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TodayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

FENCE gardening semi-nar, Monday, April 11, 10 a.m. FENCE. Trish Walsh will pres-ent “Everything You Want To Know About Roses, Especially How To Fertilize Them.”

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Monday activities include line dancing, 10 a.m., senior fitness, 11 a.m., bingo or bead class, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Christian Fellowship Lun-cheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mon-days except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and discussion of relevant issues; interdenominational. 828-859-5051.

Chess Club, Mondays, 12:30 p.m., recreation room, LaurelHurst Apartments, Co-lumbus. Open to anyone in community. 894-3336.

Saluda Center, Monday activities include line dancing at 12:30 p.m. For more infor-mation visit Saluda.com.

Male Anger Management/Domestic Abuse Intervention

The steel frame for the new Polk County Department of Social Services (DSS) building is now in place. The new building, located off Wolverine Trail in Mill Spring, is scheduled to be complete sometime in August. The county plans to relocate the DSS office to the new building in September, according to Polk County Manager Ryan Whitson. See story, page 3. (photo by Leah Justice)

Steel frame gives shape to new DSS building

Polk resolves to preserve its fund balanceCommissioners fear state threats of cutsby Leah Justice

Polk County commissioners have taken steps designed to keep North Carolina from using the county’s fund balance to justify cuts in funding for the county.

State representatives recently

reviewed information about county fund balances. County officials said they are concerned that the state, which is in the midst of a budget shortfall, will cut funding for those counties with fund bal-ances above the required 8-percent level.

County commissioners Mon-day, April 4 unanimously approved

a resolution in support of preserv-ing the county’s fund balance.

“Polk County is extremely concerned that because the county has acted fiscally responsibly and has cut county spending and programs to reflect much lower revenues we, and other such

Public hearing tomorrow on move to allow Landrum Sunday alcohol sales in restaurantsby Leah Justice

Landrum residents will have their chance tomorrow to voice opinions on whether the city should call for a referendum to allow restaurants to sell alcohol on Sundays.

Landrum City Council is

scheduled to hold a public hear-ing tomorrow, Tuesday, April 12, at 6 p.m. at city hall.

City council last month began steps to consider placing a refer-endum on this year’s November ballot to allow restaurants to sell alcohol on Sundays. If the

referendum is approved, only restaurants would be allowed to sell alcohol, and those sales would be allowed only in house. No carryout alcohol sales would be allowed, such as from grocery

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Program, Mondays, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

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

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

TuesdayPolk County Mobile Re-

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

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

Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, “We Care” is a weekly informal social group open to women coping with loss. The group meets at 9 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe in Tryon and is open to newcomers. For more informa-tion, contact Shannon Slater at 828-894-7000 or 800-617-7132 or [email protected].

Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9 a.m. Bridge, 10 a.m., 828-749-9245. For more activities, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Tuesday activities in-clude ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; art

class, 10 a.m., bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

American Legion Aux. will have a meeting on Tuesday, April 12 at 10 a.m. at the American Le-gion Post on Depot Street, Tryon.

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

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

Polk County Library Pre-school Storytime, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Free. All area children and caregivers welcome. Care-giver must remain with child.

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

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

Guided wildflower identi-fication walks, Tuesday after-noons at 1:30 p.m. beginning March 29 - April 26. On April 12, Jenny Lellinger will focus on the ferns in Pearson’s Falls. Walks will be held at Pearson’s Falls. Contact Tryon Garden Club at 828-817-0382 for info.

Teen Character/Skills Build-ing Group, Tuesdays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Polk County Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, Tues-day, April 12 at 4 p.m., Bryant Womack Justice & Adminis-tration Center, 40 Courthouse

Street, Columbus. Tryon Parks Committee

will meet on Tuesday, April 12 at 4 p.m. at Tryon Town Hall, McCown Room. Contact: John Vining, 828-894-8218.

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

Carolina Camera Club meeting, Tuesday, April 12, 6:30 p.m., at Isothermal Com-munity College (ICC). The club meets on the second Tuesday of each month, except for July and August. For questions about the meeting or the club, contact Don Wilson, [email protected].

Thermal Belt Friendship Council meeting, second Tues-day of every month at 7 p.m. at the Roseland Community Center.

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

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Italian club meeting (Buon Giorno), 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 10 a.m.; bingo or bridge, 12:30 p.m.; medication assis-tance program, 9 a.m. - noon. 828-894-0001.

Saluda Center, Wednesday activities, Trash Train, dominoes game, 10 a.m., gentle Yin Yoga 12:30 p.m. 828-749-9245.

Bookmobile ‘open house’ will celebrate National Book-mobile Day Wednesday, April 13 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Polk County Public Library parking lot.

Tryon Kiwanis Club meets Wednesdays, noon, Congregational Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

Female Anger Management/Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Male Anger Management/Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays, 5 - 6:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

Social media course, at Caro-lina Foothills Chamber of Com-merce, 2753 Lynn Rd. #A, in Tryon. Learn to use Facebook, Twitter, etc... to promote your business. Wednesday, April 13 from 6 - 9 p.m.

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

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

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities in-clude ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; art class, 10 a.m., bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

Landrum Library, Lap Ba-bies, Thursdays, 10 a.m.; story-time, 10:30 a.m.

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

Saluda Public Library, Bouncing Babies and Toddlers in Tow, Thursdays, 10 a.m.

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Correction/ClarificationThe front page story in the

April 7 Bulletin on the Rails to Trails proposal should have said no trains have trav-eled routinely on the tracks through the Landrum and Polk County area in many years. Sprint cable runs along the easement and is in con-stant use, and the rail corridor is still active, even if no trains travel through the local area.

Steel framework gives shape to new Polk DSS buildingOffice scheduled to move in Septemberby Leah Justice

The new Polk County Depart-ment of Social Services (DSS) building is taking shape as steel framing is in place.

The new building, located off Wolverine Trail in Mill Spring, is scheduled to be complete some-time in August. The county plans to relocate the DSS office to the new building in September, ac-cording to Polk County Manager Ryan Whitson.

The Polk County Board of Commissioners Monday, April 4 approved a parking lot light to comply with Leadership in Energy and Environmental De-sign (LEED) certification that the county has decided to obtain with the building. The light, to be located on the right side of the parking lot, will be slightly lower

in height and bulb wattage than other parking lot lights to comply with LEED requirements. Polk County Manager Ryan Whitson said he is not concerned about the height or the lower wattage of the one light, because any night park-ing by employees will be done in the rear of the building.

Construction of the frame-work began about a month ago, with grading being previously completed. The slab for the 11,900-square-foot building was poured in January. Underground plumbing and water and sewer lines have also been connected to the site.

The county agreed last year to construct a new DSS, or human services, building on county-owned property at the county recreation park adjacent to the Polk County Middle School. The county has agreed to finance the building at up to $1.85 million,

with state and federal reimburse-ments expected over the next 45 years. The county approved a $1,590,755 bid from Able Constructors late last year for the construction, with the total project estimated at $1,914,052.

Polk County expects state and federal reimbursements of more than $95,000 for the building this fiscal year, based on an esti-mated 61-percent reimbursement

The entrance of the DSS building is now defined. (photo by Leah Justice)

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counties, may now be penalized for following a prudent fund bal-ance policy,” says the county’s resolution. It continues, “and WHEREAS, the proposal to shift the state’s fiscal burden to the counties would weaken the counties and, possibly, cause the counties to be given lower bond and credit ratings, increasing the cost of governmental needs for all taxpayers; and

“NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Polk County Board of Commissioners must op-pose any proposal recommending that the State of North Carolina solve its fiscal difficulties by shift-ing the state’s fiscal burdens onto the counties who have acted in a fiscally prudent manner.”

County manager Ryan Whit-son said the county’s current fund balance of between 19 and 21 percent is in line with the current North Carolina county average. As of the last audit, for fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, Polk County had an unrestricted fund balance of more than $7 million. The county has since spent some fund balance money.

Whitson said the spreadsheet

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that was presented to the state’s appropriation committee showed all fund balances from counties across the state. He said the num-bers were skewed because the fund balances were from the beginning of the fiscal year, or nine months ago. The state requires counties to keep at least an eight-percent fund balance, but Whitson said eight percent is only one month worth of operating expenses.

Whitson said the governor’s representatives are trying to use the county fund balances as the “silver bullet” to fix the state’s budget and he doesn’t want any part of it.

Polk will send the resolu-tion to Sen. Tom Apodaca, Rep. David Guice and to Governor Beverly Perdue’s office.

rate. The total reimbursements over 45 years could result in the county spending about $750,000 for the building. DSS services are funded through state, federal and county tax dollars, depending on the service.

The county has worked for the past couple of years to get all of-fices out of the aged Jervey Palmer building (the former St. Luke’s Hospital) on Carolina Drive in Tryon. Commissioners have said the old building is costly to main-tain and not suited for county ser-

vices because much of the square footage is made up of hallways.

The Meeting Place Senior Cen-ter, which was previously located in the Jervey Palmer building, moved in late 2009 into renovated space in the former Carolina Clas-sical School off Skyuka Road near Columbus. The county’s veteran’s services office, also formerly located in the Jervey Palmer build-ing, was moved to the new senior center building as well.

Commissioners have not yet decided where to house mental health services, which are also housed in the Jervey Palmer build-ing.

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Councilman Randy Wohnig was the only council member to vote against the ordinance.

Landrum Mayor Bob Briggs said the city had a meeting with Landrum area businesses in January and one point made by businesses was that not being able to serve alcohol on Sunday hurts business.

Most Landrum restaurants are currently not open on Sunday. Briggs said business owners told him when they were open on Sunday, many patrons would leave and go to Tryon when they found out Landrum doesn’t allow alcohol to be served on Sundays.

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not their decision to make, but wants to present the question to the voters to decide.

If the second reading of the ordinance is approved, the city will call for a referendum to determine whether the South Carolina Department of Revenue may issue temporary permits to allow for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises con-sumption on Sundays in the City of Landrum.

The wording of the ques-tion currently proposed to go on the ballot says, “Shall the South Carolina Department of Revenue be authorized to issue temporary permits in this city for a period not to exceed 24 hours to allow the possession, sale and consumption of alcoholic liquors by the drink to bona fide nonprofit organizations and res-taurant establishments otherwise authorized to be licensed for consumption-on-premise sales?”

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Polk High softball shuts down Hendersonville 3-0by Daniel Hecht

On a picture-perfect spring-time afternoon in Columbus, the Lady Bearcats of Hender-sonville High came calling for the first of the season’s two conference matchups with the ladies of Polk County softball. As expected, Wednesday’s contest was an entertaining affair, featuring ex-cellent pitching and rock-solid defense on both sides of the ball.

In another in a string of dominating performances, Polk County’s Jamie Hrobak picked up her 11th win of the season, striking out seven and walking none. Hrobak worked methodi-cally through the Henderson-ville lineup, allowing just one hit – a single by Cynthia Boll-man in the third – as she faced

just one batter over the mini-mum on her way to recording

her 40th career vic-tory for the Lady Wolverines.

“Tha t was a great performance by Hrobak,” said head coach Jeff Wilson, “and our defense really stepped up behind her.”

Hrobak, in just her junior year, already holds the all-time record for career wins at Polk County High School.

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verines managed to dust up Hendersonville starter Taylor Bryant for five hits on the after-noon. Yancy Pace got the scor-ing started in the second, roping a line drive single to right field to drive h o m e K a r a Garvin, who had reached on a walk.

Hrobak, hitting cleanup, helped her own cause in the third as she launched a Bryant fastball down the pipe over the fence in left center for a solo home run, giving Polk a two run lead after three.

The Lady Wolverines added their final run in the sixth, as Garvin, again aboard on a walk, advanced on a Shea Wheeler line drive single to center field and then scored on a Brittany Jones base hit to right.

Following the game, Hrobak praised the performance of the Lady Bearcats.

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verines improve to 11-2 on the season overall, and 6-1 in West-ern Highlands conference play.

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Thursday, April 14 4:00 - 7:30 PM

This dinner is on a donation basis. Carryout is available.

Menu: All You Can Eat Fish, Hush Puppies, French Fries, Cole Slaw, Beans, Desserts, & Tea.

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**Proceeds will be used for medical supplies for an upcoming church mission trip to Uganda, Africa.

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Wolverines men’s tennis battles elements, youthby Samantha Hurst

The sun making an appearance Thursday, April 7 brought out a ready-to-go Wolverine men’s ten-nis team that easily put away wins in six singles matches against East Henderson before going on to dominate the doubles matches as well.

Coach Richard Davis said he was glad to see his team faring well on the court after battling their strongest foe, poor weather, most of the season thus far.

“It’s sort of difficult to swing a racket in 40-mile-per-hour winds and rain,” Davis said. “So, we’ve had quite a few canceled. I don’t think in all my years coach-ing we’ve ever had to postpone so many matches because of weather.”

The team stands with four wins, four losses and a confer-ence record of one win and two losses, with four other confer-ence matches canceled because of weather.

Davis is optimistic, though, about the ability of his young team to pull out a good season.

“We’re young in a few spots, which has hurt us some, strug-gling in a few of the big matches,” Davis said. “But overall it’s just a good learning year for them.”

Davis said he has been im-pressed with the growth in his top seed players Madison Alexander, Sam Vining and Ben Stockdale.

Alexander moved up in the ranks from the No. 6 spot last season to No. 1 this year. When asked what moved Alexander so high up in the seeds, Davis said sheer determination.

“This kid has a tremendous work ethic,” Davis said. “He worked hard all summer going to a lot of tennis camps and working on his skills. No. 1 is a tough spot to play in. Madison played sixth last year and that’s a big jump in

competition.”Vining, in the No. 2 spot, main-

tains the best record for Polk on the season. Vin-ing has only lost to 4A opponent Crest High and Hendersonville, a team that, ac-cording to Da-vis, is notorious in the area for its stellar tennis program.

“Sam is just a good competitor. He’s a scrapper and a fighter –– he’s going to find ways to win,” Davis said.

In the third spot, Ben Stockdale has come back after missing the season’s first two matches with an ankle injury. Davis said Stockdale has “probably the best stroke of any player I’ve ever had here.”

Davis said Stockdale needs some experience and should come back stronger than ever next season.

Overall, Da-vis said he’s been proud of some o f t he things the Wol-ver ines have been able to ac-complish. Even a loss in the team’s second match against Crest showed promise in Da-vis’ eyes.

He said the Wolverines went into the doubles set against Crest 4-2 and all Crest needed to seal the deal was to win one doubles match of the three.

“Both my No. 1 and No. 2 teams pulled out victories and my No. 3 guys really stuck in there but lost, so we lost the match. But

for us to even have a chance play-ing 4-2 with the competition we faced, I was proud,” Davis said.

Individual singles play results on the season: Madison Alexan-der 3-5, Sam Vining 6-2, Ben Stockdale 4-2, Christian Finley 5-3, Patrick Rimer 4-4, Nicholas Morse 2-2 and William Morse 3-2.

In doubles play, records are as follows: Alexander/Finely are 7-1 on the year, while Rimer/Vining are 3-0 for the season so far. The third doubles team playing April 7 was a winning combo of Stock-dale and Morse.

Weather permitting, the Wol-verines go on to play Henderson-ville at home April 12 and will travel to face Thomas Jefferson April 14. Following spring break the team will face Owen at home April 26, with the conference tournament also looming that week.

PCHS’ No. 1 player Madison Alexander (front) prepares himself for action against East Henderson with doubles partner Christian Fahnley. The No. 1 doubles team won their match. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

“It’s sort of difficult to swing a racket in 40-mile-per-hour winds and rain. I don’t think in all my years coaching we’ve ever had to postpone so many matches because of weather.”

-- Coach Richard Davis

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Wolverines triumph over visiting Hendersonville 7-4by Daniel Hecht

Only a dozen Bearcats showed up to face off against the Wolver-ines Wednesday, April 6. As Cook explained, his squad has been dec-imated by everything from injuries to disciplinary suspensions, a fac-tor that no doubt has contributed to the Bearcats’ sub-par early season record. Depleted though they may be, however, the boys in red gave Polk head coach Ty Stott’s team all they could handle in a contest that went down to the wire.

After Polk starter Dakota Turn-er held the Bearcats scoreless in the top of the first, Polk hitters put up two runs in the bottom half of the inning. Joel Booker lashed a Samuel Linn pitch to deep right center for an RBI double, scoring Rooster Ross who had reached on a walk. Lucas Cash then stroked a sharp grounder between third and short for a base hit, scoring Booker.

The Wolverines added two more runs in the second courtesy

of Turner, who aided his own ef-forts by lacing a double to the right center field gap, scoring Roberto Taft, and then scoring himself later in the inning to make it 4-0 Polk.

Polk County added two more runs in their half of the third against reliever Conner Cope. Booker led off the inning by legging out an in-field single, and then Tyler Philpott stepped to the plate and crushed a Cope offering over the fence in deep right field for a two-run homer, making it 6-0 Polk after three.

“It was a curveball that broke right into me,” said Philly, adding that the pitch “just broke right into my hands.”

The Bearcats made some noise in the fourth, touching up Turner for two runs on two hits and a walk. Roberto Taft entered the game in relief in the fifth and held the Bearcats scoreless for the next two innings, but in the top of the seventh, Taft walked both Wes Merrill and Chris Rice and then hit Rayce Walker with a pitch,

and following a couple of Polk errors, the Bearcats had scored another run.

With bases loaded, one out, and the tying run at the plate, Stott tapped reliever Booker to replace Taft. Booker started shaky, walk-ing the first batter he faced and

forcing in a run, but then settled down to retire the final two Bearcat batters and preserve the win for Turner, now 3-1 on the year. The Wolverines improve to 9-2 overall and 5-1 in the Western Highlands conference, while Hendersonville falls to 4-5 and 4-3 in the WHC.

Roberto Taft tags out Hendersonville’s Wes Merrill at the plate during Polk’s victory Wednesday, April 6. (photo by Daniel Hecht)


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Fresh produce available at Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry April 13The Thermal Belt Outreach

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Polk County Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting April 12 in ColumbusThe Polk County Zoning

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Polk Central Elementary students celebrate Arbor Day

Above: Maria Rapos, Savannah Deaver and Maggie Phipps, PCHS students from Chauncey Barber’s agricultural classes, dig holes to plant the new trees. Below: Zackery Bayne, Shyla Ruff, Bobby Louis, Samuel Campuzano-Gomez and Matthew Mullis, fourth-grade students from Polk Central School, plant new trees. (photos submitted)

Thanks to the generosity of several organizations and indi-viduals, Polk Central students celebrated Arbor Day 2011 in a big way.

During the week of Arbor Day, high school students from Chauncey Barber’s agriculture classes planted eight trees (ap-proximately 2-inch caliper and 500 pounds each) on the Polk Central campus. These trees were purchased with a $500 grant from the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Dis-tricts Auxiliary. John Vining, Polk County Extension Agent, provided technical assistance. Four willow oaks planted along the car line will soon provide shade during hot afternoons in autumn and spring. Two red maples were planted be-tween the gymnasium and main building.

Two trees were donated by King’s Sunset Nursery located in Liberty, S.C. The dogwood and serviceberry were planted in front of the 3-5 building.

Students in fourth grade plant-ed 18 native trees adjacent to the Nature Trail, with instruc-tion provided by Junie Michel, Americorps volunteer with the Foothills Equestrian Nature Cen-ter (FENCE). These 2-foot tall seedlings were planted about 10 inches deep and will take a few years to grow to noticeable height. Students put their names on the stakes and plan to monitor their growth in coming years.

Students in fifth grade par-ticipated in guided hikes of the Nature Trail. The hikes were led by Pam Torlina, land protection specialist at the Pacolet Area Land Conservancy (PAC), and Christel Walter, PAC volunteer and N.C. environmental educator.

Students used N.C. Depart-ment of Forestry tree identification guides to research a variety of trees on the trail. The fifth graders were also the first to see some of the new plant identification signs, which were constructed with an $800 grant from Bright Ideas, Ruther-ford Electric Company‘s school grants program. The sign posts were constructed by Dale Burrow’s high school carpentry classes.

Students in second grade spent several hours on the trail with Kacy Spooner, Americorps volun-teer with the Polk County Agricul-tural Economic Development Of-fice. Students used the new flip-top bench tables as a base to explore the trees on the Nature Trail.

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Friendship Council’s ‘Soundtrack for a Revolution’ revisited April 12The Thermal Belt Friendship

Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 12, at 6 p.m. The discus-sion will focus on the recent showing of the “Soundtrack for a Revolution.” The meeting will be held at Roseland Community Center, located at the corner of Peak and Howard Streets in Tryon.

More than 60 local residents viewed the documentary on Sat-urday, March 26, at the Congre-gational Church in Tryon. Many

viewers were visually moved by the scenes that played out on film related to the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement. Individuals attending Tuesday’s meeting will be encouraged to share their experiences and to discuss how to move the mission of unity forward.

The Thermal Belt Friend-ship Council is a loosely orga-nized group of local residents that meets together to narrow the racial divide. There is not a membership fee to join the

organization. The organization was established during the late 1980s, in response to a planned Klan march in Tryon. Individu-als gathered together to examine strategies to demonstrate their lack of support for the Klan. Out of the meeting grew the first community picnic.

The Thermal Belt Friendship Council has continued its month-ly lunches, but has expanded its activities to include monthly meetings, an annual Martin Lu-ther King Jr. Commemoration

celebration, Christmas caroling at White Oak Nursing Home and its annual community picnic.

The Thermal Belt Friendship Council recently co-sponsored, in conjunction with the Tryon Fine Arts Center, a play pertain-ing to the life of Dr. Martin Lu-ther King Jr. Anyone interested in joining the many activities sponsored by the Thermal Belt Friendship Council should con-tact its president, Dr. Joseph Fox, at [email protected].


Carolina Camera Club meets April 12 at IsothermalThe Carolina Camera Club

will meet Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Isothermal Com-munity College (ICC). The club meets on the second Tuesday of each month, except for July and August.

This monthly meeting will

include evaluations of mem-bers’ photographs by a panel of club judges. These prints cover a range of subjects, in-cluding nature and scenics. This evaluation session is a learning experience for all levels of photographers, whether begin-

ners or advanced amateurs. Constructive advice is given, and the audience may comment or ask questions as well.

Visitors are welcome to all meetings, which are normally over at 8:30 p.m. The club an-nounces field trips during the

year as well, open to all persons interested in advancing their photographic skills.

If you have questions about the meeting or the club, contact Don Wilson, [email protected].



The Bird Box

by Simon Thompson

It’s always a pleasure when our first Ruby-throated Hum-mingbirds appear at our feeders here in western North Carolina.

From their w i n t e r i n g g r o u n d s i n Mex ico and Central Amer-ica, the ruby-throats usually arrive back in the Carolinas during the last week of March and first of April.

Of course they filter into the piedmont and coastal plain first, before they climb into the higher elevations of the west-ern portion of North Carolina. Many people put their feeders up on April 15, in anticipation of the bird’s arrival on tax day, maybe a way to associate this date with far more attractive qualities.

While hummingbirds are faithful to their migration tim-ing and patterns, their arrival date is usually a few days earlier than this, although weather can indeed play a part in their journey north. Of course we need to make sure our hummingbird feeders are ready for the bird’s arrival.

To get rid of winters mold and dust, it is best to clean

the feeders thoroughly with a solution of 1/4 cup bleach to 1 gallon water. Let the feeders soak in this solution for about

an hour, then c l e a n t h e m t h o r o u g h l y with a bottle-brush. I t i s also important to keep the feeders clean throughout the

spring and summer months, as the sugar solution can start to ferment in the heat.

Clean the feeders every week with hot tap water and a bottlebrush to remove any mold that may appear. Another good method of removing unsightly mould is to add a small amount of sand to a small amount of water in the feeder and shake vigorously. Then rinse well.

You can let the feeders air-dry completely before refilling. This can be done at night and refilled the next morning so you don’t disrupt the feeding of the birds.

When the temperature is over 80°F, change your feeder solution every three to four days, flushing the feeders with hot tap water. It is always best to use clear glass or plastic feeders, so you can keep track

Our hummingbirds arriving back in WNC

of the amount of sugar water and its condition.

Now about the hummingbird feeding solution: It is important not to use any red food coloring, as this has been proven to harm the birds. You can either make your own sugar solution by dis-solving 1 cup of white sugar in 4 cups of boiling water or buy ready-made nectar from your local bird-feeding store.

No artificial sweeteners should be used at all, as these can harm and even kill the birds. Also it is best to only partially fill the feeders with 2-3 inches of solution, unless of course you have many hummingbirds, which drink rapidly and empty

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the feeders in a short time. Hummingbirds are amongst

the best-known and best-loved birds in the eastern US, and it is best to know the correct feeding methods, so we do not “love” these birds to death.

Simon Thompson has lived in WNC for the past 16 years. He owns and operates his own birding tour company, Ventures Birding Tours. www.birdven-tures.comHe and Chris also own and operate the Asheville Wild Birds Unlimited Store. For more information on any of the birding activities in the area, drop by the store or check his website at www.asheville.wbu.com

AARP Tax-Aide provides free tax assistance, preparation in ColumbusFree tax assistance and prepa-

ration for low and moderate income individuals, with special attention to those age 60 and older, is available for taxpay-ers from AARP Tax-Aide. You do not need to be a member of AARP or a retiree to use this service.

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers, trained in cooperation with the In-ternal Revenue Service, will offer help with personal income tax re-turns at various locations around the state of North Carolina.

Free tax assistance will be available every Wednesday be-ginning Feb. 2 through April

18 at the Polk County Public Library in Columbus by appoint-ment only.

The library is located at 1289 West Mills Street in Columbus. Call 828-894-8721, ext. 221, to make an appointment.

“I really enjoy volunteering for AARP Tax-Aide. The taxpayer is so appreciative of having this resource,” said Ron Peters, AARP Tax-Aide coordinator for Colum-bus. “Tax law can often be confus-ing. AARP Tax-Aide volunteers can make the process of filling out tax returns a whole lot easier.” Peters added that he has met many new people through volunteering.

Last year, around 950 AARP Tax-Aide volunteers in North Carolina helped more than 68,636 people file their federal, state and local tax returns. The program is offered at approxi-mately 118 sites in North Caro-lina including senior centers, libraries and other convenient locations.

Other area locations include: Blue Ridge Mall, located at 1800 Four Seasons Boulevard in Hendersonville, N.C., Monday – Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (no appoint-ment necessary); and Rutherford County Senior Center, located

at 193 Callahan Koon Road in Spindale, N.C., every Friday (only by appointment).

AARP Tax-Aide is a program of the AARP Foundation, offered in conjunction with the IRS. The AARP Foundation is AARP’s affiliated charity. Foundation programs provide security, pro-tection and empowerment for older persons in need. Low-income older workers receive the job training and placement they need to rejoin the work-force. Foundation programs are funded by grants, tax-deductible contributions and AARP.



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Pictures of Egypt’s historical monuments, taken a month prior to the January uprising, will be offered by Donna and Miles Southworth (above) Thursday, April 14 at 7 p.m. at the Pea Ridge Community House l oca ted on Big Level Road, half a mile off Hwy 108. Everyone is welcome. Ref reshments w i l l be se r ved . (photo submitted)

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Green Blades sponsors lecture on native irises April 14Area horticulturist Walter

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