05-23-12 Daily Bulletin

TodayPolk 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.; ce-ramics, 9:30 a.m.; Italian club meeting (Buon Giorno), 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 10 a.m.; bingo or bridge, 12:30 p.m.; medication assistance program, 9 a.m. - noon. 828-894-0001.

Saluda Center Wednesday activities, Trash Train, domi-

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

The Polk County Recreation Department will kick off the summer with an open house at Gibson Park on Saturday, June 2 from 4 - 6 p.m. The commu-nity is invited to come for a free swim at the pool and a cookout. Gibson Park is located on Park Street in Columbus.

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Phase one of TFAC master site plan beginsHabitat to ‘harvest’ building materials from outbuildings

Phase I of Tryon Fine Arts Center’s campus master plan focusing on improved access, parking, green spaces and an amphitheater began quietly on May 1 with the arrival of the Habitat work trailer and a band of Habitat volunteers equipped with hammers, crowbars and a boundless supply of enthusiasm. Habitat will “harvest” all usable building materials from three outbuildings on the TFAC cam-pus. This harvest is the first step of the demolition of the Farwell Annex, Cate-Hall and the Dis-covery House.

The three houses were used for work space by artists’ groups The volunteer “Wednesday crew” works on removal of materials that

can be resold to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Pictured from left to right are Bjorn Kvammen, Sam Williams, Charlie Magee and Jerry Larson. Not pictured is David Vaughan. (photo by Shelley Dayton)(Continued on page 4)

Columbus budget proposal includes one-cent fire increase, employee raise optionsby Leah Justice

Columbus Town Council re-cently began considering its fiscal year 2012-13 proposed budget, which includes a one-cent tax increase for its fire department but no increases in water and sewer rates.

The Polk County Board of Commissioners has to decide whether the Columbus Fire De-partment will receive the one-cent tax increase, so if the county declines the increase, Columbus will have no tax increases.

Columbus Town Manager Jonathan Kanipe presented his

recommended budget to the town council Thursday, May 17. Coun-cil has a few options in terms of employee salary increases, ranging from one percent to four percent. A one percent increase would cost $6,908; a two percent


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Today: Partly cloudy, with 30 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms. High 80, low 61.

T h u r s d a y : Pa r t l y cloudy, with 30 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms. High 83, low 62.

Monday’s weather was: High 83, low 63, no rain.

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

Female Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednes-days 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 828-894-2340.

Male Domestic Abuse Inter-vention Program, Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 828-894-2340.

ThursdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

N.C. DMV driver’s license mobile unit will be in Columbus in front of the post office on Ward Street on Thursday, May 24 from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. A sign on the light pole in front of the post office will inform people when the unit has had to cancel its visit because of mechanical difficulty or weather-related issues.

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

The Meeting Place Senior Center Thursday activities in-clude ceramics, 9:30 a.m. and bingo or movie, 12:30 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 session for young children and caregivers includes music, nurs-ery 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.

Saluda Community Library will have preschool story time every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Open to all area children and caregivers.

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

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

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

Tryon farmer’s market, Thursdays, 4 - 6:30 p.m., Mc-Cown Street in Tryon.

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, Thurs-days, 7 - 8 p.m. in the blue room of Tryon Presbyterian Church, located on Harmon Field Road in Tryon. The group, sponsored by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), is for any-one feeling anxious or depressed and those with a diagnosis of a mental illness. All conversations are confidential. No charge. 828-817-0382.

Polk County Democrat-

ic Party executive committee meeting has been moved up to Thursday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Democratic Headquarters in Columbus. Everyone is welcome. 828-894-3219.

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

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

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 at 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Art and sculpture exhibit at Tryon Fine Arts Center, Gallery I. Garden-themed sculpture and art from more than 60 regional artists. The exhibit can be viewed Tuesday-Friday from 10-4 and Saturday 10-1 until Friday, May 25. Call 828-859-8322 for more information.

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

Saluda farmer’s market, Fri-days, 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.

saTurdayColumbus 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.

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.

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

Polk County Historical Asso-ciation Museum, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

VFW Post 9116 and ladies auxiliary will place flags on all veterans’ graves at Polk Memorial Cemetery Saturday, May 25 at 5 p.m. in observance of Memorial Day. Anyone wishing to help will be welcome. If you know of a veteran’s grave that is not marked, please come put a flag on it.

sundayLennie’s Kid’s Gala Fund-

raiser, Sunday, May 27 at Tryon Estates. Hors d’oeuvres at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. Silent and live auctions.

MondayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; bridge, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with bridge discussion session at 12:45. 828-749-9245. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.


Slow Food Foothills fundraiser Mike and Katie Pittinaro (right) fill their plates from the array of food at the Slow Food Foothills fundraising dinner May 20 at Overmountain Vineyards, owned by Frank and Lita Lilly. The dinner was catered by Stone Soup of Landrum. Eric Lovell and Gigi Dover (below) performed at the event. (photos by Erik Olsen)

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in the 80s and 90s under the TFAC umbrella. Over the years, these groups have grown and developed, eventually moving off campus to new spaces. Tryon Fine Arts Center officials said the or-ganization’s board has made great efforts to use the buildings, but asbestos issues as well as serious foundation and structural prob-lems with several of the buildings make maintenance or remodeling a costly and problematic option.

Habitat volunteers will har-vest all building materials they feel they can use on future Habi-tat houses or sell at the Habitat Resale Store in Landrum.

Lee Cobourn, Habitat volun-teer, said, “So far we’ve been able to harvest two truckloads of usable building materials and sal-vageable metal, and we’re con-tinuing to remove more saleable items. We at Habitat appreciate the opportunity to salvage these building materials that will help put people in Habitat homes.”

Demolition of the houses should begin in late June and the

new campus construction will begin in August.

TFAC officials said the new master plan addresses one of TFAC’s main problems: the lack of accessible parking and easy access to the front door. They said lack of handicapped parking and access to the theater has always been a problem for some patrons.

“We are fortunate to have a great working relationship with The Lanier Library, Bank of America and the First Baptist Church of Tryon and are grateful for the parking help they so gen-erously give us,” said Beth Child, executive director for TFAC.

When the new plan is com-pleted, TFAC will have 22 total parking spaces, including three handicapped spaces, a redesigned facade, improved bus access and a 150-seat outdoor amphitheater in the area of the campus not suit-able for parking.

More information regarding the TFAC project can be found at the project website, www.tfacmasterplan.com, or by calling 828-859-8322.

- article submitted by Tryon Fine Arts Center

• TFAC phase one(Continued from page 1)

Columbus police, highway patrol apprehend fugitive after pursuit

On Friday, May 11, the Co-lumbus Police Department and North Carolina Highway Patrol conducted a motor vehicle law checking station at the on-ramp to I-26 west in Columbus. Dur-ing the checking station, Ste-phen Harold Curtsinger, 51, of Weaverville, N.C. was asked to pull to the shoulder for a check of his license status as he said he did not have his license with him. The check revealed that Curts-inger, a convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history, had 12 outstanding felony warrants and other misdemeanor warrants for his arrest, as well as a nationwide extradition probation violation warrant. Before officers could approach Curtsinger again, he fled west on I-26.

The vehicle pursuit went into

Henderson County on I-26, with the N.C. Highway Patrol as the primary pursuing agency, onto Chimney Rock Rd. (U.S. High-way 64) and back onto I-26 east before Curtsinger was involved in a two-vehicle collision near the Upward Road exit. Curtsinger and the occupant of the other ve-hicle were transported to Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville with minor injuries.

Curtsinger was arrested and is currently in the Henderson County Detention Center. After posting bond or being sentenced, Curtsinger will be returned to Polk County to face numerous charges related to the incident. The North Carolina Highway Patrol investigated the collision.

– article submitted by the Columbus Police Department

October 19-28, 2012

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increase would cost $13,814; a three percent increase would cost $20,721 and a four percent increase would cost $27,627.

Kanipe has recommended a four-percent increase for each full-time employee, saying the last salary increase was in September 2008.

“A four-percent increase would equate to a one-percent increase per year since that time, and remains below So-cial Security COLAs from that same time period,” Kanipe said.

The town gave each full-time employee a $1,000 bonus at the end of last fiscal year and Kanipe said a one-time bonus is another option for council at the end of the current year budget.

If council decides to imple-ment a salary increase next fis-cal year, the town will pay for general fund employees out of the fund balance, and funding

for the water/sewer employees’ will come from the water/sewer contingency fund.

Next year’s budget proposal includes $66,409 in the water/sewer contingency fund. The town has another $33,585 bud-geted in the water/sewer fund as debt reserve for the wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation.

Columbus’ budget is pro-posed at $2,016,750, with $924,445 coming from the general fund and $1,092,305 coming from the water/sewer fund.

The proposed tax rate would go from 39 cents per $100 of property valuation to 40 cents per $100 of property valua-tion if the county approves the fire budget increase. Of the 40 cents, 5 cents would be for fire service.

The town projects a decrease in assessed property value next year. One reason for the decrease is a drop in the value of the Laurelhurst/Laurelwoods

retirement facility. Laurelhurst/Laurelwoods appealed the tax valuation to the state board of equalization and review and received a reduction.

The town’s total assessed property values decreased from $122,000,000 this year to $115,286,000 next year.

Motor vehicle assessed val-ues have also decreased. Co-lumbus is projecting a 10-per-cent reduction in motor vehicle values. The town expects to receive the same sales tax revenues as in this fiscal year, $176,000.

Council held a budget retreat this year and prioritized goals for the town, with next year’s budget focusing on those goals.

The highest priority was purchasing mobile data termi-nals (MDT) for police vehicles. The town already made those purchases this fiscal year.

Other priorities included salary increases for employees, which could occur next fiscal

year, and security improve-ments at the police department. The town’s public works staff is currently remodeling the interior of the building, with costs paid for out of this year’s budget.

Next year’s budget will take care of several other priorities named by council, including the purchase of a truck for the public works department. The town plans to purchase a Dodge Ram 3500 at a price of $30,000. The town is also considering using Powell Bill funding next year to take care of Gibson Street resurfacing and drainage repairs.

Other priorities are staff training for the police depart-ment and clerk. Town clerk Donna Butler is retiring next fiscal year, and next year’s budget also includes funding for necessary training.

Council has scheduled a budget work session for May 31 at 6 p.m.



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‘Flights of Spring’ member show at Tryon Arts and Crafts by Robin A. Edgar

Spring is in the air and things are all aflutter, especially at Tryon Arts and Crafts School.

The latest member show, “Flights of Spring,” features many flying things, from a gigantic feathered dragon by James Greene entitled “Feath-ered Dragon” to Diana Gurri’s large, colorful painting entitled “Dream/Soar” and Ruthie Co-hen’s delicate eagle pin crafted in sterling silver with oxidized copper and set with a Mexican fire agate.

Christine Mariotti, Tryon Arts and Crafts gallery director, said, “I am amazed at the variety of interpretations that our mem-ber entries represent. Many of them designed pieces especially for this show and took the theme literally or figuratively to show new artwork representing their favorite mediums.”

Representing the multiple talents of its members as well as the varied media studied in

classes and workshops at Tryon Arts and Crafts School, the show offers painted silk, fine silver, earthenware and more. There’s woven cloth such as Suzanne Monroe’s intricately subtle piece inspired by pea-cock feathers and found object assemblages such as Douglas Chamberlain’s “Snow Birds,” which represents two blue birds flying south with wood from an old chair and metal cut from vintage license plates.

A recent transplant from Greenville, S.C., Chamberlain and her husband moved to Tryon in April 2011. Working previously in the local textile chemical industry, she started doing assemblages in 2010 after a serendipitous visit to a Savannah, Ga. gallery, where she met assemblage artist Caroll Williams.

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she said. “I went home and made 10 pieces over the next few months!”

Chamberlain has two other colorful and thought-provoking pieces in the show: “Shadow,” a metal cat silhouette in an em-bellished vintage bird cage, and “Barnstorming,” which includes old painted wood that suggests barn siding, a stirrup and a large black painted brass eagle.

TAC instructor Allison Rat-terree moved with her fam-ily to the Spartanburg/Boiling Springs, S.C. area when she was a young girl. The elementary school librarian makes beads with mostly blue, green and purple translucent colors and silvered and diachronic glass, selling her silver and copper jewelry in the craft circles.

Ratterree began making lap quilts only in October, using mostly deep purples, greens and blues, especially batiks, as well

• ‘Flights of Spring’(Continued from page 6)

as sun prints dyed by African women using sunshine and leaves. Her piece, “Seven Blue-birds of Happiness,” is a small lap quilt inspired by a photo of seven jays perched on twigs. To insert some depth, she added a fence to the foreground and used a soft blue background.

Ratterree and her husband, John, began taking classes at Tryon Arts and Crafts three or four years ago.

“We both enjoy expanding our skills and doing new things,” she said. “Most of the instruc-tors are open and inviting and are supportive of the novice/intermediate students in their classes.”

Tryon Arts and Crafts mem-ber Bob Neely retired from the textile industry and has been working as a painter and sculp-tor for 40 years. One of his pieces in the show is a mobile of 16 paper birds in formation, called “Birds of a Feather.” The other, a rough biplane of bam-boo and paper, is called “Flight

of the Tucson.”Although he does not take

classes at Tryon Arts and Crafts, Neely said his membership gives him a chance to show his work and, more importantly, to meet other artists.

“Flights of Spring” runs until June 16. The gallery at Tryon

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Arts and Crafts School is open during weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

For more information about Tryon Arts and Crafts School, contact the office at 828-859-8323 or visit www.TryonArt-sandCrafts.org.



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Memorial Day deserves more There are many days on the national holiday calendar that we

as Americans sometimes take for granted. We enjoy them as a day off work - a day to grill out or take to the lake.

Memorial Day should not be one we allow to pass by so flip-pantly. Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day was set by Congress to be celebrated the last Monday in May through the National Holiday Act of 1971. The origin of the commemora-tion began a century before then as a day intended to honor those who died in military service for the nation.

Think about this carefully. The men and women honored on this day gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country and our freedoms. How many of us have ever truly been willing to do the same? The answer truthfully is not many. Those who were willing deserve more than a cursory thought as we all grill out. Please consider taking the time to attend a Memorial Day service wherever you are on Monday. The hour you might spend pales in comparison to what our fallen gave of their lives.

— Editorial staff, Tryon Daily Bulletin

UDO amended

To the editor:First, I would like to thank my

fellow members of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) committee for their nearly two years of dedication and hard work. I’m espe-cially grateful for the leadership of Mark Byington, chair of the UDO committee.

Now that the ad hoc UDO com-mittee’s work has been completed, the planning board will carefully review the proposed ordinance and make their recommendation.

Then the Polk County Board of Commissioners will review, make some possible final corrections, hold a public hearing and take action to adopt a Unified Develop-ment Ordinance.

As chair of the BOC, I’m hope-ful all this can be achieved no later than August of this year.

At the final meeting of the UDO Committee on May 9, 2012, I was very pleased that the majority,

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which included me, voted to make much needed improvements to the draft of this ordinance.

The main points of these chang-es include: applying slope regula-tions related to land-disturbing activities to all of the county, that all

elevations thresholds be removed in the MRPO, that the subdivision regu-lations remain unchanged and apply uniformly to all townships, that the table

of uses in Article 8 apply uniformly to Green Creek, Columbus, Tryon and Saluda townships, and that ordinance language be adopted to protect the aesthetics of the highest ridgelines.

Tomorrow, May 24, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in the Womack Building, the planning board will begin reviewing the proposed UDO ordinance.

I strongly encourage this board to accept in full these latest changes. I believe these amendments create a sense of equity for all citizens while helping protect the serene natural beauty of Polk County.

– Ray Gasperson.Green Creek Township

Comments made via our Facebook pageTryon Daily Bulletin post-

ed the article titled: “Polk officially asks state to change school age”

polkliberty101 asked: “Tell me that this is not anoth-er government knows whats best for all the poor ignorant little people in rural NC!

For all the readers of this newspaper, sit down in your chair in front of your TV at home and think about your life.

Now imagine some arro-gant person maybe even your neighbor coming in to your

house and telling you not to do that anymore. You probably don’t like the sound of that do you? Why do people want to continue to insist what is best for others? “oh but somebody might get hurt if left to their own devices” Lets all volun-teer to live in camps under 24 hour supervision lest we forget to look after ourselves.

Most people do take their children to daycare kindergar-ten etc voluntarily. Stop trying to use the power of govern-ment to tell people when their kids should go to school.”

Beautifying Columbus

To the editor: This is a long-overdue letter

to express my thanks for all those involved in the planting of beautiful trees along Route 108 in Columbus. I pass the trees several times each day and never fail to appreciate the trees themselves and those who made them pos-sible. I am also grateful to see the innovative watering system and am pleased that I see the green bags regularly being refilled with water to ensure even and sufficient moisture.

There have been several im-

provements in the almost ten years since we moved to Columbus. The tall signs have been lowered. The two roundabouts have been created and now boast mature plantings. Garden clubs have planted and maintain flowers in various vantage spots. We have trees and bushes at

Exit 67 on I-26 that en-hance the view as one approaches Columbus. And now we have the trees. These are things that I see every day. I

am sure there are more.We appreciate the Town of

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Remembering those we love

To the editor:Our companion animals leave

their footprints on our hearts forever. We never forget them, even long after they are gone.

I remember find-ing my first dog, Jake (a goofy Golden then two years old), lying mo-tionless on the kitchen floor. He seemed not to be breathing and for several awful seconds, I was sure he was dead. I thought about that terrible moment often in the next dozen or so years we had together.

When his time came, it was actually easier to release him than I


thought it would be. By then I knew that I would never forget Jake and therefore, he would live forever.

Many famous people have had similar thoughts about animals and immortality. Mark Twain said, “The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s.”

Here’s what James Thurber thought: “If I have any beliefs about immortality it is that certain dogs I know will go to heaven, and

very few people.” Albert Schweitzer felt the same about cats: “There are two means of refuge from the miser-ies of life: music and cats.”

Or, anonymously: “Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.”

At Foothills Humane Society you can ask any of our longtime staff and volunteers about a certain animal that was in their care years ago, and more often than not, they will remember that animal by name.

Amazing are the bonds we form with our animal companions; some-times they are as strong as those with family members, friends from child-hood and (apropos of the forthcom-ing Memorial Day), classmates and neighbors lost in times of war.

As a nation we have had a day set aside to remember those that gave their lives for our country since the Civil War.

While each region had its own date for what was then called “Deco-ration Day,” most were in May. Some early observances in areas like ours where family graveyards are com-

mon became occasions for large reunions.

People often traveled hundreds of miles, gathering to place flowers on family graves, share food and renew ties with kin.

Although we do not have an “official” memorial day for our be-loved companion animals, this year Foothills Humane Society is inviting the community to visit our shelter on May 26, the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend.

You can view our pavilion patio with its 100 engraved brick pavers. We have room for many more should you be inspired to add your own brick hon-oring a loved one (two-legged or four).

Don’t forget: to be remembered is to live forever!

– Gerda Hook, FHS board member.

The Appearance Commission has actively fostered beautification in all of Polk County and has done well to recognize the commercial establishments that have beautified their surroundings. All of us benefit

from the fruits of their endeavors. The county seat of beautiful Polk County is now more attractive. Kudos to all, and may this progress continue.

– Patricia Gass, Columbus


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Bravo Marketplace, 83 Palmer St., Tryon. Collection includes works by Diana Gurri, Linda Hudgins, Bob Neely, Jim Shackelford, Ford and Mara Smith and J.T. Cooper. Gallery open Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Ferullo Fine art Studio, 140 Pacolet St., Tryon. Cur-rently conducting an ongoing class in expressive wa-tercolor, the non-traditional approach, each Thursday from 2 - 4 p.m., with open studio from 4 – 5 p.m.

kathleen’S Gallery, 98 N. Trade St., Tryon. Gallery hours are Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information, call 828-859-8316.

Saluda center, 4 Greenville St., Saluda. Works of students of Bill Jameson on display. 828-749-3455 or 828-749-9245 for more information.

Skyuka Fine art, 133 N. Trade St., Tryon. “Cooley-McNamara,” a show of paintings by Gary Cooley and Michael McNamara. The show will run through May 31.

tryon artS & craFtS School, 373 Harmon Field Rd., Tryon. Members’ show, “Flights of Spring,” continues through June 15.

tryon Fine artS center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Art and sculpture exhibit. Geoff Achison and Randall Bram-blett perform June 2. Final “Explore the Arts” culinary cultures June 7 at 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Kindermusik classes Saturday mornings, 10 a.m. Tango classes taught by Larry Gant, five weeks, first and third Mondays.

tryon painterS & SculptorS, 26 Maple St., Tryon. Members’ show, sculpture only, now through June 16. New classes offered in introduction to drawing, sculpture, oil painting and figure drawing. Contact Christine Mari-otti at [email protected] or 828-859-8392.

upStairS artSpace, 49 South Trade St., Tryon. Three shows open Friday, May 25 with a public reception Saturday, May 26, 5 to 8 p.m. Prior to the reception at 4 p.m. is the “Walk & Talk” program conducted by exhibiting artists. “Funny Papers” presents nine emerging artists addressing social and political topics with humor and satire. “Mind Over Matter” explores evolution, space and consciousness in abstract paint-ings by Barbara Fisher, Ann Stoddard and Felicia van Bork. Jan and Jim Kransberger infuse cast glass figures (Jan) and folk art (Jim). A “Funny Papers” forum is Tuesday, June 5 at 7 p.m. Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m., Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Contact: 828-859-2828.

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Bridge Players Cornerby Karl Kachadoorian

The first thing you should do is count your sure winners and find you have only 11 sure tricks. Your twelfth trick could come from either the clubs breaking 3-3 or developing an extra trick in Diamonds by having the suit break 3-3 or finding the jack of diamonds. So you have three possi-bilities to develop your twelfth trick.

To take advantage of these pos-sibilities you have to plan ahead so that you can explore each one of these possibilities in the proper order.

Good technique dictates that the first thing you should do is to duck the opening club lead to rectify the count (i .e. losing a tr ick you can afford to lose now so that the hand distribution will be easier to count). This is very important.

You win the c lub cont inuat ion with Ace and upon cashing the king of clubs you find that west has four clubs. Since the club suit won’t yield your twelfth trick, it’s time to find out what the distribution is in the other

suits. You the cash all your winners in the spade suit and find out that west has two spades and east has five spades. When you next cash all of your heart winners you find out that west has five hearts and east has two hearts.

At this point you know that west holds two spades, five hearts, four clubs and therefore only two dia-monds. So when you attack the dia-mond suit you cash the ace, play up to the diamond king and in the two card ending you know it’s 100 percent safe to finesse east for the jack. The key to the play of this hand can be applied to many other hands.

However the secondary point is to plan your play in a systematic fashion to help you gather information which is totally accurate or gives you a good inference on the hand layout.

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In fact, on numerous oc-casions, they were greeted by bullets in well-planned ambushes, when they arrived in the area to serve outstanding warrants.

Such an incident occurred in the late 1890s when Deputy Sheriff J.H. Ballenger came to the Corner to serve several warrants on folks who were in open defiance of the dispensary law, which had been put into effect.

A great number of the mountain residents had openly announced their opposition to the law and their intention not to obey it.

Deputy Ballenger encountered few people on his way into the township, and found only one

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A great many persons in the mountain area were in sympathy with the law breakers. Later that year, the sympathizers held a meeting and resolved that they would stick together and resist any arrests that might be made, even if it meant using force to do so.

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Following the ambush incident of Deputy Ballenger, two deputies began serving warrants.

The Delaware College of Art and Design (DCAD) has announced that Kate Monahan of Tryon has earned an associate of fine arts degree in illustra-tion. Degrees were awarded at DCAD’s commencement held Sunday, May 13 at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Del.

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Saluda Memorial Day pro-gram, Monday, May 28 at 11 a.m. at the Saluda Veteran’s Park in downtown Saluda. All are welcome.

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Cash to ride in U.S. Pro time trial May 26by Barbara Tilly

John Cash of Landrum has been invited to ride in the time trial for the U.S. Pro Cycling Championship on Saturday, May 26 at 9:30 a.m. in Greenville, S.C. at the Clemson University ICAR center.

Cash, who has ridden in this U.S. Pro time trial before, encour-ages local people to come watch.

“The time trial is a great cy-cling event for bystanders,” he said. “You can see the action close up, unlike in many other types of races.”

In the 20.7-mile time trial, the cyclists take off at regular intervals, and they are racing only against the clock. Their bicycles, handlebars, even their helmets are specially designed to be streamlined for greatest speed, Cash said.

The time trial and other related events on Memorial Day weekend all lead up to the 112-mile U.S. Pro Cycling Championship Road

John Cash rides in a previous U.S. Pro time trial. (photo submitted by John Cash)

Race, to be held on Monday, May 28 starting at noon.

Another reason Cash encour-ages people to come watch this weekend is that the U.S Pro championship will move to an-

other venue next year.“This is the last year the U.S.

Pro will be held in Greenville,” Cash said. “It’s a rare chance to see world-class cycling close to home.”

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05-23-12 Daily Bulletin