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HAPPY HOLIDAYS !To you and yours this holiday season. - From the Tryon Daily Bulletin Staff

The Tryon Midnight Ball Drop celebrates early on New Year’s Eve.

Downtown Tryon will cel-ebrate the New Year at 10 p.m. with music and the annual ball drop at the Rotary Clock Tower Plaza on Trade St.

***Happy New Year from all of us at

the Tryon Daily Bulletin.

YEAR IN REVIEWA look back at the top stories of 2012 starts on pg. 3. Right: Strolling puppeteer Drew Nowlin flies his giant dragon through downtown Tryon on Super Saturday, March 17. (photo by Leah Justice)

Bottom left: Rescue workers struggled through the night April 26 to recover the body of a missing hiker who had fallen to his death at Big Bradley Falls near Saluda. Bottom right: Tryon Riding and Hunt Club Director Laura Weicker, left, and Block House Steeplechase Chairman Mark Lehner, far right, present the Glassy Mountain Farm Block House trophy and blanket to winning jockey Brian Crowley and trainer Jonathan Sheppard. (photos by Samantha Hurst)

Columbus banks 54 percent fund balance in 2011 - 2012ABC store doesn’t profit but distributes $4k to townby Leah Justice

The Town of Columbus brought

in more revenues and spent less than budgeted during fiscal year 2011-2012, leaving the town with a 53.93 percent available fund balance.

Columbus Town Council met (Continued on page 4)

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TodayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

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

The Meeting Place Senior Center, 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. 859-5051.

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

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

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

Green Creek Community Center, line dance classes (ultra beginner and beginner/interme-diate), Monday’s 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the gym.

Male Domestic Abuse Inter-vention, Mondays, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 828-894-2340.

Joy Night service at St. Luke CME Church in Tryon, Dec. 31 at 6:30 p.m. The event will in-clude praise singing, testimony prayer and scripture readings.

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

Watch Night Service, Faith Temple Baptist Church of Mill Spring will hold a watch night service Dec. 31 beginning at 7 p.m.

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

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

New Year’s Eve Ball Drop, downtown Tryon at 10 p.m.

TuesdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

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

Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, beginner/intermediate pilates, 8:30 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; devotions and art class, 10 a.m.; Let’s move...Let’s move dance, 10:30 a.m.; bingo, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

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

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

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

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

Polk County Public Library, quilting club meets on the first Tuesday of each month, 4-6 p.m.

Harmon Field Board of Supervisors, meets the first Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at Harmon Field Cabin. Public welcome. Information: 828-859-6655.

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

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

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

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

WednesdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; medica-tion assistance; ceramics, 9:30

a.m.; Wacky Wednesday, senior fitness and Italian club, 10 a.m.; bingo and bridge, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Green Creek Community Center, quilters’ group, Wednes-days, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Saluda Center, Wednesday activities, Trash Train, 10 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga 12:30 p.m. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

Tryon Kiwanis Club, meets Wednesdays, noon, Congrega-tional Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous Try-on 12 and 12, Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Tryon Coffeehouse, 90 Trade Street.

ThursdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

cling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. - noon, corner of Hampton Court and Hwy 108.

Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym.

Caregiver support, First Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Tryon Estates MCF, 619 Laurel Lake Dr., Columbus. Contact Carolina Eller or Kim Minowicz at 828-894-5500.

Saluda Center, Thursday activities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga, 5:30 p.m. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities

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• Year in review(Continued from page 1)


Tryon received a grant to assist in upgrades to the downtown depot plaza. (illustration submitted)

Editor’s note: With another mem-orable year winding down, the Bul-letin chose to reflect on those events that kept the community talking. Over the next several issues, we’ll present highlights of those stories.

MARCHJohnson receives Tryon fire-

fighter of the year awardWesley Johnson, 18, was named

the youngest ever recipient of the Tryon Fire Department’s Clarence G. Scoggins Firefighter of the Year award.

Green River Watershed Alli-ance seeks community partners

Green River Watershed Alliance (GRWA) co-founders Sky Conard and Jamie Davidson met with con-cerned citizens Feb. 23 about efforts the organization is making to protect the Green River Watershed. To learn more about the GRWA, email [email protected] or call Co-nard at 704-299-1424.

Heart disease, cancer leading causes of death in Polk

Heart diseases and cancer are the leading causes of death in Polk County, with obesity on the rise in both children and adults across the state, according to the 2011 Polk County State of the County Health

Report.Commissioner tells Sunny

View residents zoning is “off the table”

Sunny View residents packed the Sunny View Elementary library

March 5, where the Polk County Board of Commissioners held public hearings to amend the Mountain and Ridgeline Protection Ordinance

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• Fund balance(Continued from page 1)

Dec. 20 and heard from Terry An-dersen with Carland & Andersen Inc. Certified Public Accountants who performed the town’s audit.

Andersen told council the town has an approximate 54 per-cent available fund balance and a 61 percent total fund balance.

“Obviously that’s a good percentage and you’re in good financial status there,” Andersen said.

He mentioned the town’s good management and financial control and that the town’s tax collections were “excellent.” Columbus collected 97.41 per-cent of its property taxes and 88.82 percent of its motor vehicle taxes, according to the audit.

Andersen said he is very con-fident in the cooperation from the town manager and staff and men-tioned that he would like to take assistant finance director Kathy Gregory around to other entities he audits to have her tell others

how to organize information.Council members then asked

about the town’s ABC financials.Andersen said the ABC store

had no profits last year but still made $4,000 in distributions to the town. Andersen said the ABC gross profits were similar to the prior year but expenditures were higher primarily in salaries. He said the ABC store did have several budget overages and recommended that the ABC b o a r d m a k e budget amend-ments or stay w i t h i n t h e i r budget better next year.

At the close of last fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2012, Columbus had a total fund bal-ance of $619,518, an increase of $58,970 to the prior year. Of the total, the town has available $532,233.

Other highlights for the town were that the total debt decreased by a net of $17,388 for the gen-

eral fund and debt decreased by $190,417 for its proprietary, or water and sewer fund.

In the general fund actual revenues exceeded budget by $16,125 and actual expens-es were less than budget by $42,845, according to the audit report.

In the water/sewer fund, oper-ating expenses of $837,216 were

$275,304 less than operating income for the year. Columbus imp lemen ted a 10 percent sewer rate in-crease in fiscal

year 2011-2012, which caused charges for services to increase over $42,000, according to the audit report. Council decided not to implement any further increases in rates this fiscal year, which began July 1.

The town was also able to make several equipment pur-chases last fiscal year, due some in part to grants.

Columbus purchased a 2012 Kawasaki motorcycle and equip-ment at a cost of $29,658 fully funded by a N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Grant; pur-chased a 2012 Dodge Charger and equipment for $26,178 fully funded by a traffic grant from the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program; purchased a 2012 Dodge Charger in the amount of $22,338 funded by a three year loan; purchased nine police por-table radios at a cost of $7,048 and seven mobile data terminals at a cost of $17,877, partially funded by insurance proceeds of $15,681 from an accident involv-ing a 2004 Crown Victoria and purchased an in-car video system for the police department at a cost of $9,327.

Columbus implemented a one-cent tax increase for the fire department this fiscal year in or-der to fund full-time employees.

The town also granted em-ployees a four-percent increase in salaries for their first increase in a few years.

“Obviously that’s a good percentage and you’re in good financial status there.”

-- Terry Andersen

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In Memoriam Howard Gotthardt

Walter John Gregonis

Ann Elizabeth (Bette) O’Brien Dunne

Patricia Austin Sherer

Betty Marie Stuart

Roland V. ‘Bud’ Phillips

Herman V. Conner

Nancy Libhart

Rev. Dick Turnage

Robert Lewis Owens

Thomas M. ‘Bud’ Stone

Patricia O. Vassey

John L. ‘Jack’ Greenwood

S.L. Langley

Thomas Hawkes Nash Jr.

Charles W. Ford Sr.

Franklin Junior Moss

Charles W. Ford Sr.

Mary Lee Parker Hayes

Robert Lanning

Ron Littlefield Jr.

Koneta Kimler Pemberton

Gail Miller Flynn

Barbara A. Gotshaw

Jewel Ann Cole

Vonda B. Moore

William James Flower

Hans R. Luedi

Galda service

Robert Scott Huston

Robert L. Lanning


The remains of a deck hang precariously from the unstable foundation of a house on Amy Road in Columbus that fire destroyed March 20. (photo by Leah Justice)

(MRPO) in both the zoned and un-zoned areas of the county.

Polk votes to pay off senior center loan

Polk County commissioners de-cided on Monday, March 5 to pay off the senior center loan early to save approximately $316,000. The board was split on whether to pay off the loan early, with commissioners Ted Owens and Tom Pack voting against paying off the loan. Commissioners Ray Gasperson, Renée McDermott and Cindy Walker approved the payoff.

Commissioner recommends 3-cent property tax decrease

Commissioner Ted Owens pro-posed a 3-cent tax decrease for residents. Owens said the 2005 board of commissioners asked taxpayers to take on a 9.24-cent tax increase to meet the county’s debt of approximately $27 million. That debt originated from costs related to building Polk County Middle School and recreation complex, as well as the transfer station. A vote was not taken on the suggestion.

Green Piece show highlights art made of discarded items

Gallery space at the Tryon Paint-ers and Sculptors location show-cased works fashioned from rusted tools, scrap mesh, wine corks and bottle caps.

Economic development subject of public meeting

Polk County’s Economic De-velopment and Tourism Committee (EDTC) board held its first open meeting March 7 to inform the com-munity of its efforts and to seek input.


PCHS farm receives commu-nity foundation grant

The farm at Polk County High School received a $21,400 grant from the Polk County Community Foundation. The grant was made possible through the Paul Culber-son Quality Local Food Initiative Fund. The grant was to be used for an animal science barn, 500-feet of cross fence, a historical garden and registered Boer goats.

TDDA Gallery Trots open season

On March 24 the Tryon Down-town Development Association opened its 2012 season of Gallery Trots. The event included 10 par-ticipating galleries. The events ran almost monthly through November.

Alley suspended as Harmon Field supervisor after filing for N.C. Senate

Harmon Field Parks and Recre-ation Supervisor George Alley was suspended in March after he filed as a candidate for the N.C. House of Rep-resentatives District 113 seat. The Harmon Field Board of Supervisors suspended Alley because the town’s personnel policy restricts employees from running for partisan seats. Alley permanently resigned on March 20.

Sheriff’s office releases info on Eastside drug bust

The Polk County Sheriff’s Of-fice released arrest information on a drug bust that occurred in Tryon’s Eastside neighborhood on Jan. 17. Gary Lee Thomas, 31, of 27 Fred Lyles Circle, Tryon, was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, felony maintain-ing a vehicle/ dwelling/place for a controlled substance and two counts of felony possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver a schedule II controlled substance (cocaine).

Columbus wins $22K grant for water planning study

The Town of Columbus received a $22,000 grant from the North Caro-lina Rural Economic Development Center board of directors for a Water System PER and Asset Management Plan. The town committed to match those funds in order to complete the water system planning study.

Tryon receives $150k grant for


depot plazaThe Commerce, Community

Development Division of the Main Street Solutions Fund (MSSF) awarded the Town of Tryon $150,000 for its depot plaza master plan.

Overmountain wins bidding war for White Oak development

The foreclosure auction for White Oak Development ended with a $4,750,000 bid placed by Over-mountain Trace Holdings, LLC. The final bid was placed on Feb. 27, with no further upset bids made by the required date of March 8.

Saluda propos-es budget with no tax, rate increases

After a 10-cent tax increase this fis-cal year, Saluda commissioners considered a new budget with no tax or rate increases.

Sheriff’s office busts indoor marijuana grow

The Polk County Sheriff’s Of-fice discovered an indoor mari-juana grow operation estimated at a $75,000 street value. Kurt Andrew Markel, 35, of 106 Nelson-Greene Lane, Mill Spring was arrested and charged with felony possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver a

schedule VI controlled substance, felony maintaining a place for a con-trolled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

Super Saturday draws hun-dreds to Tryon

Hundreds of kids and parents filled the streets of Tryon around the Tryon Fine Arts Center for the annual Super Saturday children’s theater festival. The festival includes a day of stage and street performances, as well as face painting, crafts and food.

Case receives $500,00 bond on murder charges

A Saluda man accused of murder-ing his friend re-ceived a $500,000 bond from Judge Athena Brooks March 16, during Henderson County

District Court. Brandon Cody-Lee Case, 23, was charged with murder in connection with the death of Joshua William Lindsay on Feb. 25.

Tryon crews save dog from groundhog hole

Fire departments are known at times to save cats from trees, but on March 18, the Tryon Fire Depart-ment saved a dog from a groundhog hole in a hill. Dog owner Robin Sandler said she started out of her house with leash in hand to take her

4-yearold Shih Tzu, Mazzy, for a walk when the dog ran up the side of the dirt-covered hill and directly into what appeared to be a ground-hog hole. Sandler said she tried for an hour or so to get Mazzy to come out but finally got desperate and called 911.

Fire destroys Columbus home, community holds fundraiser

Fire destroyed a home on Amy Lane in Columbus March 20. The house was fully engulfed in flames shortly after firefighters received the call. Community members later held a fundraiser to help the family replace necessities lost in the fire.

Harmon Field Heritage days teach history in hands on way

Civil War reenactors brought his-tory to life March 22-23 during the Harmon Field Heritage Educational Days. They taught students about the soldiers’ uniforms, how they camped and the type of tactics they used in battle.

Columbus Police Sgt. Stott receives national law enforcement award

Sgt. Nicholas Stott received an award from the National Criminal Enforcement Association and was recognized at a conference in Tulsa, Okla. March 12-16.


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Stott received the award for his work during an Aug. 6, 2011 seizure of $159,785 along Hwy. 108.

Columbus fire asks for 1-cent tax increase

The Columbus Fire Department asked for a one-cent tax increase to fund three full-time positions. Columbus Town Council approved supporting the increase at its meeting March 22. The Polk County Board of Commissioners later approved the one-cent increase in June.

Towns approve joint water agreement

Columbus, Saluda and Tryon councils held a joint meeting March 27 and approved an interlocal agree-ment to operate the joint water line, as well as a pass-through agreement to compensate an entity in the middle of a water transfer.

APRILHannon Hauling celebrates

100 years of serviceBeginning on Feb. 1, 1912,

William H. Hannon started Han-non Hauling, making deliveries in Tryon with a horse and buggy. Hannon would be proud to know his descendants have kept the business going strong for 100 years. Hannon’s is one of the oldest businesses still operating today in Polk County.

O’Shields, Still take on new District 1 roles

The District One Schools board of trustees named Lana O’Shields assistant principal for O.P. Earle El-ementary School in Landrum, while Jennifer Still became the assistant principal at Campobello-Gramling School.

Taylor arrested for arson in connection with Abril fire

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested David Charles Taylor, 78, of Columbus in connection with a fire that destroyed the home of Colleen Abril on March 20.

Amendment 1 stirs debate in Polk

Nearly 200 people packed the Womack building in Columbus April 2 for a meeting in which the


Polk County Board of Commis-sioners was expected to consider a resolution in support of N.C. Amend-ment 1. Amendment 1 was an amendment to add a new section to the state constitution stating that marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid in the state. Commissioners chose not to take a vote on the issue. The referendum was later approved across the state.

Construction begins on Green Creek Dollar General

Contractors began clearing the site for a new Dollar General store in a multiple use zoning area of Green Creek. Polk County officials said because of the area’s zoning, restric-tions could not be placed on the style of the building as was done in Saluda and Tryon previously.

Family Dol-lar store in Tryon closes

The Family Dol-lar on Hwy. 176 in Tryon closed May 19 after being open for more than 50

years. Some workers and customers said they remembered shopping at the store with their parents when they were children or when they were newly married years ago.

Foothills Music Club announc-es scholarship awards

The Foothills Music Club an-nounced its 2012 scholarship re-cipients. Winners included Paulina Ray-Zorick, Tyler Graeper, Katelyn Duncan and Rachel Richards. The Foothills Music Club has supported student musical talent since the group’s beginning in 1988. To date, more than $36,000 has been awarded to young musicians in the area.

Landrum swears in new police chief

Landrum Mayor Robert Briggs swore in Tim Edgens as the city’s new police chief on April 10, follow-ing the retirement of former Chief Bruce Shelnutt.

Crews began filming ‘Distrac-tion’ in Landrum

City leaders and business owners celebrated the beginning of filming for a science fiction TV pilot in April. Writer and director Jeff Prince said he wanted to film the pilot in Lan-drum because it offered the look and

feel of an All-American town. Crews wrapped up filming around April 22.

Columbus police arrest fugitive wanted for attempted murder

The Columbus Police Depart-ment arrested Justin Enrikus Jack-son, 23, of Inman, S.C. during a traffic stop on I-26. Jackson had multiple felony warrants out of Greer, S.C. including two counts of attempted murder.

Elwell, Regoni win Lanier poetry contest

Lynn P. Elwell of Durham, N.C. took the top prize in the adult divi-sion of the Sidney Lanier Poetry contest with his poem “Mr. and Mrs. Gregg.” Meanwhile, Chelsea F. Regoni of Campobello won the student division with her poem, “In the End, Dear Sister.”

‘Knock Knock’ opened April 19 at TLT’s Workshop

“Knock Knock,” Tryon Little Theater’s last show of the season was described as a “knockabout farce.” The show, written by Jules Feiffer included actors Elvin Clark, Chris Bartol, Lavin Cuddihee, Nancy Winker, Lorin Browning, Becky Oliver and Joshua Moffitt.

Polk Democrats honor party members, plan for year

Polk County Democrats honored their own during the county conven-tion Saturday, April 14. Recognized were Jack Jolley, Liston B. Ramsey award; Dr. Mary Bosien, Lifetime Achievement; Jean Pruitt, Volunteer of the Year; and Franklin Smith, Community Service.

25-year-old killed in Coxe Rd. accident

A 25-year-old Polk County resi-dent was killed in a one-vehicle wreck along Coxe Road in the Green Creek community April 18. N.C. State Trooper Robert Cochran said Caleb Armand Newlon Grindley died at the scene.

Polk to give schools an extra $150k next year

The county board of commis-sioners on April 16 approved adding an additional $150,000 in funding to the budget for Polk County Schools in the 2012-2013 fiscal year, which began July 1. Superintendent Bill Miller requested the funds because the system expected additional cuts and the lack of previous federal stimulus money.

Tryon approves new three-year BBQ festival contract

The Town of Tryon, Harmon Field Board of Supervisors and the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Com-merce all agreed on a new contract for the Blue Ridge Barbecue Festi-val. The three-year contract included a tiered payment system to Harmon Field based on admissions.

Polk to apply for $250,000 expansion grant for Allrail Inc.

The Polk County Board of Com-missioners approved applying for a $250,000 grant to help a local com-pany, Allrail Inc., with expansion plans. The company planned to add 10 new jobs and contribute $100,000 toward the expansion.

Polk to switch to U.S. House of Representatives District 10

Polk County moved to U.S. House of Representatives District 10 after state redistricting. Polk was

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In Memoriam Nancy Kunzl

James ‘Jim’ E. Greene

Eva Gertrud Wagner

Grace Shehan Abrams

Ruth B. Johnson

Kenneth Ray Morris

Mabel M. Littlefield

George Eddins Jr.

Joan ‘Daisy’ Burgess

John T. ‘Jack’ Carey

J. B. Ogle

Robert ‘Bob’ William Thomas

Mary Rogers Hix

Charlene Patton Foy

Annie Inez Knuckles

Ruth S. Stockton

Dianne Berlin Frewin

Richard G. LeBlanc

John (Jack) Carey

Caleb Grindley

James Kyle Kingsolver

Mary Marshall

Denise Hornbeck

Robin Morsch

Alfred Franklin Newton

Mark C. Pleune Jr.

Lois Case


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Cardinals softball region champs again

On April 19 the Lady Cardinals beat Blacksburg 14-4 to win their sixth consecutive region title. Since Tucker Hamrick took over the team four years ago, Lan-drum has been 42-1 in region play.

Crowley, Di-vine Fortune win Block House

Jockey Brian Crowley rode William Pape’s Divine Fortune to victory at the 66th Block House Steeplechase April 21.

Cash tackles Saluda Grade again to fight cancer

John Cash made his fourth fund-raising trek up the Saluda Grade by bike in his annual Climb to Conquer Cancer on April 28. He rode his bike

10 times up and down the Saluda grade section of Hwy. 176 from the Tryon Youth Center to Saluda and back. The event raises funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the survivorship program at Gibbs Regional Cancer Center in Spartan-burg, S.C.

Columbus improves fire pro-tection rating to 5

The Columbus Fire Department improved its fire protection rating from a class 7/9 to a class 5/9, which will mean lower home-owners’ insurance rates for residents

within city limits.24-year-old dies at Big BradleyRescue workers recovered the

body of Jesse Pague, 24, of Saluda from the bottom of Big Bradley Falls April 26 after hours of efforts, said Saluda Deputy Fire Chief Zach Pace. A 911 call originally came in at 10 p.m. April 26 reporting the hiker missing. The American Red Cross was called out shortly after midnight

to support rescue crews working into the early morning hours to find the man and later to recover his body.

Zieler completes embezzlement payments

Former Polk County Tax Office employee Jenny Zieler appeared in a Polk County Superior Court administrative session April 18. Her probation was terminated because of

the completion of payments. Zieler pled guilty in December 2009 to embezzling $49,744 from the tax office while she was employed. She was sentenced to 13 to 16 months, with the sentence being suspended for her to serve three years of super-vised probation and the requirement to pay back the money.

YEAR IN REVIEW


Some of the people who stood outside the Womack building to support N.C. Amendment 1 before the county commissioners’ meeting Monday, April 3. (photo by Leah Justice)



PERSON FEATURED: Eric Mack

BUSINESS: Purrrfect Bark

PHONE NUMBER: 828-894-2444

ADDRESS: 155 West Mills St, Unit 109, Columbus Com-mons.

OPERATING HOURS: Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

NATURE OF BUSINESS: Pet supplies store

PRINCIPAL MANAGER: Eric Mack

YEAR FOUNDED: Dec. 10, 2011

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 2

HOW’S BUSINESS? Business is good, we’re now offer-ing wild bird products and expanding our selection of toys, collars and leashes to go along with our quality food selections. We’ve had tremendous support from Columbus/Tryon/Landrum and others. We’re excited to be here.

ONE THING I WISH EVERYONE KNEW ABOUT THIS BUSI-NESS: That you can afford better quality than grocery store foods. Our products start priced at the same as what you find in grocery stores and lasts longer be-cause you can feed less of it, while still filling the dog/cat up. We have no foods with fillers, by-products or chemical dyes.

SOMETHING YOU OFFER THAT A CUSTOMER WON’T FIND ELSEWHERE: Our nutritional knowledge and many of our brands we carry.

ADVICE TO YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS: Do it right the first time, and write it all down. You will forget things.

MY FIRST JOB: A host at Fatz Cafe, in Forest City.

YOUR ROLE MODEL (in business or in life generally): My mother.

THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS: Quality service to the customers, and their pets. Believing that a cus-tomer is not just a number, but rather a very important piece of the puzzle. Organization helps as well.

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eriC maCk With purrrfeCt pup, Bailey.

Several area businesses plan to ramp up their offerings for New Year’s Eve. In Tryon you can dance the night away after the annual 10 p.m. ball drop at the clock tower or hang out for a special four-course dinner and music at The Purple Onion in Saluda. Below is a list of events:

Stone Soup – LandrumChef Amanda Greene will

offer specials for the evening including an amuse bouche for each guest as well as a Good

Luck stew with hoppin’ John and collards.

Zenzeras – LandrumOwners Debbie and Rob-

ert Briggs will host their annu-al New Year’s Eve Party with Special Edition. There will be special menu items, music, specialty drink items and a mid-night Champagne toast.

Purple Onion – Saluda The Purple Onion will offer

Area businesses offer New Year’s Eve special events

MarketPlace

two options for New Year’s Eve. You can go for an early dinner at 5:30 p.m. to hear music from Fred Whiskin or at-

tend the 8 p.m. seating for The JPQ Band and a four-course

dinner. A champagne toast will also be available.

Saluda Grade Café – Sa-luda

A 1950s classic retro menu will be available from 5-9 p.m.

La Bouteille – TryonFred and Shelly Block at La

Bouteille invite the community to come join in a night of bub-bly toasts and potluck hors’ devours.

Kyoto - Tryon A DJ will keep the night go-

ing at Kyoto’s in Tryon on New Year’s Eve. Party favors and more will be handed out during the dance party, which begins at 9 p.m. There will also be a champagne toast at midnight.


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Sonya Plumley and Anthony Sperry announce their engage-ment. Plumley is the daughter of Cheryl and Douglas Plumley of Landrum and the granddaughter of Sylvia and Talmage Plumley of Landrum. Plumley graduated from Landrum High School in 1998 and from the Community College of the Air Force with a degree in Major Contracts man-agement.

Sperry is the son of Debora and Edward Sperry of Helena, Mont. He graduated from Chi-macum High School in 1993. He has a degree in major munition systems from the Community College of the Air Force. Sperry is currently employed by the United States Air Force.

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If you are looking for some-thing to do with your kids during their holiday break, the Chapman Cultural Center might have some options.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Dioramas will be on display at the Spartanburg Re-gional History Museum through Jan. 5.

James Buchanan designed and created many works of art and made a huge impact on historic preservation in Spartanburg. Bu-chanan also created the dioramas of ‘Twas the Night Before Christ-mas scenes that have enchanted

visitors to Dickens of a Christmas for years.

The Spartanburg Science Center will also host several holiday science camps. For more information, call 864-583-2776.

CampsJan. 2-3, 9 a.m. - noon, We

Do Lego Robotics, Grades 1-3, limit 15.

1-4 p.m. Star Light, Star Bright, ages 6-11

Jan. 4, 9:30 a.m.-noon It’s Electric

1-4 p.m. Star Light, Star Bright, ages 6-11

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Foothills Duplicate Bridge Results for games played on Dec. 27



The weather Christmas Day 2012 arrived rainy and cloudy but not at this year’s seventh annual Sheperd’s Feast.

Arrivals were warmly wel-comed at the door by a smiling young man with a friendly Merry Christmas greeting.

Stepping inside to hear Christ-mas music played by popular lo-cal group Phil and Gay Johnson, coordinator Ross Fox said, “Phil and Gaye were fantastic, people were singing and clapping.”

The Polk County Middle School cafeteria transformed Tuesday, Dec. 25 to a room filled with holiday decorations. Every-one from children to seniors en-joyed platters of ham and turkey, with all the fixings, as they sat at tables with china and silverware lent by Holy Cross Church.

“We have never broken a piece of china in all these years,” Fox said of the carefulness volunteers and attendees take with the lent items.

Throughout the lunch strangers talked with their tablemates shar-ing the holiday, creating memo-ries.

Under a decorated Christmas tree presents for all the children, wrapped and labeled by gender and age, sat awaiting new owners. A volunteer Santa helper spent time with each child under the tree, until the right present was found. Children walked off back to their tables hugging the accepted gift.

Year after year enthusiastic

volunteers return to participate in the Sheperd’s Feast. Fox, finally taking a break in the festivities to enjoy his meal, didn’t seem to mind being interrupted by the thank-yous he received. More than 300 meals were served with 35 meals sent to the Polk County Sheriffs office for personnel and prisoners.

“Celebrating Christmas, that’s what its all about,” said Fox.

- article submittedby Anne Regan

Sharing joy at the seventh annual Shepherd’s Feast

A volunteer Santa’s helper assists as two children select their gifts. (photos by Anne Regan)

Ross Fox stops to grab his own plate as volunteers and guests come by to thank him for hosting another Shepherd’s Feast.

Phil and Gaye Johnson perform. Jewell Carswell and Eloise Thwing enjoy their Christmas day meal.

• Calendar(Continued from page 2)

include ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; de-votions, 10 a.m.; bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m.; grocery shopping, 1 p.m.; yoga, 6 p.m. 828-894-0001.

House of Flags Museum, open Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Colum-bus.

Landrum Library, Lap Ba-bies, 10 a.m., 20- 25 minute ses-sion for young children and care givers includes music, nursery rhymes, action poems and short books. Storytime at 10:30 a.m. for preschoolers includes books, music and fingerplays. Call 828-457-2218.

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

AA open discussion meeting, Happy, Joyous and Free, noon on Thursdays, Columbus United Methodist Church, 76 N. Peak Street, across from Stearns gym.

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

Al-Anon: Foothills Come to Believe, Thursdays, 7 p.m., Polk Wellness Center, 155 W. Mills St., Suite 202, Columbus.

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

Mill Spring VFW Post 10349, bingo, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. (year round). 828-894-5098.

NAMI Support Group, Thursdays, 7 - 8 p.m. in the blue room of Tryon Presbyterian

Church, located on Harmon Field Road in Tryon. The group, spon-sored by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), is for anyone feeling anxious or depressed and those with a di-agnosis of a mental illness. All conversations are confidential. No charge. 828-817-0382.

AA’s Sobriety and Beyond, Thursdays, 8-9 p.m., Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, 1024 W. Main St., Forest City. 828-863-1313.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Thursdays, 8 p.m., CooperRiis, Mill Spring. 828-859-7099.

Please submit Curb Reporter items in writing at least two days prior to publication. Items must include a name and telephone number of a contact person. Items will be printed in order by date of event, as space allows.

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Really good people still exist in the world. On Friday, Dec. 22 Shannon and Hope Ashley helped change my flat tire at Polk County Middle School. They just pulled up beside me, got out of their car and said, “We’re going to help you.” Santa’s going to be good to them this year.

– Monica Hill

Still good people out there

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Holiday Greetings from Millard & Company

Tryon local Pfc. (Private first class) Mark Brannon Neville of Fox Company, Platoon 2096 earned the title Marine after 13 weeks of training for the United States Marine Corps.

He passed the final test, “The Crucible” a 54-hour ordeal made up of several events that test the recruits’ endurance, strength and overall teamwork as he faced the stress of limited food, sleep and exhaustion, to earn the title Marine.

A graduation ceremony was held Friday, Dec. 7, at Parris Island, S.C. Attending the graduation were parents Mark W. and Tina Neville; sister Abby Laughter; brother-in-law, Jesse Laughter; and nephew, Cayden Laughter.

After a 10-day leave, Pfc. Neville will report to Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, N.C. in January.

Tryon local earns title of marine

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