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The Polk American Red Cross Chapter will have a blood drive Thursday, Dec. 29 at 231 Ward. Ave in Co-lumbus from 2:30 - 7 p.m.

Presenting donors may enter a drawing to win one of three pairs of Delta Air Lines domestic tickets. For more information, call Jennifer Wilson at 828-894-2408

Downtown Columbus during a snowstorm Jan. 10, 2011. (photo by Leah Justice)

A night photo of the 300-plus acre area on fire at World’s Edge. (photo by Rob McComas)

Police tape blocked the parking lot of Saluda Mountain Lodge as police investigated the death of Hendersonville realtor Vanessa Mintz. Mintz’ family owned the lodge. (photo by Leah Justice)

2011YEAR IN REVIEW

Elena Greve, 1-year-old daughter of Scott and Jessica Greve of Columbus, contributed her chalk artwork to Melrose Avenue in Tryon during Super Saturday held March 19. (photo submitted)

Tryon ponders money spent on enforcing lake zoningby Leah Justice

Tryon officials recently posed ques-tions related to what exactly the town’s role should be in enforcing zoning around Lake Lanier. Tryon owns the lake bed, but the properties surrounding the lake all exist within Greenville County, S.C.

The issue has come up during the last two Tryon Town Council meetings when Dave Eller, who owns property on the lake, asked Tryon officials what they are going to do about a boat dock that he said

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A look back at the top stories of 2011 starts on pg. 5.

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OBITUARIESWilliam Ray “Cooter” Russell, p. 4

Odessa Pearson Galda, p. 15

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

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

Al-Anon: Foothills Come to Believe, Thursdays, 7 p.m., Polk Wellness Center, 801 W. Mills St., Suite A, Columbus.

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

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was extended past what Tryon’s zoning rules allow.

This is not the first time Tryon has faced the issue. Since the town is considered a property owner of the lake bed, the Tryon’s only recourse is to sue the boat dock owner and get a judge to order the building in violation of town regulations to be torn down or brought into compliance.

During a meeting held Dec. 20, some Tryon council members asked what could be done to allow the city to stop zoning the lake, considering lake residents do not pay city taxes. Tryon owns the lakebed in order to treat its water to serve Tryon, Tryon Township and Lake Lanier residents. The lake is located in Greenville County, S.C., which zones all property not lo-cated over the water, while Tryon has regulations, not ordinances, for property built over the water.

“Can we investigate what it would take for us to disengage (Continued on page 4)

(from zoning the lake)?” asked Tryon Mayor Alan Peoples. “In the meantime, is council interested in getting an attorney?”

Councilman Roy Miller said anytime the town enforces zoning

on the lake it’s spending Tryon taxpayer money.

“We do have regulations on the lake but where is the end on this?” Miller asked. “The mayor said ‘disengage.’ I think that’s a

viable alternative.”Tryon resident Bill Crowell

suggested giving the enforcement of the lake to its homeowners’ as-

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William Ray“Cooter” Russell

William Ray “Cooter” Rus-sell, 60, of Hwy. l08, Mill Spring, N.C. died Tuesday, De-cember 27, 2011 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Born in Rutherford County, N.C., he was the son of the late Hubert and Lillie Summers Russell. He worked for APAC Paving for 10 years and was a member of Byars Baptist Church, Mill Spring.

Surviving are his wife, Wan-da Shehan Russell; two sons, Ronnie Russell of Colum-bus, and Jacob Russell of Mill Spring; a daughter, Jasmine Russell of Mill Spring; a broth-er, Jerry Russell of Pea Ridge, N.C. and a sister, Mary Atkins

of Inman, S.C. Also surviving are two grandchildren, Tonya and Kimberly Russell.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Byars Baptist Church, Mill Spring, with Rev. Charles Arledge of-ficiating.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the McFarland Fu-neral Chapel, Tryon, NC.

The family will be at the home of a sister-in-law, Pamela Tessnear, 2616 Pea Ridge Road, Mill Spring, NC, 28756.

Memorials may be made to The American Heart Associa-tion, 222 S. Church Street, Suite 303, Charlotte, N.C. 28202

An on-line guest register may be signed at www.mcfar-landfuneralchapel.com

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

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sociation, the Lake Lanier Civic Association (LLCA), but Tryon attorney Bailey Nager said he doesn’t think that’s possible espe-cially since not all lake property owners are members of the LLCA.

Crowell said there are no laws on the water since the S.C. Depart-ment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) declared it a private lake and no longer patrol it.

“I see a lot of underage drink-ing,” Crowell said. “Someone’s going to get killed. I think that since we’ve got the mountain water we should just make sure the water’s clean and not worry about it.”

Councilman Doug Arbogast said if lake residents expect the citizens of Tryon to solve prob-lems there, then he thinks Tryon residents should be able to use the lake.

Tryon had a case several years ago where a boathouse was built against the town’s regulations and the town did sue through the Greenville County courts. The property owner said during the lawsuit that he would fix the

problems, so the suit was dropped, but according to Tryon officials the boathouse was never fixed.

Eller first approached the town in November with complaints regarding additions on the boat dock adjacent to his in third basin. The town has said it approved a zoning permit because the plans adhered to the town’s regulations, but according to Eller the work actually done does not meet those standards. Greenville County can issue a building permit after the property owner produces a Tryon zoning permit.

Part of the town’s regulations, according to information stated at the Dec. 20 meeting, is that a dock cannot extend over the water further than 25 feet.

Tryon council did not come to any decisions on Dec. 20 but some council members suggested con-tacting the town’s former Green-ville County attorney to get a quote for this case. They also suggested that code enforcer Joey Davis to go to the property to measure and determine what regulations are in conflict with the addition. Council suggested putting the issue on its January agenda.


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

JANUARY• Chris Beddingfield was named

Columbus police chief. Beddingfield succeeded Chief Clyde “Butch” Kennedy, who retired as chief of police for Columbus after serving for four years.

• Restoration began for the banks of the Pacolet River damaged by flooding during the 2004 hurricanes Ivan and Frances and other storms. Polk County Soil and Water District secured a $1.6 million grant to com-plete one phase from Morgan Chapel to Hunting Country. The N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund awarded the grant.

• After a break of almost four months, elected officials from Co-lumbus, Polk County, Saluda and Tryon restarted joint meetings on consolidating services and resources. The primary focus of the meetings, which will continue in 2012, is the creation of a joint water authority.

• On Jan. 10-11, 2011, the area received 4-5 inches of snow, with some Saluda residents receiving as much as 6 inches by mid-morning. The storm caused hazardous road conditions and closed schools, local government offices and many busi-nesses for several days.

• The N.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) completed roadwork and the installation of a new sidewalk along Mills Street in Columbus.

• Tryon’s water plant upgrades,

which were almost complete, ran into some issues related to upgrad-ing its mountain water intakes near Pearson’s Falls. The town’s intakes are located on town property, but access to the property is through an easement from the Tryon Garden Club. The garden club expressed concern over silt created by the work. Delays continued for months.

• Mitzi Lindsey retired from Tryon Riding & Hunt Club after 38 years.

• Construction began on the new Polk County Department of Social Services building, located off Wol-verine Trail in Mill Spring adjacent to the county’s recreation park and middle school.

• An open house was held for the historic Tryon depot, which was restored to an early-20th-century look by Andy Millard of Millard & Company. The depot in Tryon was originally constructed in 1906. In May 2010, the town granted Millard a 20-year lease of $1 per year. In exchange, Millard agreed to renovate the building.

• Tryon experienced a string of break-ins, including the Village Book Shop on Maple Street, Na-ture’s Storehouse, Smith Optometric Eye Associates and Tryon Gold and Coin.

• The Town of Columbus sought $10,000 from the community to keep

the fireworks show in the Fabulous Fourth Celebration. Funding for the event was not included in the Columbus budget.

• Landrum City Council ap-proved a mutual aid agreement with the Hampton County (S.C.) Sheriff’s Office to allow a specialized drug enforcement officer to work in Lan-drum a couple times a month.

• Polk County commissioners looked into replacing the well system at Polk Central Elementary School in Mill Spring with public water by extending a line from the county’s system in Green Creek. County en-gineer Dave Odom said the project would cost an estimated $656,311.

• Amanda Michelle Belue and John Eli Brewer of 101 Mountain View Lane in Tryon were arrested and charged with trafficking in methamphetamine and maintaining a dwelling used for selling meth-amphetamine. The arrests were the result of a joint investigation between the Tryon Police Department, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office.

• A main water line break in Tryon spilled just under 100,000 gallons and shut off water to a block of downtown. The break occurred at the top of School Street, near Tryon Elementary School.

• Polk County Schools Super-intendent Bill Miller presented the results of a schools facilities survey to Polk county commissioners. He said Polk County Schools was in good shape for the next five to 10 years in building and facility needs.

• Tryon Daily Bulletin celebrated 83 years on Jan. 31.

Chris Beddingfield was sworn in as Columbus police chief in January 2011. (photo by Leah Justice)

2011YEAR IN REVIEW

In Memoriam Col. Charles Coolidge Ross

Harry Glen Turner

Joan B. VanderMale Hoskyns

Jefferson G. Bradley Sr.

Margaret Hayes Nelson

Joshua ‘Lance’ Pittman

Karen Eulene Jackson

James P. Laughter

Shirley Mae Stephenson Brown

1st Sgt. Harry S. Williamson (Ret.)

James E. ‘Coon Dog’ Laughter

Cyril Jewell Jr.

John P. Martin Jr.

John ‘Glen’ Luther McAbee

Marion Harriett Garby

Elaine Owens Greene

James W. Newman

Wendell S. Holmes

Elizabeth Rose Mercer Kane

Katy Kerby

Daisy Thompson Champion

Mildred McGuinn Jackson

Helen L. Varnes

Don Kelly

John Max Marcus

Fred Dufford Foster

Dale Eugene Ruff

Mary Duggan Schappert

Lionel ‘Garry’ Garrison

The Tryon Depot held an open house in January 2011 after restoration was completed. The building now houses Andy Millard’s financial planning and investment firm, Millard & Company. (photo by Leah Justice)



would prefer funding be used to ensure teachers and programming stay intact.

• The Landrum men’s basketball beat Christ Church for the Region II-A Championship 52-49.

• A fire burned more than 1,474 acres at the end of Judes Gap Road in Polk County, or what is referred to as World’s Edge, a remote area of rugged terrain.

• Landrum’s 2010 audit report said the city added more than $300,000 to its total fund balance

in addition to paying down debt.• George May, Giardini’s, Lib-

bie Johnson and Dale Musselwhite were among the honorees at the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce annual awards dinner.

• The Saluda zoning board amended the city’s home occupa-tion definition to rectify concerns regarding verbiage related to ve-hicles, the creation of a sliding scale for determining the number of ac-cessory buildings allowed based on lot size and the elimination of CH zones from the definition.

• Eloise Thwing, who helped organize Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry (TBOM) 20 years ago and retired early in 2011, was honored at a “Valentine High Tea” held at Tryon Estates on Feb. 13. About 250 of Thwing’s friends, colleagues and TBOM supporters attended.

2011YEAR IN REVIEW

In Memoriam Margery Francis Franklin

Hughitt Gregory Moltzau

Robert Jacob Payne

May Elizabeth Wondra

Estelle Thompson Corbett

Lillian S. Green

Bernice E. Ravan

Frank ‘Boat’ Williams

Linda Alice Mathews

Barbara ‘Bobbye’ Williams

Mary Jane ‘Jo’ Christopher

Eleanor Peterson

Doris Byrd Williams

James Reynolds Crook

James S. Jackson

Stanley J. Modzelesky

Minnie Lee ‘Granny’ Sain Conner

Cecily Nancy Hutton Holmes

John Landrum ‘J.L.’ Jackson

Lucy Mae Russell Morgan

Bertie Mae Hooks Feagin

Norma Guenther

Clint Sellers Edwards

Mary McDonald

Winfred Daniel Suber Jr.

Robert Howard “Dan” Williams

Betty Green

Vanessa Y. Mintz

Winfred Daniel Suber Jr.

Patricia K. Volbrecht

Kathleen T. Cardwell

Christine C. Gerald

Hazel Steadman Johnson

FEBRUARY• Carol Lynn Jackson of Saluda

and the Mill Spring Agricultural Development Center started the PolkFresh TradePost to promote Polk County growers, value-added producers and food artisans.

• PetSmart Charities awarded Foothills Humane Society an $85,000 grant for the Community Cats Project, a new program de-signed to reduce feral cat colonies.

• The Columbus Police Depart-ment and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Nicholas Wesley Jolley, 21, of Mill Spring, Charles Jessie Raines, 21, of Mill Spring and Justus Ian Burnett, 19, of Mill Spring on multiple charges related to numerous vehicle break-ins.

• Saluda began its year-long cel-ebration of the town’s 130 years of incorporation with a festival Feb. 5.

• Benjamin David Lockhart, 20, of Landrum died in a single-vehicle crash on Spivey Creek Road on Feb. 4, around 2 a.m. when his car swerved off the road.

• Lake Lanier legend Frank “Boat” Williams died at the age of 104 on Feb. 5.

• The Polk County Wellness Coalition issued the “2010 Polk State of the County Health Report,” which said the number of uninsured in Polk County was on the rise. The report also identified obesity as an increasing problem.

• After finding out that running a water line to Polk Central School could cost more than $650,000, commissioners considered supply-ing the school with water from the county’s Mill Spring well system. The county delayed action, how-ever, after the school board said it

• Polk County commissioners began deliberating whether to join a Medicaid waiver that would es-sentially send Medicaid operations back to counties.

• The Saluda Grade Trail com-mittee was established to ask Norfolk Southern for permission to turn the railroad bed into trails. Some area residents said they were against the proposal, and Polk County commissioners apologized to residents who said coordinators had not thought about what the venture may do to property owners.

• The Polk County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the murder of Vanessa Yvonne Mintz, 53, of Hendersonville, who was found at the Saluda Mountain Lodge Feb. 19. Police later arrested Mintz’s husband, Travis McGraw, 44. Polk County District Court Judge Athena Brooks later found probable cause to charge McGraw with first-degree murder. This case is ongoing.

• A one-vehicle accident took the life of Winfred Suber Jr., 20, on Feb. 20. Trooper M.D. Bailey said the accident occurred around 8 a.m. near mile marker 59 on I-26.

• Polk County increased security at commissioners’ meetings, adding a metal detector at the entry and two sheriff’s officers.

• Tryon approved a new transi-tional business district (TBD) on each end of downtown that includes uses more similar to its central busi-ness district (CBD).

• Polk County narcotics investi-gators Feb. 24 seized 35 marijuana plants along with drug manufactur-ing equipment from a vacant house in Columbus.

Landrum’s Austin Brown cut down the net after the Cardinals beat Christ Church, 52-49, for the Region II-A Championship on Feb. 10. (photo by Joey Millwood)

Local farmer Charlene Searcy sells produce and other items at a Mill Spring Indoor Farmer’s Market. Searcy and other area farmers expressed concern over the Food Safety and Modernization Act passed by Congress in 2010. (photo by Eric Turner/Turner Media)


In Memoriam Violet Wilson Jackson

Amanda Nicole ‘Nikki’ Day

Dorothy Gunning Edwards

Earl Dean Ford

Ruby Lee Laughter Fortenberry

Vera Helton

Doris B. Williams

Elizabeth D. Thompson

Opal Morelock Doty

Lula C. McDowell

Doris B. Williams

Rev. Charles Parton

Joyce C. Ross

Sonia Rena ‘Cissy’ Leonard

Joe Forthman

Sonia Rena ‘Cissy’ Leonard

Eugenia Carol McIntosh

Billy McEntyre

Sylvia Smith Moore

Ruth B. ‘Susie’ House

Carolyn Moore

MARCH• Polk County High School

wrestler Tyler Philpott brought home a state championship.

• Polk commissioners agreed by a majority vote to join the 1915(b)(c) Medicaid waiver pro-gram for mental health, develop-mental disabilities and substance abuse services. The change gave administration responsibilities for Medicaid services to Western Highlands.

• Columbus Police Sgt. Nicho-las Stott was awarded the N.C. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) hero award.

• Former Polk County Sheriff Chris Abril faced charges of pro-bation violation for not paying required fees. Abril had been on probation since November 2008 after pleading guilty to two counts of solicitation to take indecent liberties with a minor. After the felony conviction, Abril pled guilty to driving while impaired (DWI).

• Protex Investment Group, Inc., owned by Alexander Salgado and his wife, Gabrielle Barragan, signed a contract to purchase Bright’s Creek and Polk commis-sioners began considering a new development agreement for the golf community.

• The Polk County Board of Commissioners held its first trav-eling meeting at the Green Creek Fire Department and drew 110 residents.

• Polk County High School’s JV girls basketball team won the Western Highlands Conference tournament.

• The Greenville County Sher-iff’s Office arrested John Jacob Kessler, 42, of Hendersonville, on charges of grand larceny, three counts of second-degree burglary and one count of petit larceny. The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office also arrested Karen Phillips Byrd, 38, of Chesnee, S.C., in connection with a Tryon break-in. Byrd later pled guilty and was sentenced to 120 days in jail.

• Concerned tourism businesses proposed alternate solutions to the county’s plan to transfer tourism services to the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce.

• Landrum High School per-formed “Schoolhouse Rock Live!,” the first school-wide the-atrical production in 40 years.

• ACTS Retirement-Life Com-munities, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the Town of Columbus, claiming the town charged Tryon Estates for water and sewer services unfairly. The town said Columbus’ rates are not high when compared to other utilities of similar size.

• The Landrum Police Depart-ment and Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office arrested four in connection with a home invasion that involved taking a 78-year-old man hostage in his home. Jamie

Joseph Powell, 30, and Brittney Christine Sloboda were each charged with burglary first degree, kidnapping, armed robbery and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Shannon Thompson Metcalf and Angela G. Horton were charged with one count each of receiving stolen goods over $2,000 in value.

• Several members of the Lan-drum Fire Department were hon-ored. Danny Jones received the Spartanburg County Fire Chief’s Association’s highest honor, the T. Wayne Early Award. Dennis Horton was given the Hall of Fame Award.

• Tryon Town Council tabled a proposal to create a new parking overlay district that would restrict parking in the downtown area and decided instead to explore ways to restructure parking downtown.

• Local landowners discussed conservation during the Pacolet Area Conservancy’s “Saving Our Horse Country” forum.

• The Town of Tryon agreed to accept the statue of “Morris the horse” as a donation from the Tryon Riding & Hunt Club (TR&HC) and began discussing creating a “Save Morris” campaign to raise money for repairs.

• The Saluda Board of Com-missioners passed a resolution adopting a new definition for home occupations.

• Polk softball’s Jamie Hrobak pitched a perfect game versus Mitchell on March 22. She retired 18 consecutive Mitchell batters, 16 of them on strikeouts.

• Columbus Town Council decided to draft a more stringent peddler ordinance that included banning door-to-door sales.

• John Samuel Duncan, 75, was sentenced in federal court on March 23 to 57 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, according to United States Attorney Bill Nettles.

2011YEAR IN REVIEW

A home on Smith Dairy Road was demolished by fire Sunday, March 13. (photo by Barbara Tilly)

Columbus police officer Nick Stott (right)received the MADD hero award in 2011 for making the most arrests for driving while impaired in the western portion of North Carolina. (photo submitted)


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Editor Samantha HurstManaging Editor Barbara TillyGraphic Designer Gwen RingReporter Leah JusticePressroom Mgr. Tony Elder

Lake Lanier a murky situationTryon town officials appear to be in a conundrum.

Should they or should they not spend taxpayer money to enforce regulations related to structures built over the waters of Lake Lanier.

The town has to do something to straighten out the tangled, murky mess that is the line of responsibility for the lake.

For Tryon, ownership of the lake bed only gives them so much authority in terms of zoning enforcement. It in fact means the town must sue other property owners in order to do anything about structures that violate regulations. This means going before a judge and thousands in court and at-torney fees; money Tryon doesn’t necessarily have to spend.

Other issues arise from this dual ownership of Lake Lani-er. Tryon owns the lake bed, but property surrounding the lake is under Greenville County jurisdiction. Lake Lanier is a private lake, therefore S.C. takes no responsibility over policing the area. This means no one checking for fishing licenses, no one ensuring that boaters wear life preservers, no one preventing littering and pollution of the lake.

The property owners surrounding the lake are also considered land owners in Greenville County, not Tryon. This means they do not pay local property taxes. The only money that comes to Tryon from lake residents would be in the form of water bills and a portion of Greenville County Fire taxes for fire protection. In this case, this means no one living on the lake is providing tax dollars that could fund extra enforcement, hence why Tryon has pitched the idea of disengaging from zoning around the lake. But Tryon did agree to enforce the lake when it accepted the water in the 1980s.

But what happens when everyone throws up their hands with regards to Lake Lanier? Could residents’ concerns grow even further? Increased recklessness and disregard for others’ property could be right around the corner. Someone has to maintain responsibility, especially if the lake is to remain a source of drinking water.

— Editorial staff, Tryon Daily Bulletin

Letters to the Editor

Water rates don’t trickle down

To the Editor:It’s bad enough

when our national elected “officials” demonstrate their p r o f e s s i o n a l ineptness, but it really hurts when the local folk can’t seem to muster the courage to do the right thing.

The financially strapped residents of Ashley Meadows recently asked to be annexed into Columbus so they might take advantage of lower water rates. Because they live outside the town limits they pay a higher rate for their water, which albeit legal, is in my considered opinion morally wrong.

It does not cost the town any more money to send water to the customer furthest from the treatment plant than it costs to send it to the customer living down the street from the plant.

I f the Ashley Meadows residents are paying a higher rate to cover the cost of laying the pipe and unit hook ups, because this is a relatively new subdivision, than it’s an even bigger sin. These are rental units and the developer should have born these costs. It’s called cost of doing business.

This brings us to the crux of the matter. The developer (landlord) does not want to be annexed because it will increase his tax liability. The town of Columbus estimated the annexation would

result in a net gain in revenue of $12,000 annually. Granted the town’s coffers are already bulging, but surely they wouldn’t turn down another 12 large.

What puzzles me is why didn’t one of the so called elected officials of the town of no growth have the courage to stand

up and say that only property owner’s can request annexation.

I challenge the Columbus Town Council to stand up and do the Christ-like thing; strike down the immoral, discriminatory two-tiered water rate system. Not so many years ago many of our states had “laws” that made it legal to segregate American citizens by race.

At the time it may have been “the law of the land” but those laws were still immoral and deep in our hearts we knew that. It’s not a great stretch from those laws to one that charges more for life-giving water because of where you live.

If the town council can’t find the courage to do the right thing, is there a lawyer who will step up and (at no charge) challenge this two-tiered water rate system in court?

If nothing happens, which will probably be the case, hang in there residents of Ashley Meadows, within the next few years the county will consolidate the water departments and maybe then your rates will become more reasonable.

– John Calure, Landrum

Trash vigilanteTo the Editor:Neighbors, I have a few

questions. Have you noticed how roadside garbage is so much more visible in the win-ter? Have you, like me thought,

I wonder why somebody doesn’t pick that up?

So after looking at the same stuff to many times, I took time to pick up the intersection of Howard Gap, Harmon Field, and


opinion

• Trash(Continued from page 8)

route 108.The big question is, who is

the garbage vigilante? The per-son who takes the time to put garbage on a stick?

I imagine a masked person

late at night doing this, and per-haps thinking I’ll make those lit-tering people look at their mess. That will show them. What a mystery. I have noticed this happening all around the area.

Why, as a community, are we so tolerant and immune to the daily garbage we pass in our

Who’s in charge, anyway

To the Editor:I n s p i t e o f t h e r i s i n g

unemployment rate and the struggling private sector in Polk County since 2006, our local governmental sector continues to flourish.

Comparing the population data published on page 4 of the 12/14/11 Bulletin with the article on the county’s top employers on page 4 of the 12/22/11 Bulletin, the following information comes to light:

Unbelievable...the population grew only 7.2 percent over the

period and yet county employees increased by a whopping 45.2 percent. Although the school e n r o l l m e n t d r o p p e d 4 . 8 percent over the period, school employees increased by an astounding 23 percent.

nearly perfect community?Generally, we should all

pitch in and get more offended by the stuff we pass each day. And, of course, those who pitch out should pitch in instead. Don’t let the caped GARVIG see you tossing that garbage. For a few hours, one intersection on

the northern gateway to Tryon, between the dead possum and the dead raccoon, is garbage free.

Get mad at some garbage! Take a purposeful walk. And thanks garbage vigilante, who-ever you are.

– Garland Rice, Tryon

Over this same period the only company in the private sector that failed to lose employees was Tryon Estates, which remained constant at 250 employees. All the other companies listed in the 12/22/11 Bulletin article,

including St. Luke’s Hospital, either lost employees or went out of business.

H o w c a n w e c o n t i n u e t o s u p p o r t g r o w t h i n o u r governmental sector, recognizing that this sector is supported entirely by the hard earned income of those of us in the failing private sector?

We a re ups ide down in this country and Polk County, with fewer and fewer jobs in the private sector supporting more and more jobs in the governmental sector.

Are we past the point of no return?

– Bill Ennis, Tryon

(Submitted by Bill Ennis)

Polk County by the numbers 2006 2011 Change Population 19,207 20,588 Up 7.2 percent

County Employees 155 225 Up 45.2 percent

School Enrollment 2,472 2,355 Down 4.8 percent

School Employees 366 450 Up 23 percent

Unemployment Rate 3.5 per. 7.7 per. Up 120 percent


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BEING all of Tract (A) containing25.00 acres, and all of Tract (B),containing 0.39 of an acre, andbeing shown and delineated onthat cetain plat entitled "Shelley L.Dayton, Columbus Twp., Polk Co.,No.Car." Dated September 10,1991, revised February 2, 1994and prepared by Butler Associ-ates, Registered Land Surveyor,said plat being duly recorded inCard File C at Page 50, in the Of-fice of the Register of Deeds forPolk County, North Carolina; refer-ence being made to said recordedplat for a full and complete metesand bounds description of saidproperty pursuant to North Caro-lina General Statutes 47-30(g).

SAVE AND EXCEPT that 5.00acre tract conveyed by John G.Perry and Wife, Ellen L. Perry toBrent P. Seagle in a Deed datedJune 15, 2004 and recorded inBook 315 at a Page 791 of thePolk County Registry.

The above described property isconveyed subject to those certainrestrictions and protective cove-nants set forth in deeds recordedin Book 190, Page 1812; Book190, Page 1814; and Book 194,Page 509, Polk County Registry,reference made to said recordedrestrictions and protective cove-nants as if fully set forth herein.

Save and except any releases,deeds of release or prior convey-ances of record.

Said property is commonlyknown as 1906 Landrum Road,Columbus, NC 28722.

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12th Annual Boy’s Battle at the Border Shootout Dec. 28-30

Consolation

Championship

Blue Ridge Game 1

11:30 Blacksburg

Byrnes Game 2

2:30 SCA

Chapman Game 3

5:30 Riverside

Landrum Game 4

8:30 Broome

Game 10 Dec. 30

2:30

Game 12 Dec. 30

8:30 Dec. 28

Dec. 30 Game 9 11:30

Dec. 30 Game 11

5:30

Dec. 29 Game 5 11:30

Dec. 29 Game 7

5:30

Dec. 29 Game 6

2:30

Dec. 29 Game 8

8:30

3rd Place

LHS hosts 12th annual Battle of the Border basketball tourneyby Samantha Hurst

Teams from South Carolina and North Carolina head to the court at Landrum High School this week in the 12th annual Battle of the Border.

The basketball tournament runs Dec. 28-30, with the championship games at 7 p.m. for the final two girls teams and 8:30 p.m. for the final two boys teams to go head to head.

“It’s good to have competi-tion over the holidays – playing different teams with different strengths,” said LHS Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Lyn Smith. “We have 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A. It’s better than prac-tice, because they get to actu-ally put their skills to use and possibly win a trophy at the end of it all.”

With eight girls’ and eight boys’ teams competing, the tournament includes eight games the first day starting at 10 a.m. (see brackets for initial schedules).

Smith said most of the teams come back every year and he said he always has a lot of teams wanting to get in because of the facility and the atmosphere. This year, Smith said the boys’ s ide would have a new champion as the 2010 champion Union County has decided to play in another tournament.

On the girls bracket how-ever East Rutherford continues to be a threat. The team has won the tourney several times and will be back this year, making them the team to beat, Smith said.

Smith said this is a fun thing for families to come to especially since children under age 6 get into the games free.

12th Annual Girl’s Battle at the Border Shootout Dec. 28-30

Consolation

Championship

Polk County Game 1

10:00 Chapman

East Rutherford Game 2

1:00 Ft Mill

Blue Ridge

Game 3 4:00 SCA

Landrum Game 4

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Game 10 Dec. 30

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Game 12 Dec. 30

7:00 Dec. 28

Dec. 30 Game 9 10:00

Dec. 30 Game 11

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Dec. 29 Game 5 10:00

Dec. 29 Game 7

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Dec. 29 Game 6

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Holly on the window sills,

Lights upon the tree

All except for Christmas carols

Are just my thoughts, Dad and me.

Little bells upon my door

That ring a merry tune

Bring back so many thoughts of your

That passed by, years too soon.

A wagon, a gun, a doll and tea set

Surprises made for Mom and Dad

Are Christmas joys I’ll never forget

As the best ones I’ve ever had.

But Think! The time will come

When you are alone like Dad and Me

I hope you’ll have the happy memories we have

When you look at your Christmas Tree!

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submitted by her daughter, Barbara Lord

Christmas Eve 1962


Arthur Carder, CEO of Western Highlands Network (WHN) has announced that the N.C. Depart-ment of Health & Human Services has given Western Highlands Net-work final approval to proceed with the next expansion site for the 1915(b)(c) Medicaid Waiver.

Beginning Jan. 3, Western Highlands Net-work will as-sume the man-agement of the N.C. Menta l Heal th, Sub-stance Abuse and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Health Plan for Med-icaid enrollees in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania and Yancey counties.

Carder said, “This opportu-nity strengthens local oversight, improves access and facilitates the evolution of quality driven

outcomes based on performance. As primary care and behavioral healthcare are better integrated our consumers should experience a better quality of life. The work of many stakeholders has been nec-essary to implement this waiver.”

The North Carolina General Assembly has supported Medicaid

Waiver expan-sion to improve the functioning and efficiency of the behavioral health care. In selecting West-

ern Highlands Network the NC-Department of Health and Human Services (NC-DHHS) stated, “Western Highlands Network demonstrates the skills, abil-ity, and infrastructure necessary to successfully operate under a 1915(b) (c) waiver.”

WHN to administer N.C. Medicaid behavioral health plan


WHN has added over 100 new jobs spread across eight counties.

Egyptian traveloguefor Kiwanis Club

Members of the Tryon Kiwanis Club were treated to a travelogue when Donna and Miles Southworth gave a program about their 2010 trip to Egypt. With pictures of the pyramids of Giza, which were built about 2520 BC, and the library in Alexandria, which is very modern, they shared their enthusiasm and knowledge of this ancient land with the group. Steve Cobb (right) thanked them for their presentation and explained that a children’s book would be donated to a local school in their honor. (photo submitted by Lynn Montgomery)


Odessa Pearson Galda

Odessa Pearson Galda died on Saturday, December 17, in Oakton, Va., one month shy of her 90th birthday. Daughter of Giles William and Aletha Morgan Pearson, of Melrose, N.C., Odet is survived by her three daughters, Virginia Galda Woelflein of Fairfax, Va., Diane Galda-Madden of Milwaukee, Wisc., and Lee Galda Pellegrini of Minneapolis, Minn.; sons-in-law Anthony Pellegrini and An-drew Woelflein; grandchildren, Anna Pellegrini Hoyme, Adam Pellegrini, Morgan Woelflein and Henry Woelflein; sister, Mil-dred Pearson and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Galda; her siblings Virginia Pearson McKinney, Giles Wil-liam Pearson, Susan Pearson Barbour, Julia Pearson Daunt,

Frederick Pearson, Aletha Pear-son and Doreen Pearson Janicki and son-in-law James Madden.

Odet grew up in Melrose and attended school in Saluda, where she played basketball and was salutatorian of her graduating class at Saluda High School. She left North Carolina for Washington, D.C. during World War II, where she met and mar-ried her husband. Her life as the wife of a J.C. Penney manager took her to many cities in the north, where she still managed to raise her three daughters to love the North Carolina mountains. She returned to North Carolina upon her husband’s retirement in 1978. She lived on Carolina Drive in Tryon until moving to Virginia in March of 2011 to be near her daughter, Gini. She was a member of St. Luke’s Altar Society and organized many fundraising dinners for the church; an early member of Church Women United and participant in their Thermal Belt

Outreach Ministry; and worked many years as a volunteer at the St. Luke’s Thrift Shop in Tryon. She was also a member of the Western Carolina Botanical Club and, until unable to participate, enjoyed their hikes, especially at her beloved Pearson’s Falls. She enjoyed taking courses at Isothermal Community College, especially the courses on North Carolina history and mountain lore. She was an avid Duke basketball fan. She also spent a lot of time being a wonderful mother and grandmother.

Her daughters extend their thanks to Community Health Connections in Columbus, and Sunrise Hunter Mill in Oak-ton, Va., Capitol Area Hospice, and Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Road, Columbus, NC, 28722. A memo-rial service will be held in the spring, Mama’s favorite time in her Carolina mountains.

Obituaries

The goals of the “waiver” are to increase consumer access to care, improve quality of care and demonstrate cost effectiveness.

In addition to increasing local control over $130 million dollars in behavioral health services, WHN has added 100 new jobs spread across the eight counties. The waiver will provide local response for consumers who have complaints or grievances.

According to WHN, benefits for consumers of services, pro-viders and area communities are multiple, and the waiver affords the opportunity for greater local control health service delivery system.

For additional information about Western Highlands Network and the 1915 (b) (c) Medicaid Waiver visit www.westernhigh-lands.org.

– article submittedby Marilyn Kaylor

• Health plan(Continued from page 14)


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Ferullo Fine arT sTudio, 140 Pacolet St., Tryon. Currently conducting an ongoing class in expressive watercolor, 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. “All I Want for Christmas” now through December. Holiday hours 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mon. - Sat. through Dec. 31. For more information, call 828-859-8316.

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Tryon Fine arTs cenTer, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Kindermusik Classes for students 0 - 6 begins Jan. 7, 2012. Call 828-859-8322 for information.

Tryon painTers & sculpTors, 26 Maple St., Tryon. Jan. 7 - 21, Instructors’ Show featuring works by Bill Ryan (painting), Margie Davis (painting), Lalage Warrington (sculpture) and Dick Neff and Michael McCarthy (life drawing).

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Holiday EventsMelrose inn, 55 Melrose Ave., Tryon. New Year’s Eve

dinner, from 5-8 p.m., includes music from classical and Spanish guitarist Jon Akers. New Year’s Day, brunch/luncheon from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

orchard inn, 100 Orchard Inn Lane, Saluda. Dec. 31 will feature a New Year’s Eve dinner starting at 7 p.m. Call 828-749-5471 for more information.

hare & hound puB, 101 E. Rutherfordton St., Landrum. Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve celebration. Special Edition from 8 p.m. to midnight. Call 864-457-3232 for more information.

larkin’s carolina Grill, 155 W. Mills St., Columbus. Dec. 31 will feature New Year’s Eve menu with cham-pagne. Open till 10 p.m. Call 828-894-8800 for more information.

purple onion, 16 Main St., Saluda. Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve dinner. One seating at 5:30 p.m. Second seating at 8 p.m. Music by Scoot Pitman Trio from 9 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Call 828-749-1179 for more information.

ZenZera resTauranT coFFee and Wine Bar, 208 E. Rutherford St., Landrum. Dec. 31 “Bling in the New Year.” Beginning at 8 p.m. the event will feature musical entertainment by Blues Underground, a buffet dinner, two drinks of choice plus a champagne midnight toast. Reservations required by Dec. 28. Call 864-457-4554 for more information.

James Metcalf of WJFJ Radio came to the Gold Exchange in Lynn Dec. 18 to conduct the drawing for the raffle the business has been offering. Ruth Gold was the $100 runner up winner and Gwen Steadman was the $300 grand prize winner. Pictured are Bobby Rice of the Gold Exchange on the left and James Metcalf on the right. (photo submitted by Nick Holmberg)

Steadman wins grand prize in Gold Exchange raffle



On Monday, Oct. 24 at The Cliffs at Glassy, the board mem-bers of Polk County Campus ICC Foundation hosted 16 teams at the third-annual Scholars at Glassy golf tournament to benefit their New Century Scholars program.

This event raised enough to fund three students’ two-year edu-cations at Isothermal Community College. According to organizers, the generosity of Jeanne and Joe Mize, the Rotary Club of Tryon Foundation and Geoffrey Tennant contributed to the success of the event.

Local merchants and individu-als provided the food, door prizes and merchandise for the goody bags given to each golfer. The Cliffs of Glassy offered its club for the event, and SideStreet Pizza and Pasta again this year donated all of the lunches.

More than $2,000 in prizes was awarded to the teams plac-ing first, second and third in each flight. In addition, a prize was

given to each golfer who came closest to one of the par 3 holes. The winners were David Brooks (hole no. 5), Randy Cisson (no. 8), Randy Mitchell (no. 13) and David Eaker (no. 17). Anthony Pereira won the longest drive competition.

First, second and third place

Polk ICC’s third annual golf tournament raises scholarship funds

overall went to the following teams:

Flight 1First: SideStreet Pizza and

Pasta’s team: Nick Capozzi, Brian Jones, Anthony Pereira and Ethan Waldman.

Second: Dr. Johnson’s ICC team: Van Bridges, David Eaker,

James Hutchins and Bud Waters.Third: Lois and Boyd Bar-

rick’s team: Robert Carter, Randy Cisson, B.G. Edwards and Mark Miner.

Flight 2First: Bonnie Brae Veterinary


Winners of Flight 1: SideStreet Pizza and Pasta’s team: Brian Jones, Anthony Pereira, Ethan Waldman and Nick Capozzi. (photo submitted)


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Second: Moose Vending’s team: D.J. Bullock, David

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Third: McFarland Funeral Chapel and Tryon Federal Bank’s team: Glenn Hanford, Jerry John-son, Danny Jones and Billy McFarland.

– article submittedby Mike Gavin

• Tournament(Continued from page 18)

Winners of Flight 2: Bonnie Brae Veterinary Hospital’s team: Iain Fitch, Jay Grobowsky, Rich Metcalf and Randy Mitchell. (photo submitted)

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At Saluda Elementary School, Mrs. Maneen’s fifth grade and Mrs. Marion’s kindergarten Book Buddies wrote letters to Santa Claus. Shown right is kindergartener Bradley Wooten with his fifth grade buddy, Hayes Morgan, writing Bradley’s letter to Santa. The fifth graders then typed the letters for their kindergarten buddies. Afterwards, the students shared a special snack of cookies and juice together to celebrate Christmas. Book Buddies meet every Thursday afternoon to read together and practice writing. Pictured below is Mrs. Marion’s kindergarten class displaying their typed letters to Santa. (photo submitted by Ronette C. Dill, principal)

Book Buddies write lettersto Santa Claus

Kindermusik classes begin at Tryon Fine Arts Center Jan. 7In a Kindermusik class, mim-

ing and singing “Wheels on the Bus” may seem like child’s play, but it’s actually helping a child develop better coordination and language skills.

Registration is under way for Kindermusik with Bryant Belin at Tryon Fine Arts Center, where parents and their children — ages 2 to 6 years old — sing, dance and make music together to develop better learning skills for the child. Parents also learn more about the developmental process and benefits through activities in class.

According to Kindermusik, studies continue to show that music has a positive impact on a child’s ability to learn. Mak-ing and responding to music

can help a child use scissors and kick a ball, as well as have a positive impact on a child’s sense of self-esteem and self-expression.

K i n d e r -musik classes are designed by music and ear-ly childhood educators. Ac-cording to Kin-dermusik, the activities are based on new and proven re-search that making music can stimulate every area in the child’s development:

• Stimulates a love of di-verse styles of music — varied musical exposure leads to lan-

guage proficiency and spatial-temporal reasoning, which is the foundation for engineering and science.

• Fosters creativity using mu-sic, dance, dra-ma — children use c rea t ive thinking skills in pretend play, enhancing their ability to think i n d i f f e r e n t ways.

• Teaches parents about

child development — parents are the child’s first teacher. Kindermusik classes explain developmental benefits of each class activity and offer activi-ties parents and children can do

together at home.“Kindermusik increases con-

fidence in a young child, as well as adding to the depth of parent/child relationships,” says Belin, Kindermusik instructor. “Confidence builds success. I’m humbled to be able to take part in a learning process such as this.”

To learn more about Kin-dermusik classes starting in January, call Marianne Carruth at 828-859-8322 or send her an email at [email protected].

Belin will offer three classes, pending enrollment, at Tryon Fine Arts Center for 2, 3 and 4-6 year olds.

– article submittedby Marianne Carruth

Want to go? What: Kindermusik, For students 2-6 years old

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The U.S. Small Business Ad-ministration recently announced that federal economic injury di-saster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in Polk, Cleve-land, Henderson, Rutherford and Transylvania counties as a result of drought and excessive heat that began on June 1, 2011.

“These counties are eligible because they are contiguous to one or more primary counties in South Carolina. The Small Busi-ness Administration recognizes that disasters do not usually stop at county or state lines. For that rea-son, counties adjacent to primary counties named in the declaration are included,” said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA’s Field Operations Center East in Atlanta.

“When the Secretary of Agri-culture issues a disaster declaration

to help farmers recover from dam-ages and losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to assist eligible entities affected by the same disaster,” said Skaggs.

Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligi-ble farm-related and nonfarm-re-lated entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this di-saster. With the exception of aqua cultural enterprises, agricultural producers, farmers and ranchers are not eligible to apply to SBA, but nurseries are eligible to ap-ply for economic injury disaster loans for losses caused by drought

conditions. Loan amounts can be up to $2

million, with interest rates of 3 per-cent for non-profit organizations

and 4 percent for small business-es. Terms can be up to 30 years. The SBA deter-mines eligibility based on the size of the applicant, type of activity and its finan-cial resources. The agency sets loan amounts and terms based on each appli-cant’s financial condition. These

working capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred. The loans are not intended to replace lost sales

or profits.Disaster loan information and

application forms may be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an email to [email protected]. Loan applications can be downloaded from the SBA’s web-site at www.sba.gov. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administra-tion, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

Those affected by the disaster may also apply for disaster loans electronically from SBA’s website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.

Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than August 19, 2012.

For more information about the SBA’s Disaster Loan Program, visit www.sba.gov.

– article submitted

SBA disaster loans available in Polk following declaration

“When the Secretary of Agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to assist eligible entities affected by the same disaster.”

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Foothills Humane Society (FHS) said it has received “amazing support” after a re-cent grassroots plea for dry cat food to assist in its partnership with the local Meals on Wheels Program.

Meals on Wheels is one of the many community programs supported by FHS. The Meals on Wheels program provides home-delivered meals and ser-vices to people in need. Many of the people served by this program have pets that enrich their lives and have become part of their families, yet they do not have a means to acquire food for their pets. FHS part-ners with Meals on Wheels to fulfill this need by providing the cat and dog food that is sent along with the delivered meals.

The FHS board of directors sent out emails and posted flyers with local media outlets on Thursday, Dec. 22. FHS has received more than 2,800

pounds of dry cat food in less than two days.

Executive Director Selena Coffey, who has been busy finding space to store the cat food until it can be delivered, commented, “The compassion demonstrated by people in this community over the last 24 hours has been overwhelming! Personally, it makes me proud to be a part of this community.”

FHS board members and volunteers have been on site assisting people in unloading their donations and thanking them for their continued sup-port.

FHS President Emily Clark said, “This community has al-ways been very supportive of us, but the care and concern for the animals is even more evi-dent after seeing the number of people donating to this cause.”

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FHS reports overwhelming community support for animals for holidays

Some of the more than 2,800 pounds of dry cat food Foothills Humane Society received in less than two days after sending out a plea. Food helps feed pets owned by people served through the Meals on Wheels program. (photo submitted by Selena Coffey)(Continued on page 23)


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William Ray Horne

William Ray Horne, 90, of Columbus died July 12, 2011. He was son of the late Jessie Monroe and Cora Collins Horne and hus-band of Mildred Holbert Horne.

He was a member of Mill Creek Church of the Brethren and Mill S p r i n g Ve t e r a n s Lodge. He served in

the U.S. Army as Medic during WWII.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Bill Horne of Green Creek; four daughters, Juanita Odel of Sunny View, Marilyn Horne and Regina Pate, both of Green Creek. and Laura Saenger of Hickory, N.C.; four sisters, Geneva Harrell of Bak-ersville, N.C., Imogene Burns of Inman, S.C., Janice Fagan of Green Creek and Linda Horne of McAdenville, N.C.; 10 grand-children, Kim Odel, Kelly Brad-ley, Lee Bradley, Brandon Horne, Ashley Horne, Rebecca Horne, Joseph Pate, Jacob Pate, Miles Saenger and Will Saenger; and five great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, July 15 at Mill Creek Church of the Brethren Fellow-ship Hall. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the church sanctuary, conducted by Rev. Steven Abe. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Memorials may be made in memory of Brandon Horne to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 4530 Park Rd, #240, Charlotte, N.C. 28209.

Condolences may be left at www.pettyfuneralhome.com.

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John Hanley GibbsJohn Hanley Gibbs, 87, of

Columbus died Thursday, July 14, 2011 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Forest City, N.C.

Born in Polk County, he was the son of the late Callaway Bur-gin and Florence Jackson Gibbs. He was a veteran of WWII, hav-

ing served in the U.S. Army, a member of the VFW Post 10349 and the Woodmen of

the World. Mr. Gibbs was the husband of Omie Lee Laughter Gibbs, who died in 1986.

Survivors include one daugh-ter, Patsy Gibbs Toney (Dean) of Rutherfordton, N.C.; son, Harold Gibbs of Rutherfordton, N.C.; one sister, Alvah Gibbs of Columbus; and a brother , Herbert Gibbs of Mill Spring. Also surviving are five grandchil-dren, Randy Toney (Kimberly), Marc Toney (LeeAnn), Lora Brock (Jeff), Jeffrey Gibbs (Col-leen) and Elizabeth Gibbs and six great-grandchildren, Mason Toney, Kevin Gibbs, Anthony Brock, Bryan Gibbs, Nick Gibbs and Zane Gibbs.

Funeral services were held Sunday, July 16, in the McFar-land Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

Burial was in Polk Memo-rial Gardens, Columbus, with military rites by the Polk County Memorial Burial Squad.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P. O. Box 336, Forest City, N.C. 28043 or Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Dr, Columbus, N.C. 28722.

The family will be at the home of his daughter, Patsy Gibbs Toney, 400 Radar Rd., Ruther-fordton, N.C.

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

McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.

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Dorothy Waymon Simmons

Rev. Dorothy Waymon Sim-mons, 82, formerly of Tryon, died June 13, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga.

Memorial service noon, July 30 at Columbia Senior Residenc-es at MLK Village, 125 Logan St. SE, Atlanta, Ga. 30312. Contact sister: 678-862-3800.

Survivors are three sons, Al-len (Rudy) Waymon of Syracuse, N.Y., Kenneth Simmons of Hous-ton, Texas, and Lovell Simmons (Andrea) of Lawrenceville, Ga.; one sister, Frances Fox of River-dale, Ga.; three brothers, John Ir-vin Waymon of Antelope, Calif., Carrol Waymon of San Diego, Calif., and Samuel Waymon of Nyack, N.Y.; a host of grandchil-dren, great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by both parents, Mary Kate and John D. Waymon; son, Van Waymon; sisters, Lucile Waddell and Nina Simone (Eunice) and brother, Harold Waymon Sr.

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Saluda School’s ‘Small Kids Can Do Big Things’As a way to help others in the community during this holiday season, a “Small Kids Can Do Big Things” school-wide project at Saluda Elementary School encouraged students to find ways to earn money to donate to Thermal Belt Outreach Ministries. P.E./dance teacher Kathy Angier delivered a basket filled with donation envelopes totaling $495.06 to Thermal Belt Outreach from Saluda Elementary School students. Pictured at left are third grade students with the holiday basket filled with donation envelopes. (photo submitted by Ronette C. Dill, principal)

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