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Landrum coach Darby named finalist in Brooks Inspiring Coaches Program, ‘Sports,’ page 24

Tryon Daily BulletinNew Harmonies kicks off at Landrum Library this weekend

The Progres-sive Show Jump-ing Back to School Horse Show will be held at Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) this weekend, Sat-

urday, Aug. 4 and Sunday, Aug. 5.The event will include a $1,500 SCHJA Hunter

Derby and the third annual dog show.

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tion will be held Sunday, Aug. 5 at 3:30 p.m. indoors at the library. It will feature John Fowler, a master harmonica player, story-teller and ballad singer.

Fowler, who co-hosts a weekly old-time radio show on

W N C W- F M , was born and raised in upstate South Carolina,

with family ties to the western North

Carolina mountains. He began strumming the

guitar at the age of 8, learning tunes from family members and friends. When he reached his teens, Fowler’s musical tastes began to broaden, moving toward a more traditional “roots” ap-proach. In his mid-20s, he began seriously collecting tunes and

Smithsonian traveling exhibit celebrates American roots musicby Barbara Tilly

“New Harmonies: C e l e b r a t i n g A m e r i c a n Roots Music,” a t r a v e l i n g Smithsonian Institution ex-hibit, will open at the Landrum Library Saturday, Aug. 4 and will run through Sept. 16. While the exhibit is on display, the library will host a series of concerts, seminars and other events high-lighting local performers, story-tellers and experts on American roots music.Opening event, reception

The opening event and recep- John Fowler

Polk better than state in some areas on national child well-being reportby Samantha Hurst

The Annie E. Casey Foundation re-leased on July 25 its annual Kids Count Data Book, which details statistics on the overall well-being of children across the country and breaks that data down by state and county.

Overall North Carolina ranked 34th

out of 50 states for child well-being, while Polk County fared better than the state on several indicators.

The report ranks states from 1-50 based on a slew of factors, such as percentage of low birth-weight in-


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FridaySaluda Center Friday events:

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

The Meeting Place Senior Center Friday activities include movie matinee at 10 a.m. and bingo or movie at 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Seniors on Sobriety (SOS) AA Meeting, Fridays at noon, Polk County Chamber of Com-merce Building, 2753 Lynn Rd. (Hwy. 108), Tryon. 828-894-0293.

The Saluda Dog Society will host its next meeting Friday, Aug. 3 at 1:15 p.m. in the Parish Hall of the Episcopal Church in Saluda. The group welcomes suggestions, information and par-ticipation to support the rescue of or assistance for animals in the community. For more informa-tion, email [email protected] or call Pat Waring at 828-749-1332.

Saluda farmer’s market, Fridays, 4:30 p.m., in downtown Saluda.

American Legion Post 250, weekly bingo games, Fridays, 7 p.m., 43 Depot St., Tryon. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Smoke-free.

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

SaturdayLandrum farmers market,

Saturdays, 7-10 a.m., N. Trade Ave. in Landrum. For more in-formation, call Joe Cunningham, 864-457-6585.

Columbus farmer’s mar-ket, Saturdays, 8 a.m. - noon at Courthouse Square in downtown Columbus.

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

Landrum Library, New Harmonies traveling Smithsonian exhibit opens to public Saturday, Aug. 4. The exhibit celebrates American roots music. It will remain at the library until Sept. 16. An opening reception will be held Sunday, Aug. 5 at 3:30 p.m., featuring John Fowler, a master harmonica player, storyteller and ballad singer.

Polk County Democratic Party opens its headquarters on White Street in Columbus for visitors twice weekly. During August, the headquarters will be open Wednesdays noon to 3 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon.

Grassroots Art Project holds art classes to benefit Lennie’s Fund and the Humane Society, Saturdays from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. There is no fee for the class and all materials will be provided. Classes are held at the Holy Cross Episcopal Church on Melrose Ave. in Tryon. Call 828-899-0673 for more information.

Lanier Library Book Lovers will meet Saturday, Aug. 4 at 9:30 a.m. to discuss books members have enjoyed. Open to all book lovers. 828-859-9535.

House of Flags Museum, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Columbus.

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

PAC, Walnut Creek Pre-serve will offer a presentation on “Fungi in the Southern Appa-

lachians” on Saturday, Aug. 4 at 10:30 a.m. at the Anne Elizabeth Suratt Nature Center at Walnut Creek Preserve. Todd Elliott will make the presentation and lead a walk afterwards for all interested. 828-859-5060.

MondayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

Saluda Center, Mondays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; line dancing, 12:30 p.m.; Saluda Du-plicate Bridge, 1:30 p.m. 828-749-9245. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Fam-ily Member Support Group meets in Columbus on the first Monday of the month, 10 a.m. - noon. For info and/or location, contact Lisa at 828-894-0104 or Annie at 864-457-7278.

The Meeting Place Se-nior Center Monday activities include sing-along, 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 11 a.m.; bingo or bead class, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Christian Fellowship Lun-cheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mon-

days except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and dis-cussion of relevant issues; inter-denominational. 828-859-5051.

Chess Club, Mondays, 12:30 p.m., recreation room, Laurel-Hurst Apartments, Columbus. Open to anyone in community. 828-894-3336.

Saluda Center Monday activities include line dancing at 12:30 p.m. For more informa-tion visit www.Saluda.com.

Vermicomposting (worm composting) seminar, Monday, Aug. 6, 1:30 p.m. at Isothermal Community College in Colum-bus. Learn how to recycle your food scraps in a small container to make your own nutrient-rich organic fertilizer for your gar-den or houseplants. Sponsored by Foothills Association of Master Gardeners, with a brief meeting for members following the program. 828-894-8509.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Mondays, 5:30 p.m., Tryon United Methodist Church, New Market Road in Tryon.

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

Local Weather

Today: Partly cloudy, with 50 percent chance of thun-derstorms. High 86, low 70.

S a t u r d a y : P a r t l y cloudy, with 30 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms. High 81, low 69.

Sunday: Partly cloudy, with 30 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms. High 83, low 70.

Monday: Partly cloudy, with 40 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms. High 83, low 69.

Wednesday’s weather was: High 87, low 70, no rain.

Forecast: Today Tomorrow

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Obituaries

Jason Lee Bontrager, p. 10Nelson Berle Miller, p. 10

T-storms Partly cloudy


Here’s a list of upcoming meet-ings and events for area non-profit community and govern-mental organizations:

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stories. He taught himself how to play a number of different tradi-tional musical instruments, learn-ing first-hand from the community that surrounded him. He continues to research, collect and document traditions of his heritage.

In 1991, Fowler was accepted for placement on the S.C. Arts Commission Roster. He also applied for and was placed on other state and community rosters throughout the southeast including Mountain Arts Program (N.C.), Children Circuit (N.C.), S.C. Tour-ing Artist, Fairfax Arts Co. (Va.) and others.

Fowler is a member of the S.C. Institution for Community Scholars and is associated with the South Carolina Traditional Arts Network. A member of the S.C. Storytelling Network and founder of the Carolina Old-Time Music Network, he has conducted a

The New Harmonies exhibit partially set up at the Landrum Library. The exhibit arrived Monday in 20 large containers with pages of instructions. The library staff immediately began the daunting task of assembling the exhibit, which opens Saturday, Aug. 4. An opening reception and performance by John Fowler will be Sunday, Aug. 5 at 3:30 p.m. (photo submitted by Anne Regan)

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Fowler currently plays the banjo in the old-time music group the Carolina TuneCroppers. He has competed and won a number of old-time music contest over the years. He placed first at the Mountain Dance Folk Festival in the Old Time Banjo contest, and won two blue ribbons in the old-time harmonica competition at Fiddler’s Grove Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival. In 2004 he placed first in the Old-Time Banjo category at the Pickens County Heritage Festival and has won a number of open competitions as well. The exhibit

The New Harmonies exhibit explores the distinct cultural identities of American roots mu-sic through a selection of photo-graphs, recordings, instruments, lyrics and artist profiles. Roots music is defined as music that has grown out of older folk traditions, evolving over time from Anglo-European, Native American and West African cultures to include diverse immigrant groups. The

exhibit will be open during regular library hours.

Lee Morgan, director of the Landrum Library, began working on bringing New Harmonies to Landrum in 2010. In the fall of 2011, she learned that Landrum had been chosen as one of the 12 host sites in South Carolina. The selection was made by the Hu-manities Council of S.C. as part of the Museum on Main Street (MOMS) project, a national/state/local partnership to bring exhibi-tions and programs to rural cultur-al organizations in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The U. S. Congress provides support for MOMS.

Local sponsors for the Lan-drum New Harmonies project include Jackson Grove United Methodist, Landrum Friends of the Library, Landrum United Methodist Church, the Polk Coun-ty Community Foundation/Mary F. Kessler Fund, Spartanburg School District One, Spartanburg County Public Libraries, the City of Landrum, The John L. Petty Family/Petty Funeral Home, the Landrum Area Business Asso-ciation, The Susan Patricia Hodge Foundation and Whitney Blake.

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Cover of a CD by John Fowler. (source: www.hairytoeproductions.com)

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New Harmonies event scheduleCheck for updates or sched-

ule changes prior to any event: infodepot.org or 864-457-2218. All events are free.

For outdoor library concerts bring your lawn chair or blanket. No alcohol is allowed on library property.

SUNDAy, AUG. 5, 3:30 P.M. John Fowler: Appalachian Stories and Music Opening receptionLandrum Library, indoors

SATURDAy, AUG. 11, 7 P.M.David Holt: Music and Stories from the Southern Mountains Landrum Library, outdoors

SUNDAy, AUG. 12, 3:30 P.M.Dr. Tracey Laird, “Cultural Preservation: A Southern Louisiana Case Study” LectureLandrum Library

THURSDAy, AUG. 16, 7 P.M.Brushfire Stankgrass Trio Landrum Library, outdoors

SATURDAy, AUG. 18, 7 P.M. Miller and Rowe Consort Jackson Grove United Methodist ChurchSponsored by the Susan Patricia Hodge Foundation

THURSDAy, AUG. 23, 7 P.M.The Trophy Husbands Landrum Library, outdoors

SATURDAy, AUG. 25, 7 P.M.New Harmonies Street Dance Downtown LandrumBruce Greene, preservationist and nationally recognized old-time fiddler, joined by Doug Rostick, Danny Henderson and Robert Burns. Sponsored by the City of Lan-drum and the Landrum Area Business Association.

SUNDAy, AUG. 26, 3:30 P.M.Dr. Warren Carson, “Folk Roots of Contemporary Gos-pel Music” Lecture/demonstration Landrum United Methodist Church

THURSDAy, AUG. 30, 7 P.M.Phil and Gaye JohnsonMusic in the traditions of south-ern Appalachia: Guitar, man-dolin and dobro with harmony vocals Landrum Library, outdoors

THURSDAy, SePT. 6, 7 P.M. east Tennessee State Univer-sity Student Pride Band Landrum Library, outdoors

FRIDAy, SePT. 7, 8:30 A.M. east Tennessee State Univer-sity Student Pride BandLandrum High auditorium

SATURDAy, SePT. 8, 4 P.M. Southern Appalachian Cham-ber Singers: “The Music of early America”Lecture/performance on folk hymns in the shape note tradition Landrum Methodist Church Sponsored by the Susan Patricia Hodge Foundation.

SUNDAy, SePT. 9, 3:30 P.M. Gingerthistle: “Roots Music of the South” Landrum Library

TUeSDAy, SePT. 11, 7 P.M. Jay Lichty, luthier Lecture/performance, 7 p. m. Landrum LibrarySponsored by the Mary F. Kes-sler Fund/Polk County Commu-nity Foundation.

THURSDAy, SePT. 13, 7 P.M. Firecracker Jazz Band Landrum High auditorium



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fants, children experiencing homelessness, uninsured youth, graduation rates and amount spent per pupil in schools.

A release from the founda-tion said this year’s statistics showed both progress and setbacks for the nation’s youth. The report said while children have shown improvements in academic achievement and health in most states, their eco-nomic well-being has continued to decline.

Polk Coun-ty Schools Su-perintendent Bill Miller said he believes the area’s youth have a brighter future because of not only the financial in-vestment but also the per-sonal invest-ment made by the commu-nity.

“There’s no denying that Polk County students get a tremendous amount of support from the community,” he said. “You can just go on and on and on about the impact [of that support] over a student’s educational and personal experience – it’s really almost hard to describe.”

Data compiled by the foun-dation said North Carolina is currently home to 2,282,018 young people under the age of 18. Polk County, meanwhile, had 3,808 residents under the age of 18.

The Kids Count report breaks each county down to look at individual indicators.

Some of the more positive indicators for Polk County included a graduation rate of 87.2 percent, compared to a graduation rate of 78.8 percent for N.C. high school students overall in 2011.

Test scores showed a profi-

ciency in math for 91.2 percent of the county’s third graders, compared to 73.2 percent for third graders statewide, accord-ing to the report.

On an eighth-grade lev-el, 84.6 percent scored high enough to be considered pro-ficient in math in Polk County, while only 68.2 percent did statewide.

Polk County saw some simi-larities to the national trend in relation to higher academic achievement, despite declining family economics.

P e r f o r -mance rates have increased in the areas m e n t i o n e d a b o v e , y e t t he number of children in poverty also increased in Polk County from 885 in 2009 to 950 in 2010.

Carol New-ton, director of Thermal Belt Outreach Min-istry in Colum-bus, said chil-dren having

access to the basic necessities of life is beyond critical.

“Look at the Depression and what happened to children who didn’t have enough food. We see it in our parents; they wanted us to clean our plate because we were lucky to have it. That type of experience builds the foundation for your education, your vitality and your outlook in life. It’s a huge influence,” Thomas said. “The psychological impact is very important.”

Annie E. Casey Foundation numbers indicated that 56.6 percent of students participated in the free or reduced lunch pro-gram in Polk County in 2010-2011; that percentage was 53.9 statewide. The county average decreased from 2009-2010,

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“There’s no denying that Polk County students get a tremendous amount of support from the community. You can just go on and on and on about the impact [of that support] over a student’s educational and personal experience – it’s really almost hard to describe.”

-- Polk County Schools Superintendent Bill Miller

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when 58.7 percent of students received the lunch assistance, but was back to 58.6 at the end of this previous school year, according to Polk County Schools’ records.

Outreach’s Wendy Thomas said the ministry just recently sent out a postcard plea with the tagline, “Hunger Hurts.” She said contributors immediately began sending in food to help stock the pantry shelves.

“We got an immediate flood of responses from the commu-nity – it was pretty incredible,” Thomas said. “There is still a need – I don’t want people to think it was taken care of, but there was a tremendous response.”

Thomas said just recently, in fact, a school-aged child came through Outreach on a field trip and touchingly asked the question, “Can my mommy come here?”

Numbers from Feeding America show that 25.9 per-cent or 1,010 children in Polk County faced food insecurity last year.

Other indicators affect a child’s well-being too. Accord-ing to the Kids Count report, 17 children in Polk County Schools experienced a situation in which they were considered homeless at some point in the year. A total of 25,286 kids were in similar situations statewide.

When it comes to insur-ance, about 9.8 percent of the county’s population under the age of 18 were uninsured, the report showed. Meanwhile, 252,000 children under 18 or 10.3 percent of the youth popu-lation of North Carolina were uninsured in 2010.

Counterbalancing the eco-nomic decline for families in Polk County, Miller said, has been the community stepping in.

“Anyone who has ever had the opportunity to go to awards night at Polk County High School and hear the number of scholarships given away by this

community cannot walk away from there without saying, ‘Wow,’” Miller said.

He also pointed out funding provided to teachers for class-room supplies through mini grants from the Polk County Community Foundation, num-bers of volunteers who read to kids in local schools and what he called an “impressive num-ber” of contributors to programs such as the high school’s farm.

“I think an enormous thing here is not just the pure finan-cial piece – it’s people walking around talking to kids about how they are doing in school. I think our community helps our students and young people to have the expectation that they are going to go on and further their education in some fashion and that really, really makes a big impact,” Miller said.

The overall per-pupil ex-penditure in North Carolina was $7,966, while $9,650 was spent per pupil in Polk County during the 2010-2011 school year through combined federal, state and local funds.

The largest difference seemed to be accounted for in the average amount of local funds spent per child. Statewide that average was $1,774, but in Polk County local funds ac-counted for $2,358 per student.

Newton said it’s important for people to understand that an investment to ensure a child has school supplies, shoes or enough food to eat is an in-vestment in the county’s future growth as well.

“If children don’t have the proper nutrition or tools to re-ally use what they are given at school, that will really affect our work force and the eco-nomic vitality in our county,” she said. “It will matter to all of us down the road.”

The previous statistics are highlights of the measures considered in the Kids Count report of the Annie E. Casey Foundation to assess child well-being in the state and Polk County. For further data, visit datacenter.kidscount.org.

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Polk library bookmobile scheduleThe Polk County Public

Library’s Bookmobile is a free service to all residents of Polk County.

The bookmobile offers fic-tion, nonfiction, large print books, children’s books young adult books and paperbacks. Materials will be brought from the main library on request.

Library cards are available at the bookmobile.

The bookmobile will visit the following locations in August:Wednesday, Aug. 8: Colum-bus

9:15 - 11 a.m. Tryon Es-tates

2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Ashley MeadowsThursday, Aug. 9: Columbus

9:15 - 11:15 a.m. Polk Vo-cational Services

11:30 – noon Ridge Rest2 – 4 p.m. Highwood Apart-

mentsFriday, Aug. 10:Tryon/Columbus

9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Columbus Children’s Center

10 – 10:30 a.m. Tots & Tod-dlers Day Care

10:45 – 11:15 a.m. Little

Lamb Preschool11:35 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Meeting Place No. 1Wednesday, Aug. 15: Colum-bus/Tryon

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

High School11:30 – noon New Market

Road3 – 4 p.m. Windwood Drive

Thursday, Aug. 16: Tryon9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Oak Hill

Apartments2:15 – 3:30 p.m. White Oak

Manor3:30 – 5 p.m. White Oak

Manor ApartmentsWednesday, Aug. 22: Green Creek

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

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

11:15 – 11:45 Good Earth Lane

1 – 2 p.m. Green Creek Fam-ily Life Center/Meeting Place No. 2

2:15 – 4 p.m. John Smith Road

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‘Arthritis – No bones about it!’St. Luke’s presentation Aug. 7

Arthritis is a chronic condi-tion that can be painful and crippling. Physical limitations caused by arthritis can often be accompanied by social isola-tion, depression and pain.

Jamie Cehlar, physical thera-pist with St. Luke’s Hospital Outpatient Rehabilitation Cen-ter, will make a presentation on arthritis on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 3 p.m. in the St. Luke’s Hospital library.

Cehlar will present infor-mation designed to reduce the impact arthritis can have on people’s lives and encourage a

positive approach to the prob-lem. The presentation is also designed to give people with arthritis the knowledge and skills they need to take a more active part in their arthritis

Cehlar will offer exercises, relaxation tips, and other ways to save energy and use joints wisely, the role of medication and nutrition and coping with depression, pain and other prob-lems that result from arthritis.

The program is free and spaces are limited. Call 828-894-2408 to reserve your spot. Light refreshments will be served.

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Jason Lee Bontrager

Jason Lee Bontrager, 23, of Tryon was called home un-expectedly Thursday, July 26, 2012 in West Virginia.

Born in Ellington, Fla., he was the son of Henry O. and Verna Mae Hostetler Bontrager of Tryon. Jason was a member of Foothills Community Cha-pel, Landrum Rd., Columbus.

Surviving beside his mother

Obituaries and father are four brothers, Jeffery, Jaron, Jesley and Jay-lon Bontrager; and one sister, Jolene Bontrager.

Funeral services were held Sunday, July 29 in Foothills Community Chapel, Columbus, with pastors Jason Schlabach and Patrick Overholt officiating.

Burial was in Foothills Com-munity Chapel Cemetery, Co-lumbus.

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

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

Nelson Berle MillerOn Aug. 1, 2012, Nelson

Berle Miller of Sunny View went home to be with the Lord.

Born May 30, 1927, he was retired from the Fairfield Moun-tain water/sewer plant and served in the U.S. Air Force/Army.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Donna Mae Mill-er, and a great-great-grandson, Tyler Jordon Mooney.

He is survived by two grand-sons, Richard Barnes (wife

Obituaries Deborah) of Mill Spring and Steven Barnes of West Virginia and one granddaughter, Susan A. Mooney of Little Rock, Ark. Nelson also leaves behind 10 great-grandchildren, many great-great-grandchildren and many friends, including his church family (Big Level Baptist), who will miss him dearly and love him always.

In lieu of flowers, a love offer-ing in Nelson’s memory has been organized at Big Level Baptist Church. It is requested by the family and Nelson’s wish that all donations be made to Big Level Baptist for the building fund.

Polk sheriff’s office weekly reportDuring the week of July

23 through Aug. 1, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office an-swered 461 service calls.

Arrests made included one for possession of drug para-phernalia charges, one for injury to personal property charges, one on assault charg-es, one on charges of B&E of a motor vehicle, one on lar-ceny charges, one on worthless check charges and one on DWI

charges.Citations issued included

one for no operator’s license and one infraction.

Officers took 17 incident reports; served 25 civil pa-pers; completed 291 church checks, 562 business checks and 120 residential checks and patrolled 5,259 miles.

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We can show you the steps to improving your quality of life. Ruth Fulham of Lake Lure has asthma, and her difficulty breathing was increasing her difficulty with daily activities. Her pulmonologist recommended she go to pulmonary rehabilitation. She trusted her community hospital to be there to meet the need, just as it had when her husband needed a knee replacement and when she needed gall bladder surgery. She wasn’t disappointed this time either.

“The staff in the cardiopulmonary clinic at Rutherford Regional are very caring and knowledgeable,” Ruth says. “They really enjoy their jobs.”

The staff guided her through exercises in the lab that would improve her lung capacity as well as teaching her things she could continue to do at home. “I feel like I’ve really benefitted,” Ruth says. “It is an amazing program.”

Rutherford Regional’s Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program provides safe and effective ways for heart and lung patients to return to full, active lives.

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Tax-free weekend Aug. 3-5by Barbara Tilly

Many families will do their back-to-school shopping this weekend to save on purchases during the annual tax-free week-end in North and South Caro-lina. The tax-free period will be from 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5.

Andy Ellen, president of the N.C. Retail Merchants Associa-tion, said the tax-free weekend is one of the most important times of the year for many retailers, trailing only Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiv-ing, in sales volume.

North Carolina and South Carolina are two of 17 states that offer a sales tax holiday. The Tar Heel State began the tax free weekend in 2002. South Carolina started the tax holiday in 2000.

Tax-free items in North Carolina

In North Carolina during the tax-free weekend, no state, city or local sales tax will be charged on purchases of the following items:

• Clothing, footwear, and school supplies under $100 per item

• School instructional ma-terials of $300 or less per item

• Sports and recreation equipment under $50 per item

• Computers under $3,500 per item

• Computer equipment under $250 per item

Clothing accessories, jewel-ry, cosmetics, protective equip-ment, wallets, furniture, items used in a trade or business and rentals are not covered by the exemption and will be subject to the applicable tax.

Tax-free items in South Carolina

In South Carolina during the tax-free weekend, no state sales and use tax or local sales and use tax will be imposed on the following purchases:

• Clothing• Clothing accessories (for

example, hats, scarves, hosiery and handbags)

• Footwear • School supplies (for ex-

ample, pens, pencils, paper, binders, notebooks, books, bookbags, lunchboxes and calculators)

• Computers, printers and printer supplies and computer software

• Bath washcloths, blan-kets, bedspreads, bed linens, sheet sets, comforter sets, bath towels, shower curtains, bath rugs and mats, pillows and pil-lowcases

The sales tax holiday, how-ever, does not apply to sales of jewelry, cosmetics, eyewear, wallets, watches, furniture, rental of clothing or footwear, items for use in a business or items placed on layaway or similar deferred payment and delivery plans.

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Operation Christmas Child: Remember needy children during tax-free weekend

While many Polk County families are busy with back-to-school shopping and activities, groups of local volunteers are focused on filling empty shoe-boxes with school supplies, toys, hygiene items and notes of encouragement for needy kids. Polk County families are participat-ing in Opera-tion Christmas Child, an effort that has hand-delivered mil-lions of gifts to kids worldwide since 1993.

Opera t ion C h r i s t m a s Child organiz-ers are asking residents who are shopping for school sup-plies during this weekend’s tax-free holiday, Aug. 3-5, to buy an extra pack of pencils, pa-per, rules, crayons, soap, wash-cloths, etc. to put in a shoebox for less fortunate children.

This year Operation Christ-mas Child’s area goal is 39,000 shoeboxes, which will be sent to children in seven countries.

“With a population of more than 19,000 people in Polk County, if every person packed one shoebox, think of how much help we could give to children who are victims of

war, poverty, natural disasters, disease and famine,” organiz-ers said.

Operation Christmas Child, a project of international Chris-tian relief and evangelism or-ganization Samaritan’s Purse, uses whatever means necessary to reach suffering children

a r o u n d t h e wor ld w i th these gifts of hope, includ-ing sea con-tainers, trucks, t r a i n s , a i r -planes, boats, camels and dog sleds.

Tr a c k i n g t e c h n o l o g y a lso a l lows donors to “fol-low” their box to the destina-tion country, where it will

be hand-delivered to a child in need.

The national collection week for gift-filled shoeboxes is the third week in November; how-ever, shoebox gifts are collected all year at the Samaritan’s Purse headquarters in Boone, N.C.

For more information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child, call 828-625-1409 or visit www.samaritans-purse.org/occ.

– article submitted by Judy Jackson

“With a population of more than 19,000 people in Polk County, if every person packed one shoebox, think of how much help we could give to children who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease and famine.”

-- Operation Christmas Child organizers



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More home schools in N.C. but enrollment down

The number of home schools increased in North Carolina in the 2011-12 school year, although their combined enrollment was down, according to the N.C. Di-vision of Non-Public Education.

North Carolina had nearly 48,000 home schools in operation in 2011-12, up from 45,524 in 2010-11. However, enrollment in the state’s home schools declined from 83,609 to 79,693. The num-ber of students in home schools represents about 5 percent of the state’s total student population.

– source: www.wral.com, 8-1-12

***A state edu-

cation commit-tee has sug-gested the state increase the number of charter schools by a third within the next year. The N.C. Board of Educa-tion will consider the proposal to allow 25 more charter schools to open in August 2013. The state had limited the number of charter schools to 100 until the limit was lifted last year.

Charter schools in the state receive funding based on their enrollment, but the state does not provide funding for the charter school buildings.

– source: Winston Salem-Journal, 8-2-12

***Shelby will showcase a new

$19 million conference center on the Cleveland Community Col-lege campus this month when the town hosts the American Legion World Series from Aug. 17-21.

The games in the senior base-ball tournament known as the American Legion World Series will be held at Veteran’s Field in Keeter Stadium. Other activities associated with the World Series will be the first events held at the new LeGrand Center.

The conference center, which has a 1,700-guest capacity, is part of a new 89,000-square-

foot building on the college campus. The LeGrand Center was financed by the community college, the Cleveland County School System and Cleveland County.

– source: Charlotte Business Journal, 7-27-12

***While corn crops in other ar-

eas of the country are struggling because of drought, North Caro-lina is expected to see a bum-per corn crop this year. Corn growers in the state likely will enjoy high yields at a time when

corn prices are reaching re-cord highs.

N o r t h Carolina corn growers are

expecting a good crop this year thanks to steady rainfall through-out the growing season, which began in March. Although some areas of North Carolina around the Triangle and along the South Carolina border are abnormally dry, only Brunswick County is experiencing drought.

According to the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture, 1,369 coun-ties across 31 states have been designated disaster areas as a result of drought, and nearly half of the U.S. corn crop is in very poor to poor condition.

– source: Fayetteville Observer, 7-25-12***

Former Progress energy shareholders have filed federal lawsuits claiming Duke energy misled investors regarding the $32 billion merger of the two util-ity companies. The shareholder suits seek damages resulting from the surprise ouster of for-mer Progress Energy CEO Bill Johnson.

Immediately following the merger, the Duke Energy board replaced Johnson with Jim Rog-

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��ers, who had been CEO of Duke Energy prior to the merger. The lawsuits claim Duke Energy knew Progress Energy share-holders had concerns about Rogers becoming CEO of the merged company so Duke lead-ers misled Progress shareholders to believe Johnson would be CEO.

The lawsuits contend “ap-proval of the merger would have been far more difficult, if not impossible, to obtain had Rogers been proposed as CEO” prior to the merger.

The N.C. Utilities Com-mission and the N.C. Attorney General are seeking inter-nal documents and other re-lated evidence by Aug. 7 to evaluate whether investors were misled. The utilities commission said it plans to hire an outside law firm to review the docu-ments.

The commission approved the merger on June 29 and the companies officially completed the merger on July 2. About two hours later, Duke’s board voted to remove CEO Johnson.

The commission’s review is expected to take months to com-plete. The utilities commission will have the option of revok-ing its approval of the merger or setting new conditions, such as a new CEO to replace Rog-ers. Duke Energy has not stated whether it will seek a settlement.

– source: Charlotte Busi-ness Journal, 7-25-12; www2.

journalnow.com, 8-1-12***

Duke energy is seeking to pass on $89 million in first-year savings from its merger with Progress Energy, which would reduce rates for customers in North Carolina and South Caro-lina by close to $1 a month. Duke says the savings will come from combining the companies’ fleet of power plants and reduced fuel

costs, mostly from coal. The requested rate cuts, if

approved by state regulators, would take effect Sept. 1. Prog-ress customers would see a reduction of 85 cents a month in North Carolina and 80 cents in South Carolina, while Duke’s customers would see a reduction of 92 cents a month in North Carolina and 81 cents in South Carolina. The reductions may not stay in place long, however, if Duke follows through on plans to seek rate increases later to pay for investments in new power generation and transmission.

– source: Winston Salem-Journal, 8-2-12

***American

T i t a n i u m Works con-f i r m e d i t s intention to build a new

manufacturing facility that could bring 850 jobs to the Upstate. The company’s CEO, Thomas Sax, visited the Clemson Uni-versity International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR) in Greenville this week to accept $860,000 from local and state investors and reaffirm his com-pany’s commitment to invest in a new facility in Laurens County.

American Titanium Works previously announced its plans for the new facility four years ago prior to the economic down-turn. The company said it would invest $422 million to build the new manufacturing facility in Laurens County and a research-and-development center at ICAR.

The nonprofit South Carolina Research Authority and the Up-state Carolina Angel Network provided the $860,000 to the company this week.

The company, which produces titanium that can be used in the auto and aerospace industries, has not said when it will break ground on the new Upstate facility, but it’s expected to move forward on the project in the near future.

– source: www.wyff.com, Anderson Independent Mail,

7-31-12

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Paul said when he returned home from the Netherlands earlier this month, he would take me to Larkin’s on the Lake for crab cake sandwiches.

Isn’t that sweet? Just before he left to fly to Hol-

land on business and to visit family, his beloved rescue cat, Duchess, who has always lived in the barn and spent nights in the stable office, was we suspect, kicked by Teddy the donkey. This resulted in a back injury, although our vet declared after X-rays that there was no frac-ture but there was swelling and pain. While cooping up Duchess so that she would remain quiet and heal, her heart, it is as-sumed, which had a small mur-mur, ‘threw a clot’ resulting in the paralysis of her hind legs.

Showing no discomfort or distress, Duchess was prescribed a treatment of aspirin and a heart drug to attempt to dissolve the clot.

And then Thomas, the macho stray whom we finally trapped and neutered, decided to arrive back at the farm creating chaos everywhere he went, knocking over flower jugs, leaping on the dogs from the couch and stealing half of my Mounds bar promptly vomit it up at my feet.

And then Paul left the country.It’s not that I mind work- no one

can lodge such a claim at someone who has risen, for the past 10 years, every morning at 5:30 to walk, dull and bleary eyed, into the barn to be-gin feeding and mucking out. My reward is then to come back into the house, feed the dogs, persuade Bonnie to swallow her meds and stand guard while the cats eat so that the greedy terriers don’t try to steal their food as well.

But now more has been added to my plate. Duchess, residing currently in our front room in an enormous dog crate, requires daily meds which, thankfully, she is good as gold about taking. I pop a pill in her mouth and, despite a column that landed in every inbox

for the last couple of years about how to give a pill to a cat, she promptly swallows. This is fol-lowed by a tiny drop of mineral oil to help, ahem, ‘movement’ through her colon. The piece de resistance, however, is that because of her paralysis, Duchess must have her bladder emptied thrice daily.

Holding Duchess over the big utility sink in the mudroom, Paul attempted to show me what he had learned from our vet, Dr Jeni,

before he drove to the airport.

“Her blad-der is just under here,” he in-structed, feeling about the lower

belly. “pretty close to where her hind leg is attached. Here, put your thumb where mine is. It feels like a water balloon. You just squeeze it and...” with that, Duchess’ tail raised and a stream of liquid drained into the sink.

Passing me the cat, I tried my best to locate the bladder and failed miserably. This irked me to no end because I consider myself the medical authority on all our animals and I’m the one Paul comes to if anything like blood, or especially, eyes, is involved. And now I couldn’t feel a bladder? Unthinkable.

“I can’t find it!” I said, panic rising in my voice. “What if I can’t find it while you’re gone? She’ll be so uncomfortable!”

“Just keep pressing under there,” Paul reassured me. “OK, I’ve got to leave. Love you!”

“Yeah, right back atcha,” I mut-tered, supporting Duchess who, at this point, was grabbing at the rim of the sink and my belt with her front paws and giving a yowl of frustration.

You’ll be glad to know that with a little practice, within days, I am now an expert cat pee releaser. And I’m not bad at the other, either, but let’s not go into that. It’s Sunday morning, after all and I know you folks might be having sausage for

Taking care of Duchess

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breakfast.“I gotta tell you, this is really

too much of a load for one person,” I pointed out, wearily, to Paul dur-ing a recent phone call after listen-ing to his pleasant day wandering a Dutch village and buying a fresh baked loaf at a local bakery that was dirt cheap because the Euro was so low. “I mean, Thomas won’t stay off the countertop, and Duchess not only requires help all day, but I have to clean her crate three times a day as well because she has accidents. I have to scrub everything down and change her

bedding. I can’t have the house smelling like a litter box. And, to top it off, it’s over 100 degrees outside and I’ve got to wash down the horses over and over and put them in front of the fans in the barn to keep them cool. It’s just go, go, go, all day...”

“Well, I’ll take you to the lake for lunch when I get back,” he promised on the other end.

Lunch? I’m thinking breakfast and dinner too, pal. And maybe a Lake house.

But for right now, I’ll just take one day without having a cat dribble down my leg.

• I’m Just Saying(ConTinueD From page 18)

Chick Fil A appreciation day

In regards to the Chik Fil A appreciation day on Aug. 1.

Are there any other parents out there who felt it was inappro-priate that at least one church in our area (in Columbus) took their

youth group to the Chik Fil A in Hendersonville, N.C. to show their support of heterosexual marriage without explaining to the parents what was going on?

I could not care less what any-one’s opinion is on the subject of gay marriage. I do, however, take exception to my children being used to pad the ranks of Chik Fil A’s “supporters.”

– Frederick Bruce, Columbus

Letter to the Editor

Cost of restoring Morris

Do I read that right? Twelve thousand dollars to “restore” Morris the Horse?

Are we being – as they say – took?

Seems to me that any half-way decent handyman with a

garage workshop could build a whole new Morris for $12,000. And maybe have some change left over for hay and fodder – AKA proper maintenance.

Someone may want to take a very close look at who is go-ing to fix Morris, and exactly how he’ll go about doing it. I do believe someone is taking inflation to new extremes.

– Jim Lewis, Columbus

Letter to the Editor

Winners of the Saluda Dupli-cate Bridge Club games played on July 30 were as follows:

First: Pinckney Clement and Pat McCall

Second: Mary Ostheim and Marilyn Yike

Third: Karen Doddridge and Linda Hall

Fourth: Marcia Burns and Talley Wannamaker

Games are played each Mon-day at the Saluda Center be-ginning at 1:30 p.m., with a discussion session at 12:45 p.m. The group will start a series on defensive play on Aug. 6.

You do not have to be a mem-ber of ACBL to enjoy this game. A partner is guaranteed.

- article submitted by Tollie Ross

Saluda duplicate bridge results, July 30

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Diet & Exercise by David Crocker

Five vitamins and minerals most don’t get enough ofIt’s true, we all need a full spec-

trum of nutrients for good health, but there are five vitamins and minerals of which most folks just don’t get enough.

Today I’m going to share with you what those are, what they do for us and how to get more of them.

1) Vitamin E. Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that protects our cells and helps them commu-nicate with each other. It’s great to help protect skin, and if you’re not getting enough vitamin E, you’re probably not absorbing other nutri-ents as well as you should.

Vitamin E also plays a role in inhibition of blood platelet aggrega-tion, or premature blood clotting. Food sources include wheat germ, wheat germ oil, sunflower seeds, white beans, vegetable oils and red bell pepper.

2) Calcium. Every cell in our body contains, and uses, some calcium. Shortages of calcium can cause low bone density (osteopo-

rosis). It’s also one of the minerals (electrolytes) that help our muscles contract properly. Calcium can also help prevent major diseases accord-ing to a study conducted by Tufts-New England Medical Center.

Our body’s concentration of ca lc ium de -clines with age, and must be replenished by supplementation or our diets. Two common forms of calcium supple-ments are calcium carbonate (take with food) and calcium citrate (take on an empty stomach). Be sure to check with your doctor before tak-ing calcium supplements, because these can interfere with absorption of some medications. Food sources include yogurt and other dairy products, sardines with bones and leafy greens.

3) Potassium. This is another electrolyte that keeps our muscles and nervous system healthy. Potas-sium helps keep blood pressure at

normal levels. Not getting enough potassium may leave you feeling weak and fatigued. Most folks ingest too much “sodium,” but not enough potassium. These two need to be in proper balance for good health.

The ratio of potassium to sodium should be 2:1. In fact

one study suggests that consuming twice as much potassium as sodium can halve your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Potassium can lower risk of stroke too. Food sources include bananas, citrus juices, avocados, cantaloupe, toma-toes, lima beans and fish.

4) Vitamin A. Vitamin A helps keep skin, gums and teeth healthy. It also helps us see better at night. To see in dim light, the rods in your eye’s retina use the chemical Rhodopsin (also know as” visual purple”) to absorb photons and per-ceive light. Without enough vitamin A, rhodopsin can’t be produce. Vitamin A helps boost your immune system too.

Vitamin A is fat soluble, which means your body stores it, so you can get too much. There are two types of vitamin A. Pre-formed vitamin A, from sources like liver, fish liver oils and eggs, and Pro-vitamin A (beta-carotene), that’s converted by our bodies as we need it, from sources like carrots, butternut squash, dark leafy greens, paprika, red peppers and sweet potatoes.

5) Magnesium. This is the fourth most abundant mineral stored

in our bodies and is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions. Magnesium helps our bodies store energy, keeps nerves healthy and muscles toned, helps genes function properly, keeps bones strong and heart rhythm steady. Magnesium helps decrease triglycerides (fat in the blood) and increases HDL (good) cholesterol levels. It can decrease hypertension (high blood pressure) and decrease risk for type 2 diabetes.

Magnesium can also reduce risk of “Metabolic syndrome.” Metabolic syndrome is a condition where risk factors like increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol and obesity occur at the same time, increasing one’s risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. One study showed those who consumed adequate amounts of magnesium cut their risk of metabolic syndrome by 33 percent or more.

Diet or exercise question? Email me at [email protected] or visit fitness4yourlife.org. David Crocker of Landrum has been a nutritionist and master personal trainer for 26 years.

He served as strength direc-tor for the Spartanburg Y.M.C.A., head strength coach for the USC-Spartanburg baseball team, S.C. state champion girls gymnastic team, Converse collage equestrian team, water safety consultant to the U.S. Marine Corps, lead trainer to L.H. Fields amodeling agency, and taught four semesters at USC-Union. David was also a regular guest of the Pam Stone radio show.

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Above: Guests enjoy a picnic in the park outside New View Realty and Bravo Interiors Tuesday, July 26. Left: Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce Director Janet Sciacca welcomes guests to the monthly Business After Hours event. This event was sponsored by New View Realty and co-hosted by Bravo Interiors, Tryon IGA, La Bouteille Wine and Beer Boutique and Four Winds Florist. (photo by Betty Ramsey)

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I was aware of Jane but did not have much interaction, to be honest there were too many other things going on for a one on one with her, so at the time I did not know of her problems. Lani approached me during one of my shifts and asked, “Len-nie, do you know Jane?” “Sure Lani,” I answered, “she’s the sweet pointer mix in no. 10.” “She’s sick, Lennie,” Lani went on and proceeded to explain all her problems.

I learned that the vet hospital at the University of Georgia had the expertise to perform the deli-cate operation. “Can you help,

Jane, a life worth savingLennie?” Lani said hopefully. “Of course Lani, that’s what my funds are for.” “It’s expensive Lennie, $500 for the evaluation and $2 - 3,000 for the opera-tion.” “I have about $3,000 in

my shelter fund and if need be, I could add a few hundred from my per-sonal fund. You

call Kathy Toomey, tell her I okayed it and set it up.” My dear friend Lani has a way of letting me know when an animal is very special to her, she’s done it before but she is very stingy with her hugs. She tearfully hugged me, “thank you Lennie.” “You’d better watch that girl,” I said laughing, “you’ll lose your name Bulldog.” “Never” she answered defiantly.

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the next day. All the staff and students fell madly in love with our Jane and Sashia Houghton, a soon-to-be vet, is fostering her as she recoups. Another has also applied for adoption, so it seems we may not see our sweet Jane anymore.

Meanwhile, Emily (bless her heart) has put Jane on our Face- book page asking for donations for Jane. As of this writing more then $500 has been raised, which means my funds will not be wiped out and for that my kids thank you all.

The title of this tale is “A life worth saving” and anyone who has met Jane would certainly agree with that. Just a few short years ago animals such as Jane would not have had a chance. You wonderful supporters out there have made this possible.

God bless you all and thanks for listening.

• Jane(ConTinueD From page 22)

In May 2012 the Polk County Historical Association was awarded a grant from the Polk County Community Foundation to install a security system at the museum in Columbus. David Searcy, owner of Security Alliance in Columbus, installed the system. The association officials said they appreciate that the Polk County Community Foundation agreed the security system was a priority to protect the museum. They said the museum houses invaluable and irreplaceable artifacts that tell the history and heritage of Polk County, and the association is dedicated to preserving this history so that it will be available to future generations. (photo submitted by Anna Conner)

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Landrum cross country, track coach Darby named finalist in national Brooks Inspiring Coaches ProgramCommunity can vote for Darby on Facebook

Landrum High School cross country and track coach Jeremy Darby has been chosen as one of the top 25 finalists in the Brooks Inspiring Coaches Pro-gram. Darby was selected f r o m m o r e t h a n 1 , 3 0 0 n o m i n e e s from across the country.

“ I w a s shocked when I learned that I h a d b e e n nominated to t h e B r o o k s Inspirational Program, let alone finding out that I was a finalist,” said Darby. “It is truly humbling to know that spending my days doing one of the things that I love most, coaching young people, would put me on a list of most inspiring coaches. It is always my goal to encourage and mo-tivate my students and student athletes to be the best that they can be on and off the track. Be-ing active and involved in their school and community helps young people reach their goals and dreams.”

As a finalist, Darby will receive:

• $5,000 in Brooks running shoes, apparel and accessories for the team

• $500 cash for team expens-es (paid to the school athletic department or booster club)

• Membership in the Brooks Inspire Daily (I.D.) program for 2012

In February 2012, the Brooks Inspiring Coaches Program be-gan accepting applications for the second year from athletes, parents, fellow coaches and anyone in the community who knew a great coach. Those mak-ing nominations were encour-aged to share their stories of how their coaches inspire them.

The 2012 I n s p i r i n g Coach of the Year will be selected from the 25 finalists in the fall. The grand prize winner will be the coach who gets the most votes.

A n y o n e w h o h a s a

Facebook page and is inter-ested in supporting Darby for this award, and at the same time supporting the running programs at Landrum High School, may vote at www.face-book.com/brooksrunning?v=app_399617596765925. Scroll down the stories and photos until you see Coach Jeremy Darby and cast your vote. You may vote multiple times, but only once per day. This coach will receive an additional:

• $5,000 in Brooks running shoes, apparel and accessories for his or her team

• $2,000 cash for team ex-penses (paid to the school athletic department or booster club)

• A trip for two to the 2013 Brooks PR Invitational track and field meet scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at the University of Washington Dempsey Indoor Arena in Se-

Want to vote for Coach Darby?To vote for Coach Jeremy Darby and support the running pro-gram at Landrum High School at the same time, visit www.facebook.com/brooksrunning?v=app_399617596765925. Scroll down the stories and photos until you see Coach Jeremy Darby and cast your vote. You may vote multiple times, but only once per day.

“It is truly humbling to know that spending my days doing one of the things that I love most, coaching young people, would put me on a list of most inspiring coaches..”

-- Coach Jeremy Darby

attle, Wash. Darby said he appreciates

the support he receives from the school system and his col-leagues.

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portive, and I think that is the key to a successful program. I appreciate the recognition, team equipment and resourc-es that the Brooks Inspiring Coaches Program has brought to our running program here at Landrum High School.”

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Wire-wrap jewelry workshop at Tryon Arts and CraftsClasses offered Aug. 25 - 26

Tryon Arts and Crafts School will host a beginning/intermedi-ate wire-wrap jewelry workshop with instructor Sonia Arnold on Saturday, Aug. 25 and Sunday, Aug. 26. This workshop will enhance the skills of previous wire-wrap students and build on the basic techniques of bending, twisting and shaping wire.

Wire wrap is a hand-fabricated method of jewelry design and creation. It involves the use of tools to bind and twist wires together. Jewelry wire comes in many shapes, such as round, square, half round, triangular, flat or patterned. The wire can be made of brass, copper, fine silver, sterling silver, gold or gold filled with other metals. Wire wrap can incorporate cabochons, beads, crystals or the wire alone can be twisted and shaped into bracelets

or necklaces.Over the course of the week-

end workshop, students will use techniques including: filing,

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Wire-wrap ring by Sonia Arnold. (photo submitted by Julia McIntyre)


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Wire-wrap pendant by Sonia Arnold. (photo submitted by Julia McIntyre)

wire experience is needed, and students should be familiar with basic tools used in jewelry mak-ing. Projects will include ear-rings, pendant, bracelet and rings, as time permits.

Arnold, a native of Virginia, received her BFA at UNC-Ashe-ville. Her work with jewelry involves silver and goldsmithing as well as wire work. Her artwork is found in Brevard, N.C. at Num-ber 7 Arts Co-operative and at the Gem and Mineral Museum in Hendersonville, N.C. She and her family reside in Brevard, N.C.

Advance registration for all workshops is required. For more information about the instructor or workshop including tuition and supply costs, contact Tryon Arts and Crafts School at 828-859-8323 or [email protected]. More details and examples of projects are available on the Tryon Arts and

• Wire-wrap jewelry(ConTinueD From page 26)

Crafts School website, www.TryonArtsandCrafts.org.

- article submitted by Julia McIntyre

U. S. House of Representatives candidate Patsy Keever and Polk County Board of Commissioners Vice Chairman Renee McDermott respond to a question during a rally for Keever at the Orchard Inn in Saluda. Keever, a former teacher, Buncombe County commissioner and N.C. state representative, is running to represent Polk County in the U. S. House. McDermott is running for a second term as a Polk County commissioner. (photo submitted by Renee McDermott)

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“Rather than falling, night, to the watchful eye, rises. Emerging first in the valleys, shadows slowly ascend sloping hillsides.”

~ A. Roger Ekirch

Languid days float dream-ily on summer breezes: early August brings cicada songs, hummingbirds at porch feeders, drifting lace spider webs, and a sense of a long good-bye in blue-tinged shadows. Summer storms wreak havoc on phones and electrical toys.

Up- the - s t r ee t -ne ighbor Lloyd Thompson tells me his television was zapped during a recent storm, so I tell him about my answering machine/phone getting the same treatment. Snap, crackle, pop! I’d called to ask where I could get a scoop of gravel for the back drive after the gully-washer finished destroying it and the phone —

Lloyd knows these things about scoops of gravel. After compar-ing commiserative notes on storm causalities, I admitted to Lloyd that I wasn’t exactly cry-ing over the phone being fried. However, I have since replaced it, figuring some important mes-sage might be missed other than annoying telemarketers that ignore Do Not Call lists!

It does not take much to get me ranting about phones. Cell phones in particular: I have one, it is not my best friend. It rides with me on trips: mainly to beg AAA to come to the rescue. There are no bells and whistles on the thing: it does not dare tell me how to drive or do all the snazzy tricks that some smarter phones do. It is not something I want attached to my ear all

day long. No: I do NOT want to share my dinner with the thing, or go to the bathroom with it, or take it to bed with me. Being the resident Saluda eccentric curmudgeon that I am, I grump-ily declare that I do not love my cell phone. It is a necessary

n u i s a n c e . I can’t even read the tiny print o n t h e b u t -tons. And no, I don’t want to text you. What does “gd 2 c u

nx wk” mean anyway? Can’t people WRITE any more? Or look each other in the eye and have a real conversation?

No; I don’t want to hear all the gory details about your di-vorce wars. Don’t care to hear all about your soap opera of who did what to who. While shop-ping one day, quietly minding my own business and enjoying

Don’t care to hear about your soap opera of who did whatmy own train of thoughts, I was trapped: forced to listen to an one-sided rabid account of such an obnoxious war. Believe me, I was caught between distress that someone would share that information so publicly, and that I was forced to listen to something that I didn’t want to make my business. I kept trying to catch the offender’s eye, to stare her down with “the look,” but she was in her own world: shopping and yapping at full blast.

Another crime is when peo-ple loudly talk to air, and you look around thinking they’re speaking to you, when in reality they’re having a conversation with their head set. Grrrrrr! Then there are restaurants: someone spends the whole meal with their phone in hand. Now, to me, if you’re having

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1 $28,4502 $32,5003 $36,5504 $40,6005 $43,8506 $47,1007 $50,3508 $53,600

a meal with someone, you pay them attention, as well as the food on your plate. Not that damn plastic thing. The height of rudeness, my mother would say! And driving: put the phone DOWN. Put your hands on the wheel and DRIVE! Pay atten-tion.

Take a hike! If you’d like a nice hike with a local ham, join our own delightful nature lover Chuck Hearon for Saluda Community Land Trust (SCLT) hikes. Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, Sun-day afternoon at 2 p.m. Meet at Saluda Library parking lot. For information, 828-749-1560 or www.saludaclt.org

Meals On Wheels can al-ways use volunteers; inquire with Donna Carson at Saluda Center 828-749-9245 or stop by.

Don’t forget to stop by Sa-luda Community Library

• Saluda News(ConTinueD From page 29)

and buy tickets for a chance to win Bill Jameson’s beautiful donated painting “Fall on the Green River,” which is on dis-play near the circulation desk until the December drawing. All proceeds benefit our library!

Saluda Tailgate Market continues at West Main Street public parking lot on Fridays, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Fresh local offerings: rain or shine.

Happy August Birthday to B.J. Kent, Linda Kaye Haynes, Cindi Miller, Paul Stoney, Jen Pace, Zack Pace, Don Mintz, Caroline Tindal, Nora Ward, Sa-mantha Ward and Reeda Ward.

Thank you, dear readers for reading this column: each and every one of you is appreciated and your comments are valued! If you have something of note, feel free to contact me at [email protected]; or 828-749-1153. You may also visit my website at bonniebardos.com or find me on facebook.

The next Pea Ridge Commu-nity Gathering will be Thurs-day, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. at the home of Bob and Julie Precourt. Bring snacks and bev-erage.

Also, as a matter of public service, the Polk County Mobile Recycling truck will be at the Pea Ridge Community Center as usual on Thursday, Aug. 9 from 6:15 - 7 p.m.

The truck picks up recyclables on the second Thursday of each month from 6:15 - 7 p.m. at the community cen-ter, which is lo-cated at 207 Big Level Road, 3½ miles east of Mill Spring, just off

Hwy. 108.For information, call Daryl

Hardin at 828-894-8376.– article submitted

by Ann Carswell

Pea Ridge Community gathering Aug. 9

The American Legion Auxil-iary of Tryon will have its next meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 14 at 10 a.m. at the legion hall.

Special guests will be the citizens the legion sent to Girls State from Polk County High School and also the citizen

from Landrum High School the legion helped sponsor.

There will be refreshments. The legion will also wrap up

final details for their spaghetti supper on Saturday, Aug. 25.

- article submittedby Jane Janke

American Legion meeting Aug. 14

Want to go? What: Community Gathering

When: Aug. 9 at 7 p.m.

Where: 207 Big Level Rd., just off Hwy. 108.

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Two families recently came from Charleston, S.C. to visit relatives and attend the Kindermusik classes at Tryon Fine Arts Center. Mary Prioleau, a Tryon resident, is shown above (right) with Kindermusik instructor Bryant Belin (left), Prioleau’s daughter, Alicia Rainsford (center), and her grandchildren, Benjamin (age 4) and Juliette (age 2), who attended during a recent visit from their home in Charleston. Diane McCall and her husband brought their 4-year-old granddaughter, Ella (shown at right with her father), to Tryon so that she could learn music and art skills and interact with children her own age. Rainsford said that coming so far for Kindermusik was absolutely worth it. She said, “Bryant Belin has a great energy and the kids wake up looking forward to Kindermusik every morning.” Ella, Benjamin and their families said they have become friends and are even planning a play-date when they get home to Charleston. Fall Saturday Kindermusik classes will start on Sept. 8 and will run through November. (article and photos submitted by Alli Halbkat)

Charleston families participate in Kindermusik

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Let’s start with a quick review. A reverse mortgage is a loan that lets older homeowners convert part of the equity in their home into cash that doesn’t have to be paid back as long as they live there.

To be eligible you must be age 62 or older, own your home (or owe only a small balance) and currently be living there.

You can receive the cash ei-ther as a lump sum, a line of credit, regular monthly checks or a combination of these. And with a reverse mortgage, you, not the bank, own the house, so you’re still responsible for property taxes, insurance and repairs.

Currently, 99 percent of all reverse mortgages offered today are Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM), which are backed by the Federal Housing Administration.

Repayment is due when you or the last borrower dies, sells

the place or lives elsewhere for 12 months. Then you or your heirs will have to pay off the loan (which includes the money you borrowed plus accrued interest and fees) either with the proceeds from selling the place, or if you want to keep the house, with money from another source.

Educational resourcesTo get a better handle on re-

verse mortgages and how they work, there are several excellent resources you can turn to for

reliable information, but you’re going to need access to the Internet utilize them.

To get started, the National Council on Aging recently cre-ated a free new website called the Home Equity Advisor that’s designed to help you think through the best way to leverage your home – a reverse mortgage isn’t your only option.

Just go to homeequityadvisor.org and click on their “Quick Check” tool which will ask you a series of questions about your personal and household situation to define exactly what you might need or want. Then, based on your answers, you’ll receive an indi-vidualized report offering informa-tion, tools, and consumer advice on a range of possible solutions that includes reverse mortgages and other alternatives.

If you find that you are a good candidate for a reverse mortgage, your next stop is at reversemort-gage.org, a new consumer website

Understanding reverse mortgages

Savvy Senior

created by the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association.

This site offers lots of educa-tional information including “Your Road Map” which will help guide you through all the features of reverse mortgages and the process of obtaining one.

It also has a calculator to esti-mate how much you’d be eligible to receive from a reverse mort-gage, and offers has a comprehen-sive directory of licensed HUD-approved mortgage lenders, banks, and credit unions that offer reverse mortgage loans in your state.

Get counselingAnother important resource to

help you understand the pros and cons of a reverse mortgage and how it would work in your particu-lar situation is through counseling.

In fact, because reverse mort-gages are such complicated prod-ucts, the federal government requires that all reverse mortgage borrowers receive counseling through a HUD approved inde-pendent counseling agency before they take out a HECM loan.

Counseling can be done in person or over the phone and some agencies today provide it for free or at a minimal fee. Some locations charge around $125. To locate counseling agencies in your area, visit hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hecm/hecmhome.cfm or call 800-569-4287.

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.

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Male Domestic Abuse In-tervention Program, Mondays, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 828-894-2340.

Landrum High will hold a mandatory athlete parent/guardian meeting for all fall sport athletes on Monday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Important insur-ance information and other forms will be covered and completed.

Thermal Belt Stamp Club meets first and third Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Tryon Federal Bank in Columbus.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Mon-days, 8 p.m., Columbus Presbyte-rian Church.

TuesdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

Hospice of the Carolina Foot-hills, “We Care” is a weekly infor-

mal 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 in-formation, contact Shannon Slater at 828-894-7000, 800-617-7132 or [email protected].

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Drawing skills critical to many forms of art

Richard Christian Nelson (Rich Nelson) will teach a five-day figure and portrait drawing workshop in Tryon Aug. 20-24. The class will take place at the Nelsons’ Skyuka Fine Art gal-lery from 9-4 each day.

According to Nelson, “Good drawing skills are critical to many forms of art, and yet the allure of painting, sculpture or another medium often speeds us past this critical skill before we can get a solid handle on it. We can then spend a lifetime re-gretting our poor drawing skills and not feeling confident of our abilities, or we can confront and begin to master this ability.”

Artists will work on the fun-damentals of anatomy, form and light to improve skills at draw-ing the figure and portrait.

The work-shop is open to all media, but drawing in g raph i t e and charcoal (on white pa-per, and on toned paper w i t h w h i t e conte) will be emphasized.

The artists will concentrate on drawing from the live model. Nelson will provide lectures and demos, and there will be group “critiques” (mostly just putting the work along the wall and having each artist say “how it’s going”).

Nelson is an accomplished portrait and gallery artist who lives in Tryon. He earned his BFA from the College of Cre-

ative Studies in Detroit, Mich. in 1988. Rich taught anatomy, figure drawing and painting at CCS part-time after graduating. He has been working ever since

as a portrait art-ist, gallery artist and instructor. He and his wife, K i m , o p e n e d Skyuka Fine Art (www.SkyukaF-ineArt.com) in 2010 in down-town Tryon.

You can view h i s w o r k a t

richardchristiannelson.com or read about his recent awards and notable commissions at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich-ard_Christian_Nelson. Most recently, his portrait of “Jack” was the winner of a Certificate of Excellence in the Portrait So-ciety of America’s 2012 Inter-national Portrait Competition.

The class size is limited to 12.

For more information, visit

richnelson.com/workshops, email [email protected] or call 828-859-0318.

- article submittedby Richard Christian

Nelson

Nelson to teach figure, portrait drawing workshop Aug. 20-24

“Christi,” by Richard Christian Nelson. (photo submitted by Richard Christian Nelson)

Polk County Retired School Personnel will hold its annual ice cream social on Monday, Aug. 13 at 2 p.m. at Scoops ‘N

More in Columbus.Recent retirees are invited

as guests.This event will be a pre-

view for the group’s 2012-13 calendar.

- article submittedby Evangelena L. Barber

Polk retired school personnel to hold ice cream social Aug. 13

“Dr. James Owen M.D.,” by Richard Christian Nelson. (photo submitted by Richard Christian Nelson)

Want to go? What: F ive-day f igure a n d p o r t r a i t drawing workshop

When: Aug. 20 - 24

Where: Skyuka Fine Art Gallery in Tryon.

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