. The rate reflects a 1.4 percent drop over the year so far.

Spartanburg County’s job-less rate rose from 9.5 percent in April to 10.5 percent in May. The rate in Greenville County also rose, from 8.0 to 8.8 percent.

May 2011 unemployment rates

U.S. 9.1 pct.

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S.C. 10.0 pct.Spartanburg 10.5 pct.Greenville 8.8 pct.

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clude ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; art class, 10 a.m., bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

American Legion Aux., Will meet Tuesday, at 10:00 a.m. at the American Legion Hall in Tryon.

Polk County Historical Asso-ciation Museum, open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

'One World, Many Stories' at PCPL, Tuesday, July 12 at 10:30 a.m. "One World, Many Stories" summer reading program at the Polk County Public Library. “Balloon Fairy Magic.”Marcie the Balloon Fairy brings fun, creativ-ity and imagination to the library with her balloon creations. Kids will also make a balloon creature to take home.

LIFECare of Polk County/Adult Day Health Care, provides services Monday - Friday. Pet ther-apy is scheduled every Tuesday. An opportunity for participants to interact with a trained pet therapy dog in a safe and meaningful en-vironment. Call 828-894-2007 for more info.

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.

Teen Character/Skills Build-ing Group, Tuesdays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

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

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.

Thermal Belt Friendship Council meeting, second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Roseland Community Center.

WedneSdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

The Meeting Place Senior Cen-ter, 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 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.

'One World, Many Stories' at Saluda Library, Wednesday, July 13 at 10:30 a.m. "One World, Many Stories" summer reading program at the Saluda Community Public Library. “Balloon FairyMagic.” Marcie the Balloon Fairy brings

fun, creativity and imagination to the library with her balloon creations. Kids will also make a balloon creature to take home.

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New fiber optic to be installed from Columbus through SaludabyLeahJustice

The Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative infrastruc-ture expansion is quickly ap-proaching the Town of Colum-bus. The expansion of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) is being done at a total cost of approximately $146 million by the independent, non-profit MCNC.

The expansion is estimated to be complete by 2013.

The initiative will improve broadband infrastructure by cre-ating more access for schools, li-braries and public health facilities, while also reaching underserved citizens.

MCNC will construct two 1¼” conduits, one containing a 96-count fiber optic cable, along NCDOT rights of way through downtown Columbus (from Cleveland County) and continu-ing on N.C. 108 toward Tryon, to Harmon Field Road and up U.S. 176 to Saluda and Hendersonville.

MCNC currently serves as the backbone Intranet and Internet network needs of 95 percent of the state’s K-20 education institu-tions. This expansion includes 480 miles of new fiber throughout the western and southeastern part of North Carolina..

Fiber optic already exists in much of the area, provided by e-Polk, Inc., PANGAEA Internet, which has 160 miles of fiber op-tic cable in Polk and Rutherford counties. PANGAEA provides In-ternet service and transport to the schools, libraries, governments, hospitals and many businesses and provides bandwidth to resi-dential service providers Carolina Cable and Skyrunner Internet.

PANGAEA does not offer fiber to Saluda or eastern Rutherford counties. That gap will be solved with the MCNC partnership, ac-cording to e-Polk officials.

PANGAEA is working with MCNC to upgrade the fiber ser-vice to Polk County community anchor institutions, including the schools, library and Polk County

Isothermal Community College.MCNC will be installing un-

derground conduit and fiber optic cable, going aerial in places where underground is not feasible.

“To fund this expansion, MCNC applied for and received two U.S. Department of Com-merce Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) awards totaling $104 million,” states MCNC’s website at www.mcnc.org. “In addition, MCNC raised $42 million in private matching funds as required by the BTOP program. MCNC’s sources of matching funds included $24 million from the Golden LEAF Foundation, $8 million from the MCNC Endowment, $4 million from private-sector wholesale telecommunications company FRC, and an estimated $6.55 million through donations of land and existing conduit from individual community colleges, universities, and others, including the Albemarle Pamlico Economic Development Corporation. No direct funding from the State of North Carolina was required.”

MCNC estimates the expan-sion of NCREN will create or save 2,500 engineering, construction, and manufacturing jobs in the state.

Both MCNC awards are a part of a coordinated strategy devel-oped by the Office of the Gover-nor, the N.C. Office of Economic Recovery & Investment, and e-NC Authority to improve broad-band access for businesses and residents in underserved areas.

Once all work is complete, the two rounds of BTOP infrastruc-ture have the potential to serve directly, or through MCNC part-nerships with private-sector ser-vice providers, more than 1,500 community anchor institutions, 180,000 businesses, and reach more than 300,000 underserved families.”

For more information and to check the progress of the extension, including maps, visit MCNC’s website at www.mcnc.org/btop.

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Hames-Maddox engagementVivian Lowrance Hames,

a native of Tryon, the daugh-ter of the late Clarence and Roberta Lowrance of Puddin Hill and a graduate of Edmund Embury High School, would like to announce the wedding of her daughter, Debbie, to Reginal Maddox of Rockville, Md.

The wedding took place at

Oxon Hill Manor, Oxon Hill, Md., on June 11, 2011.

Debbie’s two favorite uncles, Clarence Lowrance Jr. of Hender-sonville, N.C., and Charles Low-rance of Greenville, S.C., attended the wedding with other relatives and friends from the south.

- article submitted by Vivian A. Hames

Landrum Library celebrates jazz with New York jazz artist

Jazz, sometimes called America’s classical music, can be rewarding to listen to because of its rich harmo-nies, complex rhythms and fancy im-provisations from soloists. However, those very same characteristics often leave both uninitiated listeners and even some jazz fans scratching their heads and wondering what all of that jazz is about. Enter Tierra Records recording artist and jazz saxophonist Shenole Latimer.

As part of his week-long 2011 Jazz Appreciation East Coast Tour, Latimer, a resident of the New York region, will give a presenta-tion entitled, “What’s All That Jazz About?” at the Landrum Library Thursday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m.

The presentation features live music performed by Shenole with his saxophone, some lecturing, pre-pared listening examples of classic

recordings from jazz icons such as Miles Davis and John Coltrane, and demonstrations designed to shed a light on how to understand and ap-preciate jazz improvisation. There is also a question and answer segment.

For more information, call the Landrum Library at 864-457-2218.

– article submitted by Lee G. Morgan

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Seth Vining Jr. basketball camp wraps up third year

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by Daniel Hecht

Though classrooms were empty, the gymnasium at Polk County High School was teem-ing with activity from dawn until dusk last week, as more than 65 youngsters came out to fine-tune their basketball skills under the tutelage of Polk County coaches and high school players.

The third annual Seth Vining Jr. Basketball Shooting Camp, which ran from Monday, June 27 - Wednesday, June 29, fea-tured three sessions each day to accommodate various age groups and skill levels.

Organizers said the camp was by all measurements a resound-ing success.

“We had a great turnout,” said Polk County High School men’s basketball head coach Josh McEntire. “I feel like every kid that was here this week got better at basketball – you could really see the improvement from day to day.”

The camp staff, which was led by McEntire, included Polk men’s JV basketball coach Brian Taylor and Lady Wolverine bas-

Above: Sydney Metcalf and Kinslee Wright take a break during last week's Seth Vining Jr. Basketball Shooting Camp at Polk County High School.

Below: Lady Wolverine player Alyssa Montgomery drills campers during the basketball camp last week.

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“We had a great turnout. I feel like every kid that was here this week got better at basketball – you could really see the improvement from day to day.”

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ketball coaches Craig Culbreth and Michelle Fagan, as well as community coaches John Vining and Jeff Miller.

Current and former Wolverine players, including Alyssa Mont-gomery, Dylan Jones, Stephen Staley, Melinda Morgan and Jamie Hrobak, also participated as as-sistant instructors and counselors.

“I was really impressed with the participation of the kids,” continued McEntire. “They really got into everything we did, and worked hard every day. Every drill we do is a drill they can take home with them and work on through the summer to improve their basketball skills.”

The camp focuses on the development of fundamental basketball skills, with an empha-sis on shooting, passing and ball handling.

All proceeds from the camp, including registration fees and concession sales, go directly

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to benefit Polk County High Schools men’s and women’s basketball programs.

“We’re very happy with the way the camp turned out again this year,” said McEntire. “This will continue to be a yearly event, and hopefully we’ll keep improv-ing basketball throughout our community while raising money for our basketball programs.”

“We’re very happy with the way the camp turned out again this year. This will continue to be a yearly event, and hopefully we’ll keep improving basketball throughout our community while raising money for our basketball programs.”

-- PCHS men's basketball head coach Josh McEntire

Lady Wolverines JV Coach Michelle Fagan (left) instructs campers as Alyssa Montgomery looks on. (photo by Daniel Hecht)

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Polk district court resultsIn Polk County District Court

held last Wednesday, June 29 with Judge Athena F. Brooks presiding, 226 cases were heard. Some cases were continued, dis-missed or sent to superior court.

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

Jason Monte Abernathy was convicted of two counts of pro-bation violation. Abernathy’s probation was revoked.

Robin Darlene Alexander was convicted of speeding 74 mph in a 65 mph zone. Alexander was fined $40 and court costs.

Matthew Lee Barnes was convicted of level 5 driving while impaired. Barnes was sen-tenced to one year unsupervised probation, one day in jail, a $100 fine and court costs.

Jason Lee Bontrager was convicted of operating a vehicle with impaired equipment. Bon-trager was fined $40 and court costs.

Bobby Alan Boone was con-victed of level 4 driving while impaired. Boone was sentenced to one year supervised probation, 48 hours of community service, a $100 fine and court costs.

Donald Gene Bradley was convicted of simple assault. Bradley was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation and $236 in restitution.

Mandy Protts Bradley was convicted of simple assault. Bradley was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation, a $50 fine and court costs.

Ricardo Aceved Cortes was convicted of level 2 driving while impaired. Cortes was sen-tenced to 12 months supervised probation, 10 days in jail, a $300 fine and court costs.

Nathan Richard Dalton was convicted of speeding 79 mph in a 65 mph zone. Dalton was fined

$40 and court costs.Lawrence G. DeAngelo was

convicted of level 5 driving while impaired. DeAngelo was sentenced to one year unsuper-vised probation, 24 hours of community service, a $100 fine and court costs.

Matthew Dylan Dyer was convicted of possession of mari-juana up to ½ ounce. Dyer was sentenced to pay court costs.

James Stephen Fuller was convicted of speeding 74 mph in a 65 mph zone. Fuller was fined $40 and court costs.

Travis Kendell Gale was convicted of possession of mari-juana up to ½ ounce. Gale was

fined $50 and court costs.

Walter Lee Givens was

convicted of level 5 driving while impaired. Givens was sen-tenced to one year unsupervised probation, one day in jail, a $100 fine and court costs.

Cody Lee Horton was con-victed of reckless driving to endanger. Horton was sentenced to one year unsupervised proba-tion, a $100 fine and court costs.

Matthew S. Lagarenne was convicted of consumption of alcohol by 19/20-year-old and possession of marijuana up to ½ ounce. Lagarenne was sen-tenced to one year unsupervised probation, a $100 fine and court costs.

Ronald Duane Lewis was convicted of operating a vehicle with impaired equipment. Lewis was fined $41 and court costs.

Michael N. Lyons was con-victed of level 2 driving while impaired. Lyons was sentenced to 18 months supervised proba-tion and 10 days in jail.

Virginia Dee Maloney was convicted of possession of natu-ral bait in trout waters and fish-ing trout water during closed


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season. Maloney was fined $38 and court costs.

Lisa Nyberg Moser was con-victed of level 5 driving while impaired. Moser was sentenced to one year unsupervised proba-tion, 24 hours of community service, a $100 fine and court costs.

Angela Dawn Pittman was convicted of speeding 54 mph in a 45 mph zone. Pittman was to pay court costs.

Domingo Rios was con-victed of possession of drug paraphernalia. Rios was fined $50 and court costs.

Soren Mai Roberts was con-victed of possession of drug paraphernalia. Roberts was sentenced to one year unsuper-vised probation, a $100 fine and court costs.

Kyle Landon Sellers was convicted of speeding 80 mph in a 65 mph zone, open con-

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tainer after consuming alcohol first and failure to appear on misdemeanor. Sellers was sen-tenced to one year unsupervised probation, a $150 fine and court costs.

Brian William Travis was convicted of speeding 94 mph in a 65 mph zone. Travis was

fined $94 and court costs.

M a r c o s Trejo was con-

victed of misdemeanor proba-tion violation. Trejo’s probation was terminated.

Irineo Cortez Uribe was con-victed of level 5 driving while impaired. Uribe was sentenced to one year unsupervised pro-bation, 24 hours of community service, a $100 fine and court costs.

Joshua Matthew Walsh was convicted of speeding 90 mph in a 65 mph zone. Walsh was fined $75 and court costs.

Brandon Michael Warren was convicted of unsafe move-ment. Warren was fined $40 and court costs.

Court Results

Alexander re-appointed to AdvantageWest Board

N.C. Lt. Governor Walter Dal-ton has reappointed W. Thomas Alexander of Asheville to the board of the Western North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission (Ad-vantageWest), which serves Polk County as well as other counties in the region.

Chartered by the North Caro-lina General Assembly in 1994, AdvantageWest is a non-profit, public-private partnership whose primary focus is marketing the North Carolina mountains to corporations seeking to relocate or open a new facility, expand an existing business within the region, and those who might otherwise improve the quality of life for citizens within the region

through activities such as film-making, entrepreneurship and tourism. Polk is among the coun-ties served by AdvantageWest.

Alexander is the business de-velopment manager at Taylor and Murphy Construction Company in Asheville and is currently chair of the board. He holds a degree in civil engineering from North Carolina State University.

“Tom Alexander brings a wealth of leadership experience to the position,” said Dalton. “He particularly understands the economic issues facing Western North Carolina and I am confident he will continue his great work on the AdvantageWest board.”

The four-year term began July 1.



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ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICEHaving qualified on the 10th dayof June 2011 as Administratrixof the Estate of Wanda GilbertRobbins, deceased, late of PolkCounty, North Carolina, this isto notify all persons, firms andcorporations having claimsagainst the decedent to exhibitthe same to the undersignedAdministratrix on or before the17th day of Sept. 2011 or thisnotice will be pleaded in bar oftheir recovery. All persons, firmsand corporations indebted tothe estate should make immedi-ate payment.This the 17th day of June 2011.Estate of Wanda Gilbert RobbinsFaye Lindsay, Administratrix137 Forrest StreetFort Mill, SC 29715adv. 6/17,24,7/1,8/11

EXECUTOR'S NOTICEHaving qualified on the 8th dayof March, 2011, as Executor ofthe Estate of Mary Jane Christo-pher, deceased, late of PolkCounty, North Carolina, this isto notify all persons, firms andcorporations having claimsagainst the decedent to exhibitthe same to the undersigned Ex-ecutor on or before the 17th dayof September, 2011, or this no-tice will be pleaded in bar oftheir recovery. All persons, firmsand corporations indebted tothe estate should make immedi-ate payment.This the 17th day of June,2011.Estate of Mary Jane ChristopherSteve Earl Christopher, Executor124 Sims St.PO Box 951Columbus, NC 28722adv.6/17,24,7/1,8

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Above: Children take a train ride at the Fabulous Fourth celebration in Columbus on Monday, July 4. The train was one of the kid's rides on the lawn at Stearns during the festival.

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St. Luke’s Hospital lab manager Jodie T. Flynn, left, receives a portrait of Babette Sassoon from Ambrose Mills III, who had given it to Garland Goodwin, right, after buying it at an auction of the Stella Sassoon estate. The portrait and Goodwin’s framed writings about Sassoon are intended to bring life to the brass plaque marking the lab at St. Luke’s Hospital as being given in her memory. Sassoon appeared only briefly in Goodwin’s seventh-grade class at Tryon School, but made a lasting impression by her striking beauty and artistic talent. Her life ended prematurely some 40 years ago, but she lives on in the work of the lab and in her mother’s portrait of the vibrant young woman shown here. (photo submitted by Garland Goodwin)

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College and career readiness program Monday, July 11 at Landrum Library

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Youth production of ‘Pippin’ continuesPlayers Sam E Spencer (left), Alissa Fiorillo, Holly Horton and Katherine Carruth rehearse for the Tryon Little Theater youth production of “Pippin.” The show tells the greatly fictionalized story of Pippin, Charlemagne’s son, who is searching for meaning in his life. The production opened Thursday, July 7 at the Tryon Fine Arts Center on Melrose Avenue in Tryon, and performances continue at 8 p.m. Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9 and at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 10. For ticket information, call 828-859-2466. Tickets are also available at the door an hour before performances. (photo by Lorin Browning)

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The Asheville area economy will get a boost when Linamar Corp. begins operations in the former Volvo Construction Equipment plant in Skyland later this year, replacing many of the jobs lost when Volvo shut down its operations there early last year.

Linamar, a manufacturer of parts for trucks and heavy equip-ment, is expected to create 363 jobs over the next four years, although Buncombe County of-ficials said the number initially will be closer to 400, and could climb eventually to 800, along with many more indirect jobs, if the company expands over time.

T h e e c o -nomic devel-opment project, considered one of the biggest in the county’s recent history, was facilitated by Buncombe County’s purchase of the former Volvo plant. Bun-combe County commissioners recently voted to purchase the plant off Hendersonville Road for $7 million. Linamar plans to buy the building from the county, and begin moving in as soon as possible. The Canadian company said it aims to begin production in the facility by the end of No-vember, and reach full speed by the end of 2012.

Linamar plans to invest $125 million in the Skyland plant, which will produce axle parts for a Caterpillar plant now under construction in Winston Salem that will manufacturer large vehicles for mining. Linamar’s Skyland plant will also produce cylinder blocks, gears and drive-line parts for the heavy duty in-dustry. The company said it will invest an additional $45 million by 2020 if the market performs as expected.

Linamar, which has approxi-mately 14,500 workers, plans to provide an annual average wage of $39,931 a year, not including

benefits, for workers at the Sky-land plant. The expected Linamar wage tops the Buncombe County average of $33,800.

***Pulliam Properties is moving

forward with a 284-unit apart-ment complex along Hender-sonville Road in Asheville after dropping plans for an upscale 336-unit condominium complex in the same location.

Rusty Pulliam, head of Pul-liam Properties, said his com-pany, along with his partner Chip Kassinger of Kassinger Devel-opment Group near Charleston,

S.C., received about 177 de-posits for the c o n d o m i n i -ums. However, he said many

of them came from investors who were not likely to proceed with the purchases after the real estate market soured during the recent recession.

Pulliam said he and Kassinger decided to switch the project to an apartment complex and they obtained nearly 70 signed leases in the first 40 days, and many more people have expressed interest. Rents are expected to range from about $700 for a 543-square-foot studio to $1,550 for a 1,669-square-foot unit with three bedrooms. Pulliam said he expects the apartment complex, called Weirbridge Village, will draw interest from people who want to have a part-time home in the Asheville area, but don’t want to buy one at this time. He said his company and partner will keep open the option of selling the units as condos in the future.

The apartment complex will be located on a former 20-acre farm near the Crowfields and Deerfields developments. Grad-ing work has begun already for the project, which is expected to be done by March of next year.


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***All Wachovia banks are ex-

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banking history. Wells Fargo began in 2008 the merger with Wachovia, which has nearly 280,000 employ-ees, including more than 32,800 in the Carolinas. Wachovia branches in South Carolina will be switched over to the Wells Fargo brand in September, followed by branches in North Carolina in October, ac-cording to Wells Fargo.

Wachovia has 37 branches in North Carolina with 26,800 team members and $45 billion in depos-its. The bank has 147 branches in South Carolina with 6,000 team members and $11.7 billion in deposits.

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Pittsburgh-based PNC said RBC will give it better access to the southeast markets. RBC has 424 branches and about $25 billion in assets. According to a Wall Street journal report, PNC beat out rival

BB&T to acquire RBC. ***

Regional Management Corp. (RMC), based in Greenville, S.C., plans to offer up to $100 million in common stock in a proposed initial public offering (IPO).

The company, which provides installment loans, along with loans for automobile, furniture and ap-pliance purchases, has 146 loca-tions in North Carolina, South

Carolina, Tex-as, Tennessee and Alabama. The company, f o u n d e d i n 1987, said it

plans to open new branches in its current operating region and ex-pand to new states.

***Efforts to protect North Caro-

lina’s commercial fishing indus-try and maintain public access to coastal waters appear to be produc-ing positive results, according to state officials.

In 2006, when developers were still rapidly acquiring coastal prop-erty, the state legislature created a

Waterfront Access Study Commit-tee, which later provided several recommendations acted on by the legislature. The state agreed to create a $20 million fund to buy or improve public access, offer a tax break for traditional waterfront businesses and build ocean fishing piers. The first of three planned state aquarium-owned ocean piers is expected to be complete this year, along with two large public boat-launching facilities.

The $20 million fund has been used for 13 projects, including a rebuild of Jenette’s Pier in Nags Head, and traditional waterfront businesses are beginning to enjoy the tax break, which calculates local property taxes based on the current land use rather than the land’s likely higher market or de-velopment value.

The state is planning a study to see whether the tax break is help-ing preserve the state’s seafood operations. A 2007 study found that North Carolina had 95 fish houses, down from 136 just five years earlier.

In addition to the state’s efforts, programs such as community-sup-ported fisheries have helped support North Carolina’s fishing industry in recent years. Consumers can obtain fish from local fisheries by purchas-ing shares in the fisheries.

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The $13.5 million Alexandria Ag-Tech Center near Research Tri-angle Park is expected to draw more ag-tech companies to the state. The center also will lease space in an 18,000-square-foot greenhouse to new ag-tech startups. According to the state, North Carolina currently is home to more than 70 ag-tech companies, including Bayer Crop-Science and BASF.

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Notationsby Bonnie Bardos

July summer fun in Saluda and Coon Dog Day

“Then followed that beautiful season ... Summer...

Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape

Lay as if new-created in all the freshness of childhood.”

- Henry Wadsworth Longfel-low

One sultry night around 3 in the morn-ing, lace cur-tains drifting in whispering breeze, I was rudely awakened by snarling and growling, clashing and what sounded like fur flying outside, then flapping of low-riding wings.

This was definitely more than being awakened by my own snoring! A cat fight?

Bears on the loose? How could a cat have wings, any-way?

It sounded more like one beast, rather than many: a cross between an angry cat, squawking bird and howling monkey. Finally, the answer came to me: it must be the

elusive woolly booger!

Years ago, many a ghost s t o r y w a s shared with c o u s i n s o n

Grandma’s front porch, over-looking the purple-dark of woods, or over the crackling orange flames of a late-night campfire at Scout camp.

These tall tales included


adults and children to explore ancestral skills, will take place July 14-17 at Camp Pinnacle in Henderson County.

Natalie Bogwalker, co-founder of the camp, said it gives partici-pants a chance to connect to ances-tors “in a way that is uber-sustainable.”

The camp o f f e r s m o r e than 100 classes from instructors who are masters of various skills, such as woodcarving, fire build-ing, tracking, trapping and primi-tive cooking. Organizers said they have seen a growing number of families attending the gathering, which offers both morning and afternoon sessions specifically designed for children. Bogwalker said more than 500 people are expected to attend the gathering, which she indicates a growing movement in the area of sustain-able living.

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Approximately 3,000 people gathered this week for the opening of the North Carolina Veterans Park in Fayetteville.

The $13 million park was first planned by state and local officials in the 1990s. U.S. Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) said the new park will be a “defining landmark in our

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Vietnam veteran Bob Joyner, one of 100 veterans who had their hands cast for the Oath of Service Wall, said he was very impressed by the park, which opened with several speeches from state and local officials, music by the 82nd Airborne Division band and a flyover by the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro.

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various frights and haunts, as well as featuring the woolly booger haunting the long shad-ows of night trees. We scared ourselves silly, over and over, at every little rustle.

Eyes grew wider and wider, and we huddled just a little closer to the fire and each other, shivering in fearful excitement that the creature was hovering out there in the dark forest. Then yelled “Woolly Booger” to frighten it away. I hope somewhere those frightfully delicious ghost stories are still being told over the fire, and the blue glow of cell phones banished.

I never found out what was outside my window, and asked my neighbors if they’d heard the frenzy. Not a thing. Those woolly boogers really are elusive creatures. In my lifetime, while never having spotted one, I now have heard one. The critter van-ished to the woods, and hasn’t come back. Maybe it’s hunting a campfire near you.

Community: Saluda’s 48th-annual Coon Dog Day is Satur-day, July 9 from 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. The parade starts at 11 a.m., and lasts about an hour; the rest of the day is live music, fun events, street dancing and more.

We l l n e s s o n W h e e l s (W.O.W.) will be at the Saluda Center on Tuesday, July 12 from 8 - 11 a.m.

The Saluda Tailgate Market is Friday from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Support local folks and enjoy their smiles and fresh, delicious offerings.

Several Saluda artists will

be on the third-annual Art Trek Tryon Foothills open studio tour July 30-31, with artists from Columbus, Tryon, Mill Spring, Green Creek and Landrum. There’ll be a preview party at the Upstairs Artspace, 49 S. Trade St.,Tryon on July 29 from 5-8 p.m. featuring work from all artists on the tour. This means I’d better start cleaning up around here so folks can get in the house.

What a happy day to see Pace’s store reopen with the Morgan family in charge. The Morgans have a long history in Saluda. In my mind’s eye, I see Robert Pace standing at the antique cash register, smiling with Saluda stories.

Volunteers make Saluda a special place; and a big thanks goes to all those who worked tirelessly on the Saluda Art Festival: music and art made it a fantastic day.

Love waterfalls? Horace Pace has a DVD for sale of the Green River Narrows and The Devil’s Tracks - remote areas that many of us have never seen. A woodsman and fisherman, Horace filmed these locations back in 1990.

Happy July birthday: to Do-ris Marion, Debi Thomas, Linda Poole, Rheta Foster, Nancy Weinhagen, Tosh Miller, Emily Rose Ford and Jeremy Ford.

Thank you , dear read-ers for reading this column. If you have something of note, feel free to contact me at [email protected]; or 749-1153. You may also visit my website at bonniebardos.com for more writing and art, or find me on facebook.

ICC offers home design courseGillian Drummond, through

Isothermal Community College, will teach a home design course for eight weeks, July 12 – Aug. 30 from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

The class will be hands on and each person gets to have the class come to their home for an evalu-ation, colors, fabrics, etc. Gillian

is a design professional who has worked with Mario Buatta in New York City and also McMillan Co. in New York City, both being international firms. Deadline for registration is noon on Monday July 11.

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Betsy Burdett

The lake at camp has been muddy since campers arrived three weeks ago.

We’ve had some hard rains that could cause the lake to be muddy, but the mud has been with us before the storms as well as after-wards. I asked the camp director (Casey) if she knew the source of this sedimentation, and her only thought was that it could be a newly cleared pasture upstream. But that pasture is not cleared up to the stream’s edge, and there is a silt fence installed on the stream-bank, so Casey and I were left speculating.

The minimum distance from the stream any earthmoving should be done is based upon the slope of the land and what sort of vegetation adjoins the stream. The steeper the slope, the wider the vegetated buffer needs to be. This particular new pasture is on level land, and the owners had left at least a 25-foot vegetated buffer, so it is our conclusion that the mud is coming from somewhere else.

This morning I got an idea as to the source of our mud problem. Do you remember a Conservation Corner last summer in which I men-tioned that hundreds of acres were being clear cut on top of Pinnacle Mountain, directly above camp?

This morning I drove up to the top of the mountain and took a mo-ment to look at the timbered site. The cutting stopped last fall, and the site does not look all that bad if you don’t know what was there before. I got out to walk around below the road and found a clue as to where our mud is coming from.

Rainwater falling at the top of the ridge has created a path down through the clearcut, flowing through 100-plus acres of steep raw dirt and rocks into our stream. Camp is a mile or more down-stream. Sediment entering a stream can end up in the Atlantic Ocean as long as there is enough stream velocity to carry the sediment.

Sediment from that clearcut gets stopped at our little lake. Ev-ery few years the lake needs to be dredged to clean out the accummu-

lated sediment, at great expense. It does seem unfair that the cost of dredging the lake is borne by an innocent party rather than by the entity that caused the problem.

Unfortunately that’s the nature of pollution: the polluters make their money and someone else pays the price.

What interested me this morn-ing is the fact that the cause of the sediment was not easily visible. Had I not wanted to know, and had I known nothing about the land and its terrain, including where the creek flows, I would never have been able to figure it out.

It’s easy enough to talk about the muddy lake at the dinner table, but it takes energy to get outside and see if there is anything that can be done to stop it.

The locals have stopped fussing about the clearcutting because it no longer looks ugly, but the pollution will go on for years to come. The small, eroded ravine at the top will get bigger and bigger each year until the water cuts down to rock. But none of this is within sight of the road: out of sight, out of mind.

I think about how much time and energy is spent “cleaning up” our county by removing old mobile homes and junk cars. Those could be called visual pollution, but those junk cars don’t kill fish or pollute the air.

As a society we are quick to deny what we can’t see. Few of us care enough to look below the surface; we’re pretty sure that we won’t like what we find. So let’s keep pretending that what we see is what is underneath, and leave it to our children to figure it out. Here’s a quote from Peter Coyote from June’s “Sun Magazine”: “Ev-ery generation is a life and death struggle between wisdom and ig-norance, and there is no guarantee that wisdom is going to win.”

Ignorance is bliss. It can be deadly.

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A statue of Paul Culberson in his garden, by artist Philip Dusenbury, is on display at the Polk County Public. (photo submitted)

The Polk County Community Foundation recently launched a new grant program to promote the role of local food in creating healthy, sustainable communities. The Paul Culberson Local Food Initiative will award $100,000 for innovative projects that increase the supply and consumption of locally harvested foods.

The initiative seeks to impact the community by educating members about the importance of local food, growing the demand for local food through increased consumption and supporting the production of quality food by local farmers. Grant proposals that ad-dress one or more of these impact areas are now being accepted.

The foundation finds that food touches many issues critical to the well-being of the community. In addition to being healthier for children and adults, fresh food helps build closer connections with one another in the commu-nity and conserves energy that would otherwise be used to ship or truck in non-local food.

Issues of food security have

recently gained international at-tention as crop damage and short-ages around the world can trigger spikes in costs to local consumers and contamination outbreaks abroad cause alarm here at home. Home-grown investments like this initiative not only address these security issues, they also help preserve farmland by enabling farming to be an economically viable livelihood.

The Polk County Community Foundation’s Board of Directors established these new grants as a tribute to Paul Culberson, who invested decades of his life enhancing the community. Culberson served for 20 years as the volunteer executive director of the Polk County Community Foundation, working to achieve the Foundation’s vision of im-proving the quality of life for all citizens in Polk County and the surrounding area.

He retired in 1977 as the coun-ty extension chair, helping the agricultural community in Polk

Polk County Community Foundation honors Culberson with food grants



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Humane Society Special Cases

Leonard Rizzo

I just returned from a very dif-ficult shift at Foothills Humane Society (FHS); we are literally swamped with cats, dogs, puppies and kittens.

It seems like no matter how many programs we set up for spay and neutering, the battle goes on. It’s not only our shelter but the fosters, rescues and our vets that are also crammed.

Tomorrow is our annual adopt-a-thon and I pray many of these sweet kids will find a home.

There are three other cases of dogs that I’m trying to find homes for and I wish to apologize to those people for not getting back to them yet, but I’m working on it.

Jewel is the little Shepherd-Cattle dog mix I had spoke of in “Fighting for life.” When you look at her you see all the attributes of a happy and healthy puppy, playful, loving and hungry for attention.

I had received some bad news about her and I was going to see Dr. Raines. It seems little Jewel’s problems are incurable and even with the best of care, has a year to live, at best. I have seen the x-rays as Donna and I were both in tears while things were being explained to me.

The hardest part is that I can-not afford to fund her cause any longer. It wouldn’t be fair to de-plete my funds for a lost cause and deprive other animals of a chance. Those who know me understand that I would move heaven and earth if there was hope. I can fight against ignorance and cruelty, but I cannot battle fate. Sad as it

Hannah Belle and Jewelseems, there is beauty and love in this tale also.

Gabby, one of the many great staff members at Landrum vet, has agreed to take Jewel home where she will be loved and her play monitored. I will assist in those expenses now and then when needed from my private funds. Thanks to Gabby and all the others involved, Jewel will not be discarded like a piece of trash; she’ll live a happy life (what’s left of it) and depart this world with dignity.

I take a quick shower then check messages as I fix myself a

sandwich. Two messages from cases I’m work-ing on, I’ll be met at the adopt-a-thon tomorrow

with a rundown. “Good,” I think to myself,

“that will ease my schedule.” The last two messages are

from Landrum vet and the shelter. An emaciated hound was sent to Landrum that was found lying in gravel on the side of the road. I call FHS and receive as many particulars as I can.

I learn she was brought in by one of our very reliable foster moms. A quick change of cloth-ing and I head out to Landrum. I arrive and check on Shasta and Jewel before seeing Gabby and thanking her.

“She’s a sweet girl,” Gabby said tearfully, “We’ll work some-thing out.”

We hug and then head over to look at the hound that was brought in. My heart sinks as I gaze into her cage, at first I thought she was a puppy. Every

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bone is protruding as she looks up with sad and confused eyes. I open her cage and her tail thumps, she is happy and grateful for the attention. There’s plenty of food and a soft blanket in her cage.

“She’s eating up a storm,” Gabby said.

She’s definitely a hound but I can’t determine her breed until another staff member tells me, she’s a black and tan. Underneath it all I can see it and I am amazed. I take her in my arms and she is as light as a feather. We bring her to the scale and she stands for a few seconds, tries to take a step and falls down.

“That’s the first time she’s even stood up,” Gabby tells me.

Dr. Donna Raines, who had been busy with another patient, joins us.

“God Donna, she’s only 19 ½ pounds,” I said, shak-ing with rage and emotion. I fight hard to hold back my tears because I have a way of setting this group off. We estimate her age to be around 3 years old and we all agree she is less than half the weight she should be.

“First of all,” I said to Donna, “you run whatever tests she needs

and do for her whatever you deem necessary. You send the bills to Lennie’s Fund at the shelter, okay?”

Donna just nods, fighting back tears, she’s been around this block with me before. I decide to give her a name. A few are bantered about and then Gabby comes up with Hannah.

“That’s a very special name for me,” I tell her. “I intend to turn her back into a find southern lady.”

We all agreed on Hannah Belle. I open her cage back up, “What do you think Hannah Belle?” She looks up at me with loving eyes and I place a kiss right between them. “You are now one of Uncle Lennie’s Kids, sweet-heart, I and all these wonderful people will see to it that no harm will come to you ever again.”

By now I’ve lost the battle and I tearfully leave the vets office.

Outside I look up to the heav-ens, “I don’t know what your plan is Lord, but I trust in you.”

As I drive away, it dawns on me, because of Jewel, one that I must eventually lose, He has sent me Hannah Belle, one that I can eventually save.

Thanks for listening.

County during his 31 years with the extension service. He also served as the state president of the NC Agricultural Agents As-sociation.

The Quality Local Food Initia-

tive is in addition to the Culberson Agricultural Development Fund, an endowed fund, which was established as a perpetual tribute to Paul Culberson and funded by many members of our com-munity.

Paul Culberson Quality Local Food Initiative grant applications

• Culberson Grant(Continued from page 29)

are available online at www.polkccf.org or at the Community Foundation’s office and are due by Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 1 p.m.

Local organizations who are interested in submitting a pro-posal are encouraged to contact Noah Wood, director of grants, to learn more. Creativity is highly

encouraged.For more information contact

the Polk County Community Foundation by visiting 255 South Trade Street in Tryon, calling 828-859-5314, or checking online at www.polkccf.org.

-article submitted by Noah Wood

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Sunny View School recently recognized students who had perfect attendance for the final six weeks of the 2010-2011 school year. Those students were:

Prekindergarten: Banks Barber, Daylon Bradley, Miya Jackson, Thaddeus Ruff, Henry Velazquez-Reynoso, Josh Weis and Kaylee Willard.

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Fourth grade: Kiri Ashley, Kameron Blackwell, Brittany Bradley, Nathan Bradley, Wil-liam Bradley, Avery Edwards, Nolan Franklin, Austin Jackson, Bryson Jenkins, Cameron Kemp-ton, Ansley Lynch, Savanna Mills, Clark Phipps, Caleb Pot-ter, Luke Sellers, Dylan Siniard, Michelle Solis, Ivey Thompson and Christian Velazquez.

Fifth grade: Luke Arledge, Betsi Boyce, Daniel Bradley, Lydea Carson, Haley Fowler, Maranda Gosnell, Rylee Mc-Dowell, Autumn Owen, Savanna Roberts, Carisa Sellers, Clowie Upton, Austin Wilson and Au-tumn Wilson.

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Try summer night fishingOne way I try to understand

fish and wildlife is to try and relate them to something I am familiar with, and since I have very little experience as a deer or fish I try to compare them to people.

While this doesn’t always work since humans and wild-l i fe are different in many ways, it does work on certain levels.

I’ve tried to use this thought process over the years and it has proved helpful on many occasions. It applies to summer fishing as well.

When it’s too hot to move during the day, the fish agree. M o s t p e o p l e d o their activities very early or at night , and the fish follow suit.

Night bass fishing in the summer can produce fish when no other time can. Fish move to shallow water to feed as darkness sets in. Fish can be found surprisingly shallow at night, sometimes within 1-2 feet of the bank in 6-inches of water or less.

It's common knowledge in the fishing world that black is one of the best colors at night. Sound strange?

Well, it is until you hear it explained. Largemouth are primarily sight feeders and in the dark they see silhouettes or outlines thus the darker the color the more distinct the silhouette.

I have noticed, though, in our clear mountain lakes that fish seem to see better than we think. I have just as much success or more on natural colored soft plastics at night as I do dark colors.

Yes, Green Pumpkin col-ored worms do just as good at night. Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, even the subtle Senko baits, work well after dark in our clear water.

One of the best ways to get your heart pounding is to top

water fish at night. With the eerie calm of night, the water stills and top water lures can draw fish from a distance.

The downside is they tend to miss more at night so it takes an extra dose of patience to not pull the lure away at the sound of a bite. Waiting to feel the fish before setting the hook is easy to write, hard to practice.

The qu ie tness o f n igh t seems to magnify the sound of

a good bite on top, you gotta love it! Good ole Jitterbugs, Devil’s Horse prop baits, Zara Spook baits and buzz baits are excellent after dark.

Think shal low, think night lights,

think shallow points or flats, think isolated cover.

These places can hold mul-tiple fish and some of those hard to find big fish that come out to play in the dark.

As I always say, “you have to do what the fish want, not what you want.” With that in mind, hanging in there till the pre-dawn hours might be just what it takes to catch those wary summertime fish.

The moon also seems to be a big factor in night fishing. I hear of all the good full moon fishing, but it just doesn’t play out for me, maybe it does for you. I prefer a dark moon phase with no wind.

So, if the bass are rapidly disappearing for you, try the night bite. It just might be the ticket.

Rob McComas is a licensed North Carolina fishing guide on Lake Lure and Lake Jo-cassee in S.C. He has been a guide for 11 years and fishing for more than 30. McComas lives with his wife, Amanda, in Sunny View and runs Robs Guide Service. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Diet & Exercise by David Crocker

Sleep more like your catOne thing cat lovers can tell

you about their pets is they sleep an awful lot.

Big cats and even their do-mestic counterparts can sleep as much as 20 hours a day. Cats are also pound for pound among the strongest animals on earth.

D o e s t h e fact that they sleep so much have anything to do with their extraordinary strength?

Actually, it just might. Getting enough rest is cru-

cial to keeping our bodies strong. It’s also very impor-tant in our body’s healing processes.

In fact, when I’m working with a client, and we have a specific time line (an athlete, model or even someone trying to lose a specific amount of weight in a given time frame), one of the very first things I re-quire of them is that they get an extra hour of sleep every night.

I tell them to do this, wheth-er they have to go to bed an hour earlier, or get up an hour later.

There are actually five dif-ferent stages of sleep that we experience. They are cat-egorized as stages, “One, two, three, four and REM” sleep.

Stages three and four are referred to as “Deep Sleep.” REM sleep is the fifth stage of sleep, and is called REM, because of the “Rapid Eye Movement” experienced dur-ing this phase.

REM sleep is also the stage of sleep where we’re able to dream.

During stages three, four and REM our bodies are in a constant state of repair. This is the time when brain cells are being replaced and muscle, bone and organ tissue is re-paired.

REM sleep is also the period when “HGH” is released. HGH stands for “human growth

hormone.” This is the hormone that is

responsible for much of the repair that takes place in our bodies. Without this release of HGH, our bodies age pre-maturely.

Also, getting enough sleep i s e s s e n t i a l f o r o u r i m -m u n e s y s -tems to func-tion properly.

Now some people try to use alcohol to help them sleep. They usually refer to this as a “night cap.”

The problem is, that while alcohol does make you fall asleep quickly, it only allows you to reach stages one and two of sleep.

To get a better night’s sleep, there are several things I rec-ommend you do:• Exercise dai ly, but not

too close to bedtime be-cause exercise can cause an adrenaline rush, which can actually prevent sleep.

• Avoid alcohol, especially too close to bedtime.

• Try to establish regular sleep patterns.

• In extreme cases of insom-nia, consult your doctor. He may be able to help. Proper strategies in diet and exer-cise can help you make real changes in your body.

Diet or exercise question?Email me at dwcrocker77@

gmail.com or visit fitness4y-ourlife.org. David Crocker of Landrum has been a nutrition-ist for 24 years.

He served as strength di-rector of the Spartanburg Y.M.C.A., Head strength coach to the S.C. state champion girls gymnastic team, USC-Spartan-burg baseball team, Converse college equestrian team, Lead trainer to L.H. Fields modeling agency, taught four semesters at USC-Union. Crocker was also a regular guest of the Pam Stone radio show.


The Carolina Foothills Bee-keepers will welcome Carl Chesick as a guest speaker at the monthly meeting next Tuesday, July 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Chesick will speak about natu-ral, treatment-free ways to keep bees and the strategies and issues facing beekeepers who are keeping bees without chemical interven-tions. The meeting will be held at the Pine Crest Inn Conference Center in Tryon.

“I measure success in bee-keeping by hives that survive winter – without treatment with medications, chemicals or organic substances (including acids, men-thol, thymol or powdered sugar)," Chesick said.

He believes genetic diversity is an important part of a successful beekeeping philosophy.

“I add a few queens from se-lected 'survivor stock' to my api-ary each year, and hope a widely disparate range of genetic material will endow bees a better chance to cope with future global maladies,” he said.

Chesick has experimented with small cell foundation, foun-dationless frames, double-queen colonies, and various techniques in locally adopted queen rearing.

“I keep bees for what they teach me.” said Chesick. “I attempt to recognize and amend the disad-vantages imposed by mankind.”

When Chesick is not focused on raising his bees or his research to help the bees, he has a sign carving business and he and his wife, Joan, operate a certified naturally grown 13-acre organic farm and apiary in West Asheville. He is also one of the founders and current director of the WNC Center for Honeybee Research, located in Western North Carolina.

The Carolina Foothills Bee-keepers, the Polk County Chapter of the NC State Beekeepers As-sociation, is a non-profit group open to first-time, novice and experienced beekeepers, as well as non-beekeepers that are interested in honeybees or beekeeping.

The group is focused on foster-ing information and equipment sharing among area beekeepers, improving beekeeping methods and best practices, educating the general public regarding honey-bees, including schools and com-munity groups, encouraging and assisting people who may wish to enter into the field of beekeeping, and most importantly, the healthy proliferation of honeybees in our area.

For more information or to attend the presentation, contact Carl Caudle at 864-457-6288 or via email at [email protected].

- article submitted by Carl Caudle

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Focus on the mountain mover, not the mountainA couple of days ago I was

reading about a leading Australian equestrian, now training and compet-ing in Europe, who, after taking her champion horse to a medical clinic for a routine visit, had to make a drastic maneuver to avoid a car that pulled out directly in front of her.

Her evasive action resulted in the horse trailer t ipping over and her beloved animal being so catastrophically injured that the vet, able to arrive immediately, had to euthanize him on the spot.

One week earlier this same young woman, 33, found that her breast cancer had returned from an initial diagnosis seven years earlier.

Wham. How can one even think about moving forward after an emo-tional collision as this?

I don’t know her, Hayley Beres-ford, from Adam, nor she me, but I felt compelled to send her an email of sympathy and prayers. I am so very hoping this message, this wish for peace, from the other side of the world, will give her some kind of comfort amidst the heartache.

Perhaps it’s because I’ve been very much on the receiving end of this that I felt the need to reach

out to others, in some small way, to help complete the circle of giving. This past week has been a worrying one indeed with our beloved terrier, Bonnie, remaining critically ill and requiring desperate trips to the emer-gency clinic at midnight, hearing an earful of grim suspicions all begin-ning with the dreaded ‘C’. What

has buoyed us up during this fright-ening time is the countless emails and Facebook messages, all offering prayers of healing and

goodwill. Honestly, it makes the tears come to know how good and kind people really are. And peace came with each note read.

But peace fell about my feet and faith flagged with each scrap of negative news concerning a blood test or physical examination. My vet is good and kind and competent in presenting each potential scenario. It was all I could do one evening, after lying Bonnie, lethargic and showing no appetite, cushioned against the armrest of the sofa, to leave her side and take a walk around the farm to clear my head and heart.

Gripping the pasture gate firmly with both hands to check my emo-tions, I remembered reading some-

The Garden Patch Nursery in Columbus recently held a “Plants for Pets” day and donated a percentage of sales to the Foothills Humane Society (FHS). Several FHS dogs were placed in “forever” homes during the event. Presenting a check from left to right: Anna Dalton (employee), Ruth Grubbs (FHS Board President), Jeanine Gauen (Garden Patch owner) and Gerda Hook (FHS board member). (photo submitted by Barbara Clegg)

Plants for pets at Garden Patch Nursery

where that “when you have problems the size of mountains, don’t con-centrate on the mountains, focus on ‘the mountain-mover.’” In almost a forlorn manner, I prayed for my dog, but didn’t think to pray for peace.

It came anyway.Out of the corner of my eye, I

thought I spotted a pair of wood doves fly across the small field and land on the fence that skirts one side of the driveway.

“That’s a sweet sign, God,” I thought, as I scratched the ears of Teddy, our donkey, who wandered up for a cuddle. Opening the gate, I proposed to walk towards them, about the distance of five acres, just to see if they really were doves when one of them suddenly left its mate, flew directly toward me and alighted on the branch of a massive oak, directly above my head - just long enough for me to make my confir-mation, then flew back from whence it came. Perching back on the rail of the fence for just a moment, it then, joined by its mate, took flight and returned to the woods. Like a child tucked into bed by the loving hands of his mother, I felt nearly drowsy with relief.

I don’t know what lies before us, but I know we’re being watched over.

And that means everything.

“I’m Just Saying…”

by Pam Stone

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Dear Savvy SeniorI’ll be turning 65 this fall and

I’m planning to work for a few more years. Do I have to sign up for Medicare if I am still working and receiving health insurance through my employer?

Working Retiree

Dear RetireeThe rules for enrolling in Medi-

care can be confusing. But when you postpone retirement past age 65, as many people are doing these days, it becomes even more complicated. Here’s what you should know.

The basicsLet’s start with a quick review.

Remember that traditional Medi-care has two parts: Part A, which provides hospital coverage and is free for most people. And Part B, which covers doctor’s visits and other medical services and costs $115.40 per month for new enrollees in 2011.

If you’re collecting a Social Se-curity check, your Part B premium will be deducted automatically every month. If you are waiting to collect Social Security, however, your Part B premium will be billed to you quarterly.

Enrollment rulesIf you plan to continue working

past the age of 65 and have insur-ance from your job, your first step is to ask your benefits manager or human resources department how your employer insurance works with Medicare. In most cases, you should at least take Medicare Part A because it’s free. But to decide whether to take Part B or not, will

depend on the size of the company you work for.

If there are fewer than 20 em-ployees in the company, Medicare will be your primary insurer and you should enroll in Medicare Part B during your initial enrollment period – a seven-month period that includes the three months before, the month of, and the three months after your 65th birthday. You can sign up online at socialsecurity.gov, or call 800-772-1213.

If you miss the seven-month sign-up window, you’ll have to wait until the next general enroll-ment period, which runs from Jan. 1 to March 31 with benefits begin-ning the following July 1. You’ll also incur a 10 percent penalty for each year you wait beyond your initial enrollment period, which will be tacked on to your monthly Part B premium.

If, however, there are 20 or more employees in your company, your employer’s group health plan will be your primary insurer. If this is the case, you don’t need to enroll in Part B when you turn 65 if you’re satisfied with the coverage you are getting through your job. But if you do decide to enroll in Medicare, it will supplement your employer insurance by paying secondary on all of your claims.

In most cases, you should prob-ably not drop employer coverage for Medicare. If you choose to take Medicare and drop your employer insurance, it may be very difficult for you to re-enroll in your em-ployer plan should you decide to do so later.

How work can affect your Medicare decisionsSavvy Senior

In either case, you’ll qualify for a special enrollment period, which will allow you to enroll in Medicare without penalty as long as you sign-up within eight months after you lose your group health coverage or you stop working, whichever comes first.

Drug coverageYou also need to verify your

prescription drug coverage. Call your benefits manager or insur-ance company to find out if your employer’s prescription drug cov-erage is considered “creditable.” (Creditable prescription drug coverage is one that is considered to be as good as or better than the Medicare prescription drug benefit.)

If it is, you don’t need to enroll in a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. If it isn’t, you should purchase a plan during your initial enrollment period or you’ll incur a premium penalty (1 percent of the average national premium for every month you don’t have cover-age) if you enroll later.

Savvy Tips: For additional help, call Medicare at 800-633-4227 or contact your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (see shiptalk.org or call 800-677-1116) who offers free Medicare counsel-ing. The Medicare Rights Center is another great resource that pro-vides assistance at 800-333-4114.

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

Letter to the Editor

Fourth for familyTo the Editor: The fireworks were quite im-

pressive this year for a small county.

Although, the crowd couldn’t enjoy the bands due to vendors

parked right in front of the stage. Everyone sitting in the grass could only catch a glimpse of their knees through the vendor windows.

We also had to endure cigarette smoke coming from every direc-tion. Even with children playing all around them, they continued to puff away.

This isn’t the first outdoor event we had to deal with second

hand smoke. If we can’t ban smoking at outdoor events, could we at least make a designated smoking section?

By the way, we also didn’t appreciate one band singing over and over about rolling and smok-ing joints.

This is a family event. Let’s remember that please!

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McMillan leads visit to Pearsons FallsParticipants on Patrick McMillan's tour of Pearson's Falls. (photo submitted by Jane Templeton)

Patrick McMillan led a group of 22 interested persons on a guided walk at Pearson’s Falls on June 25.

Participants in this event received copies of the Donald Peattie’s 1932 documentary, "Pearson’s Falls Glen In Story In Flora In Birds."

McMillan is host of the Edu-cational Television Program, "Expeditions with Patrick." He is the director of the Clemson Botanical Garden and an ex-

traordinary plants man. Pearson’s Falls is classified

as a deciduous climax forest, a minority classification in the earth’s population.

Thus, having McMillan fol-lowing the path of Donald Peat-tie and Edwin Way Teal (author of North with the Spring) and seeing the rare Trillium, gin-seng, and other specimens was an honor, which can translate into greater awareness across McMillan’s TV audiences of

the unique role Pearson's Falls serves.

Pearson's Falls is owned and operated by the Tryon Garden Club.

For information about sup-porting Pearson’s Falls please check the web site at www.pearsonsfalls.org. For informa-tion regarding membership in the Tryon Garden Club contact Delia Tittle at 828 859-8372

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Class of 1961 50 year reunion

The first graduating class of Polk Central High School will hold its 50 year class reunion Saturday, July 16. The event will be held from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the old Polk Central High School (now the Polk County Elementary School), 2141 Hwy 9 South, Mill Spring, in the school cafeteria.

All former students, admin-istrators, teachers and staff are invited to attend the reunion.

Please come and help cel-ebrate this "Historic 50 Re-union."

Please RSVP to [email protected]

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Denny Rook joins Tryon Kiwanis Club

The Western North Carolina Hops Tour will be held Saturday, July 16 from 9 - 11 a.m..

Extension Horticulture Spe-cialists from NC State University have created a research planting, which contains hop plants in Mills River, N.C. The new hops yard is located at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station near the Asheville Air-port.

The trellis system is one of the

more difficult aspects of growing hops.Personnel and researchers will show potential growers the in's and out's of the trellis set up at the research station.

The trellis design, the trellis hardware and how the plants are arranged, will all be aspects of the tour.

There are 10 different hop varieties to observe in the plant-ing. In addition there will be current growers who will address

production issues such as insects, diseases and weed control.

For directions on how to reach the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station contact you Polk County Extension Center at 894-8218. Whether you are a hobby brewer, an existing hops grower or just someone interested in hops, don't miss this opportunity.

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