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

The 2012 collectible Morris the Horse Christmas ornament is currently on sale. These ornaments, individually de-signed by local artists, are sold to benefit Tryon Fine Arts Center. To purchase the 2012 ornament call 828-859-8322 or visit Tryon Fine Arts Center, Tryon House, Tryon Mountain Hardware, or Kathleen’s in Saluda. Many designs from previous years are also avail-able. The Fine Arts Center is open Tuesday-Friday from 10-4 and Saturdays 10-1.

Democrats lead slightly in early votesby Leah Justice

Polk County voters have already turned out almost 22 percent of its registered voters in the first week of early voting.

As of the end of Wednesday, Oct. 24, Polk had 2,933 turned out for one-stop voting and by 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 there were 3,327

votes cast.So fa r, democra t s have

cast slightly more votes than republicans, unaffiliated and libertarian voters. As of the close of Wednesday, Oct. 24 voting, 1,117 democrats had voted, compared to 989 republicans, 826 unaffiliated and one libertarian.

Polk County residents can still register to vote during early voting as long as they vote after


More than 3k early votes cast in Polk

Campaign volunteers Jurgen Forster and Nancy Cormack stand outside the Polk County Courthouse with signs encouraging voters to select one of their candiates. (photos by Leah Justice)

Clark Moffit studies the ballot before making his choices.

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Local Weather

Today: Partly cloudy, with 10 percent chance of rain. High 77, low 58.

Saturday: Morning showers and windy, with 30 percent chance of rain. High 69, low 51.

Sunday: Partly cloudy, with 10 percent chance of rain. High 61, low 41.

Monday: Sunny, with 0 percent chance of rain. High 52, low 36.

Wednesday’s weather was: High 79, low 57, no rain.

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Saluda Center, Friday events: chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; Trash Train, 10 a.m.; NA Meeting, 8 p.m. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

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.

Saluda’s Farmers Market, Fridays, 4:30 p.m., in downtown Saluda.

Upstairs Artspace, “Heated Exchange,” a major international exhibit of encaustic art, on dis-play through Nov. 17. Workshops in encaustic techniques also available. For more information, visit www.upstairsartspace.org, call 828-859-2828 or stop by the gallery at 49 S. Trade St., Tryon.

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 Len-nie’s Fund and the Humane Society, Saturdays from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. There is no fee for the class and all materials will be provided. Classes 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, Colum-bus.

Mill Spring VFW Post 10349, will hold turkey shoots Saturdays at 10 a.m. until De-cember at the VFW hall on Hwy. 108. For more information, con-tact 828-894-5098.

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

Tryon Fine Arts Center, Kindermusik and children’s art classes, Saturdays through Nov. 17. Call 828-859-8322 ext. 213 for more information.

Turkey Shoots, for Mill Spring VFW Post 10349 will take place on Saturdays until De-cember from 10 a.m. until at the VFW hall on Hwy. 108. For more information, call 828-894-5098.

Tryon Fine Arts Center, Oil painting class for teens with Margaret Curtis, Saturdays, noon - 3 p.m.

FENCE Oktoberfest, FENCE will host its first Okoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 3 – 9 p.m. The festival will feature exhibits from antique dealers and artists. The bands Special Edition and Project X will also perform, while food from Haus Heidelberg of Hendersonville and Larkin’s Carolina Grill of Columbus will be available. For tickets, call FENCE at 828-859-9021 or www.fence.org.

Democratic Party Annual Fall Rally, Democratic Party An-nual Fall Rally - Saturday, Oct. 27 4:30-7 p.m. Harmon Field Cabin. Free BBQ dinner. Come meet our candidates and get fired up for the election. Everyone welcome.

828-894-0539

SundaySlow Food Foothills Harvest

Potluck and Fundraiser, Slow Food Foothills Harvest Potluck and Fundraiser will be held Sun-day, Oct. 28, 2-6:30 p.m. LEAP Farm in the Brights Creek Com-munity, Mill Spring. Bring a dish to share, place settings, blanket or chair. Fundraising opportunities. Live music by New Five Cent. www.slowfoodfoothills.org.

MondayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

Polk County Democratic Headquaters, open Monday - Friday, Oct. 15 - Nov. 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Get candidate and election information and register to vote. 828-894-0539. 64 Ward St., next to sheriff’s office in Columbus.

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 1940s Radio Hour, The Tryon Little Theater box office is open Monday-Saturday 10-1 at the Workshop, 516 S. Trade Street, for the nostalgic musical “The 1940s Radio Hour,” to play November 8-18. Reservations: 828-859-2466.

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.Democratic Women's Club,

will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 29 at 11 a.m. at the Democratic headquarters in Co-lumbus. Everyone is welcome. 828-894-3219.

Christian Fellowship Lun-cheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mon-days except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and dis-cussion of relevant issues; inter-denominational. 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/intermedi-ate), 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. 894-2340.

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These students from Sunny View Elementary School were honored recently as “Terrific Kids.” The Tryon Kiwanis Club recognizes students from each classroom for their good citizenship and hard work for the month. October winners were: Front row, left to right – Junie Mae Mitchell, Aaron Jackson, Katrina Helton, Shain Taylor, Gabriella Helton and Catalina Helton. Second row, left to right – Lindsey Marcello, Kaleigh Holcombe, Noah Cook, Justin Green and Kaylin Jenkins. Back row, left to right – Lynn Montgomery (Kiwanis), Lauren Wilson, Sarah Green, Stella Tallon, Hannah Whitson, Hunter Lynch, Jared Searcy and Principal Kevin Weis. (photo submitted by Angela Hall)

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During the week from Oct. 17 through Oct. 23, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office answered 362 service calls.

Arrests included two for child abuse, two for possession of methamphetamine precursors, t w o f o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g methamphetamine, two for maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance, one motor vehicle theft, one communicating

threats, one statutory rape and one failure to pay child support.

Citations included 12 for speeding, one for driving while license revoked, one for expired registration and one seat belt violation.

Officers served 20 civil papers, took 12 incident reports, conducted 297 church checks, 91 residential checks, 548 business checks and patrolled 5,919 miles.

Polk sheriff’s weekly report

In Polk County District Court held Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 with Judge Pete Knight presiding, 205 cases were heard. Some cases were continued, dismissed or sent to superior court.

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

Chris ty Lynn Armstrong was convicted of possession of marijuana up to ½ ounce and possession of drug paraphernalia. Armstrong was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation, a $100 fine and court costs.

George Fayek Awad was convicted of speeding 90 mph in a 65 mph zone. Awad was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation, a $90 fine and court costs.

Willem Chris Barendsen was convicted of speeding 79 mph in a 65 mph zone. Barendsen was fined $40 and court costs.

William Scott Brown was convicted of possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance. Brown was sentenced to 30 days in jail with credit for time served.

Rosa Lee Bush was convicted of speeding 74 mph in a 65 mph zone. Bush was fined $20 and court costs.

Thomas Der rek Char l e t was convicted of possession of drug paraphernalia. Charlet was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation, a $75 fine and court costs.

Jonathan David Clary was convicted of simple possession of

schedule IV controlled substance. Clary was sentenced to 38 days in jail with credit for time served.

Mark Franklin Crowe was convicted of speeding 34 mph in a 25 mph zone and unsafe movement. Crowe was fined $90 and court costs.

Ben F. Fernandez was convicted of possession/sell nontaxpaid alcoholic beverage. Fernandez was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation, a $50 fine and court costs.

Brian Garcia-Velil la was convicted of speeding 74 mph in a 65 mph zone. Garcia-Velilla was fined $30 and court costs.

Laura Michelle Hayes was convicted of speeding 90 mph in a 65 mph zone. Hayes was fined $90 and court costs.

David Edwin Hugh Hill was convicted of possession of drug paraphernalia. Hill was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation, a $75 fine and court costs.

William K. Hockenberry was convicted of speeding 102 mph in a 55 mph zone. Hockenberry was fined $102 and court costs.

Larry Lee Johnson was convicted of driving while license revoked and fictitious information to officer. Johnson was sentenced to 19 days in jail with credit for time served.

Sally Harri Kakavitsas was convicted of operating a vehicle with impaired equipment. Kakavitsas was fined $40 and court costs.

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registering. So far, the county has added a few new voters. The first day of early voting, Thursday, Oct. 18 saw eight new voters and the county picked up an additional four as of Wednesday, Oct. 23.

Currently (as of 1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25), there are 15,214 registered Polk County voters. Of those, republicans lead with 5,332 with unaffiliated next at 4,985, then democrats with 4,858 and Libertarians with 39 registered voters.

Women have cast more one-stop votes than men so far with 1,615 of the total. Men have cast 1,303 and 15 have filled out forms undetermined.

Racial demographics have also determined that 2,680 whites have cast votes early so far, 205 black, seven multi-racial, two Asian, two American Indian, 13 other and 24 undecided.

Polk has many decisions to make this year both locally, statewide and nationally. Besides the presidential election, voters will choose numerous positions for county and state positions. (see sample ballot pg.11)

There are three seats open this year on the board of commissioners. Incumbents Renée McDermott (D) and Tom Pack (R) are running to keep their seats, challenged by newcomers Emily Bartlett (D),

Russell Mierop (D), Michael Gage (R) and Keith Holbert (R). Current commissioner Cindy Walker did not seek re-election this year.

The clerk of courts position is also open, with acting clerk Pam Hyder (D) running against Marche Pittman (R). Hyder was appointed clerk following the retirement of former clerk Charlene Owens last year.

The other Polk County position up for re-election this year is register of deeds, with incumbent Sheila Whitmire (R) running unopposed.

North Carolina voters will choose several state positions.

Walter Dalton (D), Barbara Howe (L) and Pat McCrory (R) are running for N.C. governor; Linda Coleman (D) and Dan Forest (R) are running for lieutenant governor; Beth Wood (D) and Debra Goldman (R) are running for N.C. auditor and Walter Smith (D) and Steve Troxler (R) are running for commissioner of agriculture.

Other state races include Elaine Marshall (D) and Edward Charles Goodwin (R) for N.C. Secretary of State; June Atkinson (D) and John Tedesco (R) for superintendent of public instruction and Janet Cowell (D) and Steven L. Royal (R) for state treasurer.

Two Polk County residents are running for N.C. House and Senate seats this year.

Polk’s George Alley (D) is

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running against Chris Whitmire (R) for the N.C. House of Representatives seat for district 113. Polk’s Phil Feagan (D) is running against Ralph Hise (R) for the N.C. Senate seat for district 47.

Polk voters will choose between Patsy Keever (D) and Patrick McHenry (R) for U.S. House of Representatives, District 10.

For Polk’s judicial district 29B, district court judges Mack Brittain and Athena Brooks are running unopposed. Other district court seats are open, including a race between William Cathey and Emily Cowan for the seat currently held by David Fox and a race between Robin L. Bowen and Peter Knight for Knight’s seat.

Early voting continues Monday

through Friday at the Polk County Board of Elections Office from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. and at the Mill Spring Fire Department and Green Creek Family Life Center Monday through Friday from noon to 7 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 3 will be the only Saturday locations are open for early voting and will be the last day to vote early. All three locations will be open on Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

The last day to request mail-in absentee ballots in writing is Tuesday, Oct. 30 with those ballots received by the Polk County Board of Elections office by Monday, Nov. 5 by 5 p.m.

Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 6 where all seven Polk polling places will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Christopher J. Lindsey was convicted of reckless driving to endanger. Lindsey was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation, a $60 fine and court costs.

Alfred Lee Lynch was convicted of felony conspiracy. Lynch was sentenced to three years supervised probation, a $100 fine and court costs.

Navonda Nicole Mackey was convicted of speeding 74 mph in a 65 mph zone. Mackey was fined $30 and court costs.

Jessica Nicole Nipper was convicted of speeding 79 mph in a 65 mph zone. Nipper was fined $40 and court costs.

Adam William Okler was convicted of speeding 50 mph in a 45 mph zone. Okler was fined $20 and court costs.

Timothy John Ormand was convicted of speeding 90 mph in a 65 mph zone. Ormand was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation, a $90 fine and court costs.

Nicholas Ryan Perkins was convicted of driving while license revoked. Perkins was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation, a

$200 fine and court costs.Robin Johnson Rhodes was

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

Brandon Joe Spivey was convicted of speeding 74 mph in a 65 mph zone. Spivey was fined $30 and court costs.

Justin Alexander Stepp was convicted of unsafe movement. Stepp was fined $50 and court costs.

Daniel Lee Stratton was convicted of breaking and or entering. Stratton was sentenced to nine to 11 months at the N.C. Department of Corrections.

Jesus Dominguez was convicted of driving while license revoked, possession of stolen goods/property and possession/manufacture fraudulent identification. Dominguez was sentenced to 20 days in jail with credit for time served.

Lawrence Newton Warren was convicted of failure to maintain lane control. Warren was to pay court costs.

John Philip Zink was convicted of driving while license revoked. Zink was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation, a $200 fine and court costs.

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Charming Farm in Dark Corner $450,000. Farm in the country on 28+ acres with Hogback Mountain in the backdrop. This lovely tract of land has a farmhouse, pond, stream, barn and hardwoods. In an area of other horse farms.

Madelon Wallace 864-316-3484

Rondo Ridge $640,000 Lovely 4BR/5BA home located in Tryon’s old

hunt country. Home is pristine w/open floor plan, fireplaces, wood floors, ample master

suite, pool, patios, mountain views and mature landscape. Madelon Wallace 864-316-3484

Campobello, SC $249,000. MLS#521990Immaculately maintained 4/2.5 home features first floor master suite w/walk in closet, great

room has soaring ceilings and fireplace. Sunny kitchen with breakfast area separate, dining

room. Jean Wagner 828-817-9291

Tryon, NC $649,000. MLS#1249044Well appointed 5700 sqft home across from

Harmon Field ~ Would make a charming Bed & Breakfast ~ 5 BR/ 6 BA ~ Pool, Screen porch, 1.5 Acres with Views! Great Tryon Location! Jeremy Wood 843-709-9663

Landrum, SC $144,000. MLS#511865 Quiet corner lot in town-3BR/2BA brick

home. Everything updated-New roof 2010. Convenient walk to O.P Earl, downtown shops

and dining. Won’t last long! Mickey Hambright 828-817-1796

Green Creek, NC $136,100. MLS#527866Horse Farm Potential! Two spring fed ponds

on 13.61 private acres of level to rolling mostly cleared land, bored well in place, some fencing,

hardwoods. Several homesite options. Roberta Heinrich 828-817-5080

Peace & Tranquility -Tryon, NC $205,000. 2BR/2BA home with open floor plan offering

large light filled rooms. Located in a quiet neighborhood in an area of horse farms on 1.10 acres. Partially finished basement, carport and storage building. Paul Beiler 828-817-2679

Hearthstone Lane $209,500. MLS#521537 2 bedroom, 3 bath home with many recent

renovations. Hardwood floors, fireplaces, huge bonus room with work area, screened porch

and newly added deck on 4.42 private acres.Paul Beiler 828-817-2679

Lake Adger, NC $164,900 Excellent Protected Acreage! 12.97 acres with a mountain view, lake access, drilled well, fenc-ing and gravel driveway in place. Enjoy miles

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Commission candidate biosEmily Hyder Bartlett (D)

Born: Anderson, S.C. 1958Resident Polk County: 16

yearsOccupation: Administrator

Polk County SchoolsFamily: Husband David, mar-

ried 33 years, two grown sons, Nate and Ethan – both attended Polk County Schools

Community Activities: PTO President, Treasurer and Volun-teer Coordinator, Tryon Little Theater Costumer, Board Mem-ber and Stage Manager, President Tryon Arts and Crafts, Tryon Arts and Crafts Pottery Instructor, Tryon Elementary and Middle OM Coach, Exceptional Distri-bution Committee Polk County Community Foundation, Tryon Fine Arts Center Arts in Educa-tion Committee, Blue Ridge BBQ Festival.

Qualifications: Wrote and

manage a federal grant for Polk County Schools providing 50 part-time jobs and more than $1 million dollars into the local economy, recruit, hire and train staff, secure funds for student and family enrichment programs, working knowledge of state and federal fund management regula-tions, created partnerships with most area non profits and many local government agencies.

emily Bartlett

Michael Gage (R)My name is Michael Gage

and I’m running for Polk County commissioner in 2012.• Served two terms on the Co-

lumbus Town Council• Served two terms as vice

chairman of the Polk County Republican Party

• Served on the Columbus Planning Board

• Served on the Isothermal Planning and Development Commission

• Served on the Foothills Crime Stoppers Board

• U. S. Navy Veteran • Little League baseball coach• Self-employed small busi-

nessman• Member of St. John the Bap-

tist Catholic Church• Married with four children

My most significant accom-plishment as a member of the Columbus Town Council has been my work on the town bud-get, to persuade the town to “live within its means” and to curb unnecessary spending. I am known for my honesty, integrity and sincerity. I genuinely listen to citizens, ensuring they are treated fairly and with respect. I will do

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PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST

The offices of President and Vice President ofthe United States are not included in aStraight Party vote. This contest must bevoted separately.

President and Vice Presidentof the United States(You may vote for ONE)

Barack ObamaJoe BidenDemocrat

Mitt RomneyPaul RyanRepublican

Gary JohnsonJames P. GrayLibertarian

_______________________________Write-in

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a. Unless otherwise noted, a Straight Partyvote is a vote for ALL candidates of that partyin PARTISAN OFFICES. It is not necessaryto mark individual candidates for PARTISANOFFICES if you vote a Straight Party.b. You may vote a Straight Party AND ALSOvote for a candidate of a different party in anyindividual office.c. In any multi-seat office, a Straight Partyvote is a vote for ALL candidates of that party.If you individually vote for any candidate in amulti-seat office, you must also individuallymark all other candidates in that office forwhom you wish to vote in order for all votesfor that office to be counted.

d. If you do not vote a Straight Party below,you may vote by marking each officeseparately.e. A Straight Party vote does not include USPresident and Vice President, unaffiliatedcandidates, nonpartisan offices, issues orreferenda.

Straight Party(You may vote for ONE)

Democratic

Republican

Libertarian

PARTISAN OFFICES

US House of RepresentativesDistrict 10

(You may vote for ONE)

Patsy KeeverDemocrat

Patrick McHenryRepublican

NC Governor(You may vote for ONE)

Walter H. DaltonDemocrat

Pat McCroryRepublican

Barbara HoweLibertarian

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NC Lieutenant Governor(You may vote for ONE)

Linda D. ColemanDemocrat

Dan ForestRepublican

NC Attorney General(You may vote for ONE)

Roy CooperDemocrat

NC Auditor(You may vote for ONE)

Beth A. WoodDemocrat

Debra GoldmanRepublican

NC Commissioner of Agriculture(You may vote for ONE)

Walter SmithDemocrat

Steve TroxlerRepublican

NC Commissioner of Insurance(You may vote for ONE)

Wayne GoodwinDemocrat

Mike CauseyRepublican

NC Commissioner of Labor(You may vote for ONE)

John C. BrooksDemocrat

Cherie BerryRepublican

NC Secretary of State(You may vote for ONE)

Elaine MarshallDemocrat

Ed GoodwinRepublican

NC Superintendent ofPublic Instruction(You may vote for ONE)

June AtkinsonDemocrat

John TedescoRepublican

NC Treasurer(You may vote for ONE)

Janet CowellDemocrat

Steve RoyalRepublican

NC State SenateDistrict 47


Phil FeaganDemocrat

Ralph HiseRepublican

NC House of RepresentativesDistrict 113


George AlleyDemocrat

Chris WhitmireRepublican

Board of County Commissioners(You may vote for THREE)

Emily Hyder BartlettDemocrat

Renee R. McDermottDemocrat

Russell A. MieropDemocrat

Michael GageRepublican

Keith HolbertRepublican

Tom PackRepublican

County Clerk of Superior CourtUnexpired term ending 2014


Pamela Green (Pam)HyderDemocrat

D. Marche PittmanRepublican

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the same for the residents of Polk County.

And this is what I be-lieve: • I believe a county commis-

sioner represents every citizen • Government should be fis-

cally responsible and should be held accountable

• That private property rights must be protected at all times.

• Teamwork is the best way to get the job done.

• Citizens expect elected of-ficials to strive to work to-gether.

• That we must live within the confines of the United States

Constitution.• In supporting our law en-

forcement and emergency service organizations by pro-viding them with the tools they need.

• Every citizen of Polk County should have a voice and it is a commissioner’s responsibil-ity to listen, regardless of how much they agree or disagree.

• It is an honor to serve the people in this capacity and is not about one’s own agenda.

• I believe Polk County is a great place to live.

Visit www.michaelgage2012.com or e-mail [email protected] or youtube-Michael Gage Commissioner 2012.

Keith Holbert (R)As a native of Polk County,

I graduated from Polk County School System in 1965, and attended both Gardner Webb and Wofford Colleges. After college, I served nine years in the United States Air Force in both stateside and overseas assignments.

I have worked in the insurance industry for the past 35 years. During the 10-year period I worked in South Carolina, I was a member of the Spartanburg SC Kiwanis Club.

Having strengths in estate and financial planning, as well as management from military service, I feel that I offer Polk County citizens the benefit of my experience to solve county chal lenges with a common sense approach from a business perspective.

Having a t tended county commissioner meetings for the past 12 years, I am familiar with the current challenges of Polk County and hope to have the opportunity to serve each and every citizen to the

Keith holBert

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best of my ability. This will include treating each area of our county fairly, without discrimination, and always being willing to listen to citizens concerns with an open mind.

My vision is to be able to attract jobs, maintain the beauty of our rural county, and support our schools, rescue, law enforcement agencies and our fire departments.

I ask for your vote in November, and promise never to forget that commissioners are elected to represent all the citizens of Polk County.

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Tryon Fire Chief Joey Davis presents an award from the Polk County Fire Chief’s Association during a retirement party for Columbus Fire Chief Geoff Tennant. From left: Green Creek Chief Tarrance Randolph, Columbus Asst. Chief Tony Priester, Davis, Columbus Deputy Chief Bobby Arledge, and Saluda Assistant Chief Shane Hamilton. (photo submitted)

the position since 1982. He has served as firefighter for 35 years and retired as an educator after 30 years of service. Tennant is currently the chair of the Polk County School Board.

Tennant joined the Colum-bus Fire Department in the mid-1970s. Then, the depart-ment consisted of a small all-volunteer force and a couple of fire trucks. Today, the depart-ment has one paid firefighter and 28 active volunteers in addition to junior members and several associate members who also belong to neighboring departments.

“I don’t think you can under-stand how much the people in this room mean to me,” Tennant told those in attendance.

Tennant was lured to Tryon Estates that evening by a fire alarm activation at the retire-ment community in Columbus. The fire alarm call was nothing new to Tennant, but soon after entering the room, Tennant re-alized the setup as he was met with a standing ovation.

“It was the only way we could get him here,” said Co-lumbus Deputy Fire Chief Bobby Arledge. “If we told him we were having a retirement party, he wouldn’t have shown

up. If it’s a fire call, we know he’s coming.”

Arledge will take over the chief position at the beginning of the year.

Tennant was presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, along with several other presen-tations from many of the service agencies Tennant has worked closely with over the years. Those in attendance included all Polk County emergency service and law enforcement agencies, mutual aid fire depart-ments and Regional One.

“The opportunity to work with him in so many roles has been incredible,” said Tryon Fire Chief Joey Davis. “He has been a colleague, my fire chief and most importantly, my friend.”

Davis served as the Polk County Fire Marshal and later as deputy chief at the Columbus Fire Department before taking the Tryon fire chief position.

Tennant expressed surprise when presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award, which has also been awarded to Bob Timberlake, Charles Kuralt and fellow University of North Carolina Alumnus, Mi-chael Jordan. The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is presented to individuals who have a proven

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Renee McDermott (D)

I’ve served Polk County as a commissioner since 2008. I’m running again to continue the progress and good work accomplished over the last four years.As a commissioner, I’ve served on the Appearance Commission, Department of Social Services Board, Region C Aging Adv i so ry Board , and Home and Community Care Block Grant Committee. I’m a past president of the Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC) and wrote voluntary conservation easements for PAC. I’ve served on the board of the Polk County Community Foundation and on its distribution and education committees. I was a Master Gardener volunteer.

I’m an experienced county attorney, having served for five years. I was an environmental attorney for 25 years, counseling corporate clients on environmental compl iance and Superfund cleanups. I graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law magna cum laude and served as Editor-in Chief of the Indiana Law Journal.

I held leadership positions in state and national bar associations. I was a trained and certified mediator, selected by judges and lawyers to help litigants resolve cases. I was known for taking

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on and successfully resolving the hardest cases. I’m a problem-solver. I’m a former teacher of middle school math and science and high school English and journalism. I received the Martha Holden Jennings Award for Excellence in Teaching. I earned a bachelor’s degree in English and journalism and a master’s degree in math and science education.

I’m married to Jim McDermott. We enjoy two daughters (and the i r husbands ) and th ree w o n d e r f u l g r a n d c h i l d r e n . I’m running for re-election because I love Polk County. I have no agenda except to serve Polk County to the best of my ability. I do not have any ideological fixation and do not seek to secure any political advantage or to grant “special favors to special people.”

I want to serve ALL of Polk County’s people.

Russell Mierop (D)I have been a lifelong resident

of Polk County since my family moved here when I was a toddler. I have started my own farm in the Green Creek Township.

My mom, Paula, and I live in the Green Creek community and my grandma, Laura, lives in Tryon. I am a member of the Tryon Congregational Church, UCC; where I have been fortunate to go on mission trips, serving in different places around the world.

I hold Polk County agriculture very close to my heart, brag about the Polk County FFA Chapter

whenever I get a chance, and am so proud that I served as president

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of the chapter when I was a senior in high school.

I believe that our public school system is one of our greatest assets. After graduating from Polk County High School in 2007, I attended North Carolina State University with a full scholarship. I also received the county’s first People Helping People Scholarship from the SECU. I graduated in four years with a degree

in agronomy, the study of field crops and soil.

Upon graduation I felt the desire to come back home, to beautiful Polk County, and make a difference.

I feel that I am qualified to be a Polk County commissioner because I am committed to Polk County. I live here, work here, run a business here and want my generation and future generations to do so as well. I am ready, willing and able to be a commissioner, and do the county's work in a respectable manner. I ask for your vote on Nov. 6.

Tom Pack (R)I was born in the old St Luke’s

Hospital in Tryon and have lived in Polk County or a neighboring county for all but 11 ½ years of my life. I have been closely involved in the county all of my life as I have strong family ties to Polk County.

I am currently employed as president of manufacturing at White Oak Carpet Mills in Spindale.

My family and I are Baptist. My wife Lisa teaches first grade at Spartanburg Christian Academy. We have two sons Eric, who is 13 years old, and Timothy, who is 11 years old.

I am in my second term as county commissioner and have served as liaison to several boards in my duties as county commissioner. I am also a member of the NRA.

I am both a fiscal and Christian conservative. I have more than 20 years of management experience. I have been a small business owner, manager of engineering and development, plant manager of small, medium and large

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I have been responsible for a handful of employees to more than 400 employees. I have been responsible for small budgets of just over $1,000,000 to budgets of more than $50,000,000.

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Commission candidates respond to Bulletin questions

The Tryon Daily Bulletin re-quested that commission candidates respond to five questions. Their answers to two of those questions are available below. Look for the answers to remaining questions in the Bulletin over the next week.

Why are you running for the Polk

County Board of Commissioners?

EMILY BARTLETT:I have several reasons for run-

ning for the office of Polk County Commissioner. Like many in our area I have concerns about the direction our county is headed, not from a policy standpoint, but with the hate and anger and casual regard for the truth I see on televi-sion and in print.

As a small community we cannot afford to immulate what we see politically on a national level. It only serves to separate us and divert our energy from working to solve local problems to improve the lives of the people in our county.

The second reason I am run-ning relates to the first as well as the fact that I am a mother of two sons and I work with the school system. I believe, just as we learn to parent from observation of our own parents and the adults around us, we also learn to be citizens, to either take the time and energy, learn about the issues with an open mind or leave the heavy lifting to others.

We need our young people to one day take over for us and we have created an atmosphere where our best and brightest won’t run for office and that needs to change.

As Ann Romney recently said, (my Democrat friends are faint-ing here that I am referencing her remarks) running for office is difficult and our leaders are people like you and I with all the frailties

we all have. Tip O’Neil (back on safer ground) once said that, “All politics is local.” Perhaps if we change the tone of local politics it will grow upward instead of trickling down.

MICHAEL GAGE:My respect for the people of

our county has given me the in-spiration to step up and put things back into perspective for this community. The experience that I’ve gained as an elected official and a local volunteer has afforded me a clear understanding of the county’s past and where it stands today. I believe the community’s faith in God and each other will help us realize that we must all work together for the future of our county.

KEITH HOLBERT:Having followed the commis-

sioners meetings for more than 10 years I feel that I have a grasp of the needs of Polk County and wish to serve the county’s citizens in a fair and equitable manner.

RENEE MCDERMOTT:I’m running for re-election be-

cause I love Polk County and want to see it, and its people, thrive. I get my joy from helping people.

I’m running to continue doing good things for you. Our majority lowered Polk’s debt by 40 percent. We lowered our tax rate 3 cents per hundred, placing Polk in the lowest 25 percent of NC counties for tax rate.

We reorganized Polk’s eco-nomic development department to spur job creation. That has already brought back textile manufactur-ing jobs. 180 new businesses have opened in Polk County in just the last year. Polk County is now truly business friendly, as this evidence proves.

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ing to offset education cuts made by the state legislature. And we saved the “More at Four” program for pre-schoolers.

After the “liberty” folks placed the ugly ads, caricatures of me and falsehoods on their website, people have asked, “Why don’t you just say ‘life’s too short’ and walk away?” It’s because I don’t want to turn Polk County over to people who do such things, or to people who accept and endorse the help of such bullies in getting elected.

The man behind the “liberty” ads has manipulated Polk County politics before. Then, using false-hoods and advertising, he drove an excellent public servant out of Polk County politics. Now he’s trying to do it to me.

My opponents “say” they have nothing to do with the “liberty” tactics. But they accept and en-dorse them. All three of my Re-

publican opponents have “liberty” signs on their property. Clearly, all three endorse the “liberty” methods of ugliness and spreading fear and falsehoods. If they win using those tactics, who will run for commissioner in the future? This group must not be allowed to be the gatekeepers for others who sincerely want to serve Polk County.

RUSSELL MIEROP:I am running for the Polk

County Board of Commissioners because I want to give back to the community. I want to ensure that children in our great school system continue to obtain great education, that the county stays fiscally responsible, and that all residents are able to live their lives and run their businesses in safe and respectable manners.

TOM PACK:Being a native of Polk County

with my ancestors having been in Polk since the 1770s gives me

many reasons to want to be in-volved in the future of the county. One being I have two young sons that I would like to see stay in Polk County and raise their fami-lies here.

To do this, we must work to bring more good jobs to the coun-ty. We also need to make sure we keep Polk County affordable for these young families and our older population. I have the experience to help insure that we keep Polk County on track to make these things happen.

What is your overall vision for Polk County and please list your top three priorities and how

you will accomplish these priorities?

EMILY BARTLETT:My vision for Polk County is

to see a thriving local economy

that provides jobs, adds local revenue to relieve some of the pressure on our residents by spreading the tax burden, makes money for our local business owners, attracts young people back home and has a soft impact on the look and feel of our com-munity.

One of the pillars of a strong economy is the continuing educa-tion piece. We need an institution, perhaps an increased presence from Isothermal Community College, in a single location, that combines the best of what our ag center, our Chamber of Com-merce and our economic and tourism development offices have to provide to the entrepre-neur and the existing businesses in our area, a place where busi-ness owners can get a loan, a grant, help with marketing, a place to manufacture and add value to raw materials, a one-stop-shop as it were.

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In Polk County we are broken up into multiple entities, so per-haps it is just a matter of changing how we go about business and creating partnerships that elimi-nate duplication of services and work towards a single county-side goal, not to eliminate the great jobs these departments are doing, but to build and enhance those services.

A combined “job-shop” could serve not only those folks who are transitioning into another area of work, but our high school se-niors coming into the workplace. It would require some creativity in combining multiple funding sources and perhaps multiple governmental agencies.

I would like to see Polk Coun-ty actively seek out an additional institution of higher learning, one that fits with our agricultural and equine needs, our art and non profit needs that promotes our quality of life and the assets we already have in place. I would like to see our county, which in many ways is an isolated bedroom community to Green-ville, Asheville/Hendersonville and Spartanburg, work towards creating a local economy that is self-sufficient.

MICHAEL GAGE:My vision of Polk County is

one of balance; to have balance you must have small business manufacturing jobs.

Allowing the citizens to earn a living wage with benefits; they would be able to spend more time here in Polk County to do volunteer work, such as coach little league baseball, spend time with their children, or run a small family farm.

Unfortunately many of our tradesman travel one and half hours or more to get this type of financial security of employment.

The citizens are realizing financial hardships, and the majority of our current commis-sioners (Democrats) just don’t understand the importance of this manufacturing balance, and

if they do understand it, then they must have a different agenda then the majority of the citizens that are just trying to make ends meet.

Top priorities are jobs, edu-cation and law enforcement/emergency services.

1. To create jobs, we must stop pushing the commercial businesses away from Polk County with the use of over bur-

dening ordinances. 2. Supporting education is

a priority of all six candidates; the school board has done a great job of stretching the dollar amongst all the budget cuts the state has imposed. When the school board asks for financial assistance from the commissioners, I will always be willing to work with them to find a solution for what is best for

our kids and community. 3. Supporting law enforce-

ment/emergency services. The sheriff's department has been working hard to eliminate illegal drug trafficking within our coun-ty. As a result, our jail is operating at full capacity. Patrol cars need to get back on the replacement

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rotation cycle. The sheriff has requested funds to hire additional deputies. The current majority of the commissioners (Democrats) have shown little or no support to the sheriffs situation, while the two Republican Commissioners have tried to work with the sher-iff, but have been out-voted. As a commissioner I will work with the sheriff's department to give them the tools they need to do their job.

KEITH HOLBERT:My vision for Polk County is

to maintain a balanced budget, serve each township as equally as possible, and bring clean business to the county to provide high pay-ing jobs for the future generations of the county.

This can be accomplished by working with all members of the board of commissioners and other organizations in a fair and equitable manner for the good of the citizens of Polk County.

RENEE MCDERMOTT:My vision for Polk County

is one in which we all work to-gether toward the common goal of preserving the county’s rural atmosphere while developing opportunities for all citizens to thrive and prosper.

My vision for Polk County is to continue providing support for existing and new businesses, so that more Polk County young people can find jobs and stay here, and so that others can stay in Polk County for work, rather than commuting long distances. It is to continue our progress made in the first year of the re-organized eco-nomic development department.

In addition to new textile jobs at CYP, 180 new businesses have opened in Polk County in the past year. My vision for Polk County includes keeping our schools great. We commissioners have helped, through good funding and making up for shortfalls because of the state legislature’s reducing education spending.

My vision includes a county where good housing is available for all citizens. People in Polk County’s workforce, teachers, police, fire fighters and other county employees, sometimes have a hard time finding afford-able housing. Steps must be taken to have housing for all income levels.

My vision is to have good, open, honest government, as we have had for the past four years.

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It is to have government that is responsive to the people. For example, when I learned that a Saluda business needed changes in two ordinances to be able to expand in a way that was compat-ible with the mountain beauty, I quickly developed and proposed the necessary changes.

My vision is to have a govern-ment that is fiscally responsible. We lowered the tax rate, plac-ing Polk County in the lowest 25 percent for county tax rates in the state. We lowered Polk County’s debt by 40 percent. I

pledge to continue work toward these goals.

RUSSELL MIEROP:My overall vision for Polk

County is a place where people will always want to come to for its natural beauty and great people. My top three priorities in relationship to the BOC are: remaining fiscally responsible, doing the county’s work in a respectable manner and working on the needs of the county as they arise. I would accomplish these priorities by being determined to accomplish goals, listen to concerned citizens, and being a respectful member of the BOC.

TOM PACK:My vision for Polk County is

too keep our rural environment but to also allow Polk County to grow economically so that we have good jobs for our neighbors, friends and families. By keep-ing Polk County economically strong, it will also reduce our tax burden on the citizens.

If we stop growth, then the people that remain in Polk Coun-ty must bear the burden of pay-ing for the costs associated with running the county government. And as we know that these costs increase even if you don’t grow the size of the government.

So my priorities are working to bring good paying jobs to Polk County by making it business friendly. We do this by not over regulating the businesses and working with private investors to have building sites and build-ing shells ready. We need to be able to say this is what we have to offer when businesses want to expand, start or relocate in Polk County.

I have the experience to make this happen by being a business owner and manager for more than 20 years. I know what busi-nesses look for when re-locating,

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expanding or starting up. The results of our current restrictions were apparent when Isothermal Planning and Development made a report to the Board of Commis-sioners on Sept. 10.

In their “Announced Job Cre-ation and Investment” for 2010 thru early 2012, Rutherford County reported 906 new jobs with $1,269,261,000 in invest-ments by private industry. Mc-Dowell County reported 256 new jobs with $38,489,250 in investments. Cleveland County reported 1136 new jobs with $1,569,713,000.

Polk County reported zero new jobs and $0 in investments. Once we have remove the restric-tions that hamper our ability to attract new business. We need to widen the range on the type of businesses we are trying to attract. We need to get serious about fostering an environment where we have economic growth.

We also need to continue to support our local schools as they are excellent and give our children an advantage in the com-petitive world we live in. I have and will continue to support our schools in their goal to educate our children.

Lucky to live near Tryon?

To the editor: Most of you have at one time or

another either lived in a big city or near one. If you went to a musical program you would drive thru lots of traffic and have a problem about where to park your car.

So, on Friday night I went to Tryon Fine Arts Center and it was close with hardly what you call traf-fic and parking is not a big problem.

The world famous Emerson String Quartet gave a fabulous concert. We all stood up and clapped and clapped. Guess what?

They played an encore. This is amazing that our small town can have such events come here!

– Peggy Carter, Tryon

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by Elizabeth Trautman

Polk County took on Brevard High School’s Blue Devils in the second round of state volleyball playoffs Oct. 23. With excitement in the air, the Lady Wolverines immediately took the lead in the first game.

However, Brevard was active. The Blue Devils were not only returning the ball, but were find-ing holes that Polk did not have covered.

Katie Ruff, No. 3 for the Wol-verines, made some clever moves to outplay Brevard, and allow Polk to maintaine the lead at 21-13. Despite two errors on Polk’s side, the Lady Wolverines finished the Blue Devils off 25-17.

Polk County confidently fired into game No. 2 as Ruff nailed one over the net. However, the Lady Wolverines continued to leave open spots, costing them several points.

Rebecca Mitchell, No. 2, dis-played impeccable aim when she killed one to Brevard. After the game was tied 6-6, Polk County lost the lead and several more points. No. 1 Kara Overholt gave the team an amazing save to help as the Lady Wolverines found themselves battling to catch up.

Then, No. 7 Savannah Deaver stepped in, changing Polk Coun-

ty’s momentum, and spiked one over, completely unreturned by Brevard. Deaver and Ruff both totaled 10 kills for the game. Al-though the game remained close, Mitchell made an amazing block and Sarah Phipps, No. 12, aced a serve, helping Polk again take the lead.

Shayln Brown, No. 9, helped Polk County stay right ahead of Brevard with steady serves that ultimately resulted in Polk scores. Ruff and Mitchell, meanwhile,

continued to maintain a strong defense on Polk’s court, and after a few solid plays by Polk County, the ladies finished off the match 25-22.

With two wins under the belts, Maggie Phipps, No. 4, started the game with a kill shot, exciting the crowd. Brown dove deep to dig for the ball, helping Polk find their game. She recorded nine digs for the evening. Another close game began, tied at 9-9. Ruff killed a great shot, served an ace and yet, Polk still found themselves in a

close battle, tied 18-18.Polk maintained control of the

ball through defense. To finish off the game, the Wolverines killed three shots and served an ace, which wrapped things up with a 25-20 win.

The Lady Wolverines faced Maiden High School Thursday, Oct. 25 for the district volleyball championship. Results were not available as of press time. See www.tryondailybulletin.com for more information.

Polk County sophomore Sarah Phipps, No. 12, returns Brevard’s hit. (photo by Elizabeth Trautman)

Ollis looks back at 100 wins, forward to Hendersonville contestby Fulton Hampton

Head Football Coach Bruce Ollis celebrated a true milestone in high school football; 100 wins at a single high school and perhaps most impressively in 11 years. Coach Ollis was quick to credit

others. “I told someone after the game I saw a lot of people stand-ing around the victory celebration at the 50 yard line that were there 11 years ago when we went 2-9.


"I told someone after the game I saw a lot of people standing around the victory celebration at the 50 yard line that were there 11 years ago when we went 2-9."

-- Coach Bruce Ollis

Lady Wolverines shut Brevard out of volleyball playoffs

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There have been a lot of people that have been behind us," Ollis said. "We’ve had some great players, incredible administrative support, super coaching staff and that’s a winning combination.

I been blessed to be in a place where all those things have come together at one time and I have been the beneficiary of that. I’ve said one of the best things that ever happened to the Ollis family was moving to Polk County.”

In terms of his most memorable win Coach Ollis did not hesitate.

“I remember the first one, we had not won that first year here and I think we had Cherryville for homecoming and we got that first victory. I still have a picture of Jarvis Garrett and Matt Holmes dumping me with water…it’s been 11 years ago but that one sticks out.”

When asked about a possible second 100 wins at Polk his answer probably spoke volumes about how he achieved the current mile-stone. His attention turned quickly to the next game.

“Sounds good to me. I hope

Athletic Director Jeff Wilson presents Coach Bruce Ollis with a Commemorative Football celebrating his 100th win at Polk Co after the Owen game. (photo by Fulton Hampton)

we can start that road to the second hundred Friday night at Hender-sonville,” Ollis said.

Coach Ollis was very compli-mentary of the Bearcats but equally confident in his players.

“(Hendersonville is) probably the most talented team athletically we have seen all year, (they have) a lot of weapons on offense and they fly around on defense," Ollis said. "We will have to play our

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best. But I think our players realize that if we play like we did in the second half defensively against Owen and continue to do the things we have done offensively, we can line up and have a chance to beat anybody.”

“We have to keep doing what we are doing, last week we ran 77 plays on offense. If you are doing that you are resting your defense, and you have the opportunity to

play “keep-a-way” to a certain de-gree and that’s been really good for us. We’ve (also) mixed in a healthy dose of throwing and catching the ball over the last few games.”

The Wolverines are 8-2 and Hendersonville is 9-1. In the course of the last several years, the con-ference championship has come down to who wins the game.

The game is at Hendersonville’s stadium and kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.

Landrum looks for win against Pendleton in last regular season gameAfter two devestating shutouts

against Blacksburg Oct. 12 and Crescent Oct. 19, the Landrum High School Cardinals are look-ing for a win to end their regular season on an up note.

The Cardinals face off against Pendleton High School's Bull-dogs, another of the five teams that with Landrum make up the new 1-2A region.

Pendleton's record is currently

6-3 for the season so it won't be an easy win for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals' however have nothing to lose and everything to gain in putting it all out on the field this Friday night.

LHS' season currently sits at 3-6, so a win wouldn't give them a winning season but it might boost team spirits.

The Cardinals take the field at home at 7:30 p.m.



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"Below the hill grows a field of high Indian grass that changes color with the seasons: go to see it in the fall....when it has gone red as sunset, when scarlet shad-ows like firelight breeze over it and the autumn winds strum on its dry leaves sighing human music, a harp of voices...Do you hear? That i s the grass harp, always telling a story."

– excerpt from The Grass Harp by Truman Capote

Late October afternoons in Saluda find me outside soak-ing up gold-sunlit afternoons, working on art projects amid splashes of fuchsia geraniums, yellow marigolds and other bright happy colors.

Sunglasses on, art underway,

it's time to put deck and porch plants inside: River dog helps by staying close by, lazing in the warmth. We both know these days are short and will end too soon. In the tender breeze, the bamboo grove along the street

r u s t l e s a s leaves fall: and the grass harp of life sings all around.

Bees hum, yellow jack-ets pester, and

scores of ladybugs swarm as the day wears on. While working and thinking amid all these in-sects, this brings to mind Ameri-can sheets and real old-fashioned ladybugs: not the Asian imports. Most of those bombarding my house are the Asian kind. In

Saluda News &

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the great deluge, kudzu bugs and stinkbugs (all imports and illegal aliens) are inviting them-selves in for an extended winter stay. The little crunchers are not my friends. Th ey ' r e n o t welcome, de-spite their on-slaught.

These un-w a n t e d i m -ports make me long for the days of good smooth Ameri-can cotton sheets: sheets that lasted like iron for many years: not sheets from some far-flung Chinese factory where they do not know how to make good sheets that fit, that last. Even the high-thread-count ones just don't cut it. Literally and figuratively! For some reason in my train of thought, I equate the glut of

sorry Chinese sheets with that of the imported pests: I don't like 'em, don't want 'em and miss the real thing. True, there are some imports I like: Italian leather shoes that fit like a dream, Italian and German cars that growl low when you push the petal. Ah.

Bu t more a n d m o r e , when inspect-ing tags, labels, packaging: I say to myself, I want people to work, here in my own coun-try. We need to produce our

own sheets, clothing, textiles and to be able to buy decent sheets that last forever, once again. (Those Asian crunchers are not welcome to share my sheets, either!) Nothing is safe from the little monsters: you find them not only on walls and ceil-ings — you have to continually watch food, counters, sinks, cof-

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fee cup and more. I draw the line on sharing my morning cup of coffee with one of those things swirling around in it!

Community:Saluda Tailgate Market's

last day of the season is to-day: Friday, Oct. 26, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thank you SBA, Saluda, vendors of local goodness and buyers for supporting such a great thing! We'll look forward to next year.

"Friday Night Live" down-town Saluda is sponsored by the Saluda Business Association: shops remain open tonight, Oct. 26 until 8 p.m., so you can visit the tailgate market, stroll town, and eat at our fine restaurants!

There'll be a community pot-luck and bingo on Monday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. at Saluda Center. Archie Hardy will be the caller — fun guaranteed!

The Saluda Halloween Stroll along Main Street from Nostalgia Courtyard to across the bridge is Wednesday, Oct.

31 from 3 - 6 p.m. Saluda Police Department will be helping out to keep little ones safe.

Get your tickets now: Saluda United Methodist Church will host its annual Turkey Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 10, 5-7:30 p.m. at Saluda School Cafeteria. Tickets are on sale now, or avail-able at the door. Contact Terry Baisden at 828-749-3789 for information.

Happy October Birthday to Patricia Case, Joan Barker, Gary Corn, Aaron Bradley, Amanda Burrell, Lisa Orr, Marilyn Prud-homme, Bubba Dawson and Kirby Jackson.

Thank you, dear readers for reading this column. It's my goal to make you feel as if you were enjoying a 'Saluda Time' visit. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected]; or 828-749-1153: I love hearing from you! You may also visit my website at bonniebardos.com for more writing and art, or find me on facebook.

“But more and more, when inspecting tags, labels, packaging: I say to myself, I want people to work, here in my own country."

-- Bonnie Bardos


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You can HIDE theBRUISES on your body.

But what about thedamage to

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In their quest for information on losing weight, many folks run across countless results on how to fire up, increase, jump-start, engage and speed up their metabolism.

First of all, just what is me-tabolism, and why is it so impor-tant to us? Simply put, metabo-lism is the amount of energy, or calories the body burns to maintain itself. In other words, your body has to constantly burn calories to keep you going through any, and all activities. In terms of losing body fat though, think of it this way. Fat is the fuel, your liver is the furnace.

Your metabolism is the rate of heat. High metabolism, high heat, lots of fat burned. Low metabolism, low heat, not much fat burned. Here are a few do’s and don’ts when trying to raise your metabolism.

1) Eat more protein to rev

up your metabolism. Protein elevates metabolism more than fats or carbohydrates, because your body uses more energy to digest and use it. This process is known as the “thermic effect of food” (TEF). In fact you can burn up to twice as many calories digesting protein as car-bohydrates. Be careful though. Your body can only absorb small amounts of protein at a time, so what can’t be absorbed has to be fil-tered out by your kidneys, and too much protein can damage them. I recommend consuming no more than 25-30 grams of protein at one time.

2) Try spicy foods to fire up your metabolism. Red or green chili peppers, whether eaten or taken in capsule form can not only reduce hunger, but can also

temporarily boost your meta-bolic rate by up to 23 percent.

3) Drinking water helps you burn more calories. Drinking cool water burns even more calories, because your body has to heat it to your body’s own temperature. Also, you need to remember that all your body’s

chemical pro-cesses, includ-ing fat loss use water, because it all goes via

the blood steam. Also, muscles are 70-75 percent water, so if your try to work out when you’re dehydrated, it’s like run-ning on flat tires. One thing to remember though; it is possible to drink too much water in one sitting. If you were to drink two gallons of water at one time, it could actually kill you by mak-ing your brain swell.

4) Drink tea to burn more

calories. Compounds called “catechins” found in green tea boost your metabolism. One study showed that green tea raised metabolism by 4 percent for at least 1 hour.

5) Lifting weights raises metabolism more that cardio. I actually have my clients do both, but building muscle is necessary when trying to lose body fat. Muscle is active tissue, and requires constant attention and maintenance by the body. In other words for every ounce of muscle you gain, your body has to burn extra calories 24 hours a day to keep it healthy. In fact by adding just 3 pounds of muscle, you increase your calorie burn by 6 to 8 percent, which means your body burns an extra 100 calories every day.

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Beverly Moore (formerly of Healthy Balance Yoga) will bring yoga to La Boute i l le Beer and Wine shop on Mon-day, Oct. 29. The one-hour class begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. with soft music, deep stretching, movement, breathing and relaxation. Mats and blan-kets will be provided, although you may bring your own. After the class, enjoy a complimentary glass of wine and light refresh-

Yoga and wine tasting Oct. 29ments.

Friends can join you for the wine tasting and refreshments at 7:30 p.m. for a small fee. Tast-ings will include Stellina Di Not-tee Pinot Grigio from Italy and Casalgarcia Vin-

ho Tinto from Portugal. Space is limited; pre-registra-

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A trunk or treat will be held at Columbus Baptist Church, Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the side parking lot. Come and join the church in

your favorite costume. All are welcome. The church will also be selling raffle tickets for two different crocheted Afghans.


Trunk or Treat at Columbus Baptist

Want to go? What: Yoga & Wine

When: Monday, Oct. 29

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLICHEARING

The public shall herebytake notice that on Tues-day, November 8, at4:30pm, the Town ofColumbus Board of Ad-

justment will conduct apublic hearing at the Co-lumbus Town Hall, lo-cated at 95 WalkerStreet, Columbus, NC.The Board of Adjustmentwill consider Special UsePermit SU-02-12.

The proposed SpecialUse Permit is for a 1.00acre lot of vacant land lo-cated 1545 NC Highway108 East in the Town of

Columbus. Special UsePermit 02-12 would allowmotor vehicle sales onthe property. The prop-e r t y i s z o n e dHighway-Commercial(HC) and motor vehiclesales are allowed withinthe HC district with an ap-proved special use permitby the Board of Adjust-ment.

All interested personsand parties are invited toattend the November 8thmeeting and will be giventhe opportunity to beheard. For further infor-

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mation regarding thispublic hearing, pleasecontact the Town Man-ager, Jonathan Kanipe at(828) 894-8236. Notice ishereby given in accor-dance wi th NCGS160A-388(b).

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ber 2, 2012

NOTICE OF PUBLICHEARING

LEGAL NOTICE

ADMINISTRATOR'SNOTICE

Having qualified on the14th day of September,2012 as ADMINISTRA-TOR CTA of the Estate ofJean Wiederspahn Wat-son, deceased, late ofPolk County, North Caro-lina, this is to notify allpersons, firms and corpo-rations having claimsagainst the decedent toexhibit the same to theundersigned Administra-tor on or before the 10thday of January, 2013 orthis notice will be pleadedin bar of their recovery.All persons, firms andcorporations indebted tothe estate will pleasemake immediate.This is the 12th day of

October, 2012.

Estate Jean Wieder-spahn WatsonMark Wiederspahn7603 Shoal Creek Blvd.Austin, TX 78757

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The City of Landrum isnow accepting applica-tions for a Police Officer.Qualif ied applicants

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Midway Baptist Church will present, “Remember the Magic,” a Judgement House production. This 10-room, walk-through drama is about a coach, who teaches more than basketball.

The live production will be presented Oct 26- Oct 28 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Walk-ins are welcome, but reservations are preferred. This production is not recommended

for children under the age of 10. The drama lasts about a hour from start to finish.

For reservations, please con-tact Rev. Peter McDonald at 828-894-5633.

For more information, visit www.mwbaptist.org or Judge-ment House at www.afterjudge-menthouse.org.

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"Remember the Magic," a Judgement House live production, will be performed at Midway Baptist Church Oct. 26 through Oct. 28. (photo submitted)



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The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (UU) will meet at the Tryon Youth Center on Rt. 176N. at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28. Our speaker will be Reverend Judith Long. Her topic will be "Who among us sees the elephant?"

The East Indian tale of the

blind men and the elephant is familiar to us.

As we read in the translated poem, “and so these men of Indostan disputed loud and long, each in his own opinion exceed-ing stiff and strong, though each was partly in the right, and all were in the wrong!”

It seems that we can eas-ily apply the same logic to to-day’s highly partisan discussions about almost every topic.

Perhaps as UUs we have something to offer the discus-sion — a way of living with and amidst uncertainty.

Rev. Judith Long is the ex-ecutive director of The Free Clinics of Henderson County, where she has served for more than seven years, working in a community ministry capacity.

Long is a nonprofit profes-sional who more than 20 years experience in various nonprofit organizations throughout the country, most recently work-ing with adult, teen and child survivors of domestic, familial or sexual violence in Brooklyn, NY.

An ordained Unitarian Uni-versalist minister, she earned her

masters of divinity from Harvard University Divinity School and served both as a hospital chap-lain and parish minister.

She also earned her BA from Smith College in Northampton, Mass. She is a member and the Affiliate Community Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville.

A relative newcomer to North Carolina, she and her husband Michael Carter relocated from Brooklyn, N.Y. in 2005, though she was raised in the mountains of north Georgia. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 6-year-old daughter, Kevyn Mary.

Come early for fellowship and refreshments. For informa-tion, call 828-894 5776 or go to UU’s website at uutryonnc.org.

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Long to speak at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Oct. 28

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The current Democratic commissioners have kept our taxes stable during diffi cult times. Polk taxes are in the lowest 25% of NC counties.

They have reduced county debt by 40% (which the Republicans on the Board opposed) and reduced the size of county government. County debt is now less than $12 million.

They revitalized the Economic and Tourism offi ce and supported Agricultural Economic development. They have kept our county fi nancially sound, while Supporting education, health and senior services. A stable, fi nancially strong county government is essential for economic development.



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Dear Savvy Senior,My mother, who’s 72, has

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~ Worried DaughterDear Worried,Many seniors worry about

memory lapses as they get older, fearing it may be the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease or some other type of dementia. To get some insight on the seriousness of your mom’s problem, here are some key warning signs to be vigilant of and some re-sources you can turn to for help.

Warning signsAs we grow older, some

memory difficulties – such as trouble remembering names of people or places or forgetting where you put your glasses – are associated with normal aging. But the symptoms of Alzheim-er’s disease are much more than simple memory lapses. Know-ing the early warning signs is a good first step in recognizing the difference between typical age-related memory loss and

a more serious p r o b l e m . To help you evalu-ate your mom’s

condition, here’s a checklist of some common early symptoms to watch for:

• Asking the same questions repeatedly.

• Getting lost in familiar

Help for seniors who worry about memory problems

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areas.• Failing to recognize famil-

iar people.• Having difficulty following

directions.• Misplaces items in inappro-

priate places, for example put-ting her keys in the microwave.

• Having difficulty complet-ing familiar tasks like cooking a meal or paying a bill.

• Having trouble remember-ing common words when speak-ing, or mixing up words.

For more information, the Alzheimer’s Association pro-vides a list of 10 warning signs that you can access at 10signs.org, or call 800-272-3900 and request a free copy of their booklet “Basics of Alzheimer’s Disease: What it is and what you can do.”

Another good screening tool is the self-administered cogni-tive screening (SAGE) test that

was developed at The Ohio State University Medical Cen-ter. This test helps identify mild cognitive impairment and early dementia, and can be taken at home in about 10 to 15 minutes. You can download the SAGE test along with scoring instruc-tions at sagetest.osu.edu.

Get helpAfter going through the

warning signs and/or testing of your mom, if you’re still concerned, get her in to see her doctor for a thorough medical examination. Her doctor may then refer her to a geriatrician or neurologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating memory loss or Alzheimer’s disease.

Keep in mind that even if your mom is experiencing some memory problems, it doesn’t necessarily mean she has ear-ly stage Alzheimer’s. Many memory problems are brought on by other factors like stress, depression, thyroid disease, side effects of medications, sleep

disorders, vita-min deficiencies and other medi-cal condit ions. And by treating these conditions she can reduce or eliminate the problem.

Free memory screeningAnother option you should

know about is National Mem-ory Screening Day on Nov. 13, where your mom can get her memory tested for free. Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), this free service provides a con-fidential, face-to-face memory screening that takes about 10 minutes to complete and con-sists of questions and/or tasks to evaluate her memory status.

The screening is given by doctors, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers or other healthcare professionals in more than 2,500 sites across the country. It’s also important

to know that this screening is not a diagnosis. Instead, its goal is to detect problems and refer individuals with these problems for further evaluation.

To find a screening site in your area visit nationalmemo-ryscreening.org or call 866-232-8484. The AFA recom-mends checking for a screening location shortly before Nov. 13, because new sites are constantly being added.

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

• Savvy Senior(cOntinued FrOm page 40) Want to go?

What: National Memory Screening Day

When: Nov. 13

Visit: www.nationalmemoryscreening.org


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I occasionally get to work with rescuers; these unheralded people do a terrific job on behalf of the animals often at their own expenses.

When I received the call from Danielle Scruggs about a chi-huahua in trou-ble, I jumped at the chance to assist.

D a n i e l l e raises therapy goldens and has rescued many dogs with chihuahuas being her specialty. A few years ago she rescued little Jersey from an ir-responsible breeder. We got him his shots, had him neutered and found him a good home. Her call was about another dog from this same breeder, this one a product of a mother and son.

“Lennie, he looks just like Jersey and who knows how deep the inbreeding has gone,” she said.

I could sense the tears and frustration in Danielle’s voice as she went on, “he doesn’t have any front legs and these sick people named him Lieutenant Dan.”

I have since renamed him Joey and I nev-er want to hear that name again for there isn’t anything heroic about his con-

dition. Joey went to Landrum vets and became one of Len-nie’s Kids as Danielle saw to it that every one of the breeder’s six remaining chihuahuas were spayed or neutered.

When he got to Landrum he became the new special baby for the staff, this time it was Elaine who became super momma. Sad as it seems, after we lost sweet Lucy, Joey became a healing

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force for the girls. Speaking of Lucy, thank you to the dear people who found the dear soul on the side of the road, they contributed toward her fee, which showed me they cared beyond life.

Joey is slightly past one year of age and with the help of Dani-elle we had him showcased on Channel 7 news with Kimberly Kelly so folks could witness the product of inbreeding.

Because of that and the Inter-net I received lots of inquiries about Joey wanting to give him a home. I was extremely care-ful of whom I chose, for Joey

needs caring far beyond love. On Tuesday dear Rita and her family came in to adopt him. They had already gone to see him and assured me that Joey would never miss a moment of caring and love. I have had him measured for a cart as I did with sweet Chloe and, after adoption, I’ll work with the family to see he receives a new conveyance.

If anyone wishes to contrib-ute to the cost of Joey’s fees and his cart, please donate to Landrum vet in his name.

I wish I could prevent these things from happening, but with the good Lord’s help all I can do is pick up the pieces and put them together as best as I can.

Thanks for listening.

• Special Cases(cOntinued FrOm page 42)

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The next Chamber of Com-merce Business After Hours will be located at Thermal Belt Outreach Ministries, located on White Dr. in Columbus.

Co-sponsor is PANGAEA High Speed Internet Provider.

All chamber members and prospective members are in-vited to attend this very popular event.

This is a great opportunity

for members to network with others about what they do, so bring your business cards to share and for door prizes.

Thermal Belt has a food bank for emergency services to those in need in our community, and they would appreciate donations of specific items that are needed: flour, sugar, salt and grits.

Please feel free to contribute to this cause.

RSVP is required by Mon-day, Oct. 29 at 5 p.m., by calling 828-859-6236.

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Purrrfect Bark, a pet supply store, will host a grand opening for its new location Saturday, Oct. 27 from 4-8 p.m.

Owner Eric Mack said the community offered its support to his new business in encouraging numbers over the last year. He said that support is what spurred the idea of moving.

“Basically the response has been a whole new customer base than what goes to Little Moun-tain,” Mack said. “It’s been a very positive experience for us and that’s why we’ve decided to go bigger.”

Purrrfect Bark has moved into a space in the Columbus Commons shopping center that is five times its current space on Hwy. 108.

Purrrfect Bark celebrates new location, grand opening Oct. 27

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Purrrfect Bark Pet Supplies celebrates its grand opening at it's new location, 155 W. Mills St. in Columbus, this Saturday, Oct. 27. (photo submitted by Eric Mack)(cOntinued On page 45)

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Purrrfect Bark opened its doors in December 2011, but Mack said they knew

“We’ve been actively looking for a location for probably the last four or five months. We real-ized we had to start looking more seriously for a new space in the spring,” he said.

Mack said the new location not only affords a dramatic increase

• Purrrfect Bark(cOntinued FrOm page 44)

in space but also provides better parking for his customers.

Mack said he looks forward to offering a better shopping experi-ence.

“We’re expanding some of the food products. We’re expanding toys, collars, leashes,” Mack said. “We’re also able to better display everything we have.”

With the additional space, Mack can also add to his offer-ings an array of wild bird items

including food, feeders and other accessories.

As part of the celebration of its new store front, Purrrfect Bark will hold an envelope sale and give away door prizes such as one-month to six-month supplies of pet food.

The new store is located at 155 West Mills St., Unit 109 in Columbus. For more information, find them on facebook or call 828-894-2444.

Stony Knoll CME Church will hold a Family and Friends Day Sunday, Oct. 28 with revival services following Monda, Oct. 29 and Tuesday, Oct. 30.

On Sunday, Rev. Eleanor Mill-er, pastor at New Zion CME, will speak at 3 p.m. Rev. Leroy Kelly will speak Monday night at 7 p.m. Kelly is the pastor of Moores

Grove Baptist in Mill Spring. To end the events, Rev. Johnny

Jackson, pastor of White Hall Independent Methodist Church in Chesnee, will speak Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

Stony Knoll’s congregation and pastor, Rev. Arbutus Hines, invite the public to attend.


Want to go?

What: Family & Friends Day

When: Oct. 28

Where: Stony Knoll CME

Family day and revival services at Stony Knoll Church


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Mountain Valley Pentecostal Holiness Church in Tryon is host-ing a gospel fair on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Kid’s games will run from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. Hot dogs and soft drinks will be available. Nothing is over a dollar and all are welcome.

The following Sunday, there will be a covered dish dinner after service (food provided.) Moun-tain Valley PHC holds Bible Studies every Sunday at 6p.m. Next Sunday, November 1st, there will be a Love Lights Min-istry from 7- 8:30p.m. Church is located on 176 in Tryon just after the Sonoco (formerly Triangle Stop).

For more information call Diana Salinas at 828-817-2756, Kathy Romach at 828-899-4100.

- article submitted

Mountain Valley Pentecostal hosts gospel fair Oct. 27

During the month of Novem-ber, 2012, AARP is recognizing and honoring US Military Per-sonnel of all services – active, retired, guard and reserve, their dependents (including spouses, domestic partners, widows/ widowers and their children) by providing a “free” four hour refresher class room course in Driver Safety.

Others who desire to attend can do so at the normal nomi-nal fee.

The AARP Driver Safe-ty Course covers the normal

changes in vision, hearing and reaction time associated with aging and provides practical techniques to adjust to these changes.

Participants also review a thorough review of the “Rules Of The Road,” with empha-sis on safe driving strategies. Graduates may be eligible to receive auto insurance dis-counts through their insurance company.

Locally, the Senior Center and Isothermal Community College, both in Columbus will

host these classes. The Senior Center will host

the class November 1st from 9a.m. to 1p.m. at its facility at 75 Carmel Lane. For more information on this class, or to make reservations, call 828-894-0001.

The Isothermal Community College will host the class on Nov. 5 from 9a.m. to 1p.m. at its facility on Highway 108. For more information on this class, or to make reservations, call 828-894-3092.

- article submitted

AARP honors US Military with free driver safety course

The Polk County Center of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service will sponsor a bus trip to Southern Christmas Show in Charlotte on Friday, Nov. 18.

Enjoy a day of tasting holiday

treats, watching many crafts-people make their wares, buying an heirloom and listening to live music.

Space is limited on the bus and pre-reservations are re-

quired. For more information or to reserve your seat call the Polk County extension center at 828-894-8218.

- article submittedby Jimmi Buell

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I need to walk each day (even though I don’t walk most days), because I am blessed with a warm house and television, a warm office to work from and an abundance of good food. I love all these things so I have to walk.

I finally worked up my deter-mination and began stretching, then started the slow walk to begin my journey. I planned to walk about a mile. With the first step, the breeze blew through the leaves of the trees lining Harmon field road and urged me on with a chorus A-H-H-H Y-E-S. My scowl that had worked its way up to my

face began to melt. I took some more steps and rounded the first turn and heard the birds singing and watched the killdeer zig-zagging across the soccer field scolding me for disrupting their morning breakfast of worms and grass critters.

By the time I completed the first lap my thoughts moved to the upcoming Foothills CROP Walk. Being a CROP Walker, supporter and organizer for many years I have few facts that are embedded in my head. As I reached the half mile lap breath-ing heavily, I contemplated the children and women in Africa who walk miles to carry home the 3-5 gallons of water they use per day.

No time in most countries of the world for education of the children, they are hauling water or boiling it because it maybe contaminated. 200 million hours spent each day collecting and processing wa-ter. Most people in developing countries use less water per day than I flush down the toilet in

one use (four to seven gallons). As I walked on I thought of

all the folks who are displaced by wars and disasters and the miles they walk to find a safe place to sleep out in the cold. I thought, “I walk because I am too fat, and too sedentary, because I am blessed, they walk just to exist.”

I kept walking and the steps seemed lighter. Before I knew it I had walked a mile and a half. I began to see the blessings around me - the sight, sounds, smells - the good mornings of fellow walkers and runners. This was actually a blessing.

How about it? Want to take a walk? The Foothills CROP Walk begins 2 p.m. at Harmon Field , Sunday, Nov. 4. Con-tact your church, class, club or business representative and find out how you can share the blessings of walking and change the world.

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On Oct. 12, Sunny View Elementary School held its annual Fall Festival fundraiser with a turkey supper, games and raffles. The top student raffle ticket sellers were, left to right, third-grader Elise Brandon, kindergartener Tailynn Nelon and fourth-grader Nathan Nodine. (photo submitted by Angela Hall)

Sunny View top raffle sellers

The Adult Learning Center will offer free computer classes at the Landrum Library beginning Nov. 6.

There will be a morning class and an evening class. The morning class will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays Nov. 6, Nov. 7, Nov. 13 and Nov. from 9:30 a.m. 1 p.m. The evening class will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays Nov. 6, Nov. 8, Nov. 13, Nov. 15 and Nov. 20 from 5:30-8 p.m.

A commitment to attend all classes within a session is required. You will be awarded a certificate from the Learning Center for the class showing you have completed 12 hours of computer training.

Each class is taught by a qualified teacher using library laptops. This class is an introduction to computers and includes: basic computer operations, computer language,

keyboard and mouse use, functions of the computer (hardware), basics of Windows, basic file management, customizing the desktop, word processing, Internet and email use, creating calendar, appointments, reminders, etc. (if time permits).

Class size is limited, so call 864-457-2218 or come by to sign up.

– article submitted by Lee Morgan

Free computer classes at Landrum Library starting Nov. 6

Documents

10-26-12 Bulletin