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TODAY Polk County Mobile Recy- cling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon. Saluda Center, Mondays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; line dance, 12:30 p.m.; Saluda Dupli- cate Bridge, 1:30 p.m. 828-749- 9245. For more activities, email [email protected] or visit www.saluda.com. Saluda Garden Club will meet Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. at the Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties Vol. 86 / No. 13 Tryon, N.C. 28782 Monday, February 18, 2013 Only 50 cents The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper Papa John’s looking to come to Landrum, page 7 Tryon Daily Bulletin (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2) Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations: Polk County’s Department of Social Services (DSS) Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting (MAPP) classes for prospective foster parents are set to begin in early March if enough participants sign up. The classes run for 10 weeks. People inter- ested in taking the classes should contact Jennifer Pittman to fill out registration paperwork. For more information, call Pittman at 828-894-6621. W ANT Y OUR AD HERE? Call 828-859-9151 Reserve Your Space Today! Polk planning board agrees to work on steep slope ordinance by Leah Justice The Polk County Planning Board unanimously decided the county would be better protected by having a steep slope ordinance on the books instead of drafting word- ing for the building inspector to do a pre-site assessment on all building. The planning board met Thurs- day, Feb. 14 and unanimously decided to work on an already drafted steep slope ordinance that currently gives a 30 percent thresh- old as a trigger of calling out the building inspector. If the ordinance is approved, the building inspector would still be charged with deciding if a building site needs an engineer “I think it would take a lot out (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6) by Samantha Hurst Polk County Schools re- cently began strategic planning with many schools holding staff meetings to discuss system goals for the next five years. Superintendent Bill Miller said the goal of strategic plan- ning is to formulate a district mission, set of belief statements and board goals. “Different people providing input about the direction we go in next, allows us a better opportunity to make sure we have schools our communities are happy with, our parents are happy with and our students are happy with,” Miller said. “The Polk Schools begins strategic planning process The school security task force ended its first walk-through of all schools last Friday Feb. 15 at Polk County High School. The task force is working on a risk assessment for all school buildings, including Polk Central, SunnyView, the middle school, high school, Stearns, the alternative school, early college, Tryon, Forbes and Saluda. (photo by Leah Justice) (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)

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TodayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

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

Saluda Garden Club will meet Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. at the

Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties

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Tryon Daily Bulletin

(Continued on page 2)

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

Polk County’s Department of Social Services (DSS) Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting (MAPP) classes for prospective foster parents are set to begin in early March if enough participants sign up. The classes run for 10 weeks. People inter-ested in taking the classes should contact Jennifer Pittman to fill out registration paperwork. For more information, call Pittman at 828-894-6621.

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Polk planning board agrees to work on steep slope ordinanceby Leah Justice

The Polk County Planning Board unanimously decided the county would be better protected by having a steep slope ordinance on the books instead of drafting word-ing for the building inspector to do a

pre-site assessment on all building.The planning board met Thurs-

day, Feb. 14 and unanimously decided to work on an already drafted steep slope ordinance that currently gives a 30 percent thresh-old as a trigger of calling out the

building inspector. If the ordinance is approved, the building inspector would still be charged with deciding if a building site needs an engineer

“I think it would take a lot out

(Continued on page 6)

by Samantha Hurst

Polk County Schools re-cently began strategic planning with many schools holding staff meetings to discuss system goals for the next five years.

Superintendent Bill Miller

said the goal of strategic plan-ning is to formulate a district mission, set of belief statements and board goals.

“Different people providing input about the direction we go in next, allows us a better

opportunity to make sure we have schools our communities are happy with, our parents are happy with and our students are happy with,” Miller said. “The

Polk Schools begins strategic planning process

The school security task force ended its first walk-through of all schools last Friday Feb. 15 at Polk County High School. The task force is working on a risk assessment for all school buildings, including Polk Central, SunnyView, the middle school, high school, Stearns, the alternative school, early college, Tryon, Forbes and Saluda. (photo by Leah Justice)

(Continued on page 3)

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Tuesday: Thunder-storms, with 40 per-cent chance of rain. High 50, low 33.

Thursday’s weather was: High 53, low 35, no rain.

Forecast: Today Tomorrow

MoonPhase

• Calendar(Continued From page 1)

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Saluda Library.TLT Box Office now open for

“9 to 5: the Musical.” Hours are 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Monday - Saturday with additional hours 4-7 p.m., Tuesday - Thursday. 516 S. Trade St. Call 828-859-2466 anytime. Performances at Tryon Fine Art Center Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3. Group discounts available.

The Meeting Place Senior Center, sing-along, 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 11 a.m.; bingo or bead class 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

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

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

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, Mon-days, 8 p.m., Columbus Presbyterian Church.

TuesdayPolk County Mobile Recycling

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

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

TLT Box Office now open for “9 to 5: the Musical.” Hours are 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Monday - Saturday with additional hours 4-7 p.m., Tuesday - Thursday. 516 S. Trade St. Call 828-859-2466 anytime. Performances at Tryon Fine Art Center Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3. Group discounts available.

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

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

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

Cracker Barrel, 1 p.m. Tues-days, conference room, Congrega-tional Church.

Free Lunch at Mt. Valley, Free lunch available every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Mt. Valley Pentecostal Holiness Church on Hwy. 176.

Saluda Welcome Table, every Tuesday, dinner will be served from 5:30 - 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Saluda United Methodist Church. All are welcomed. Donations ac-cepted.

ExploreTryon Tourism Board next meeting will be on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 5:30 p.m. at Tryon Town Hall, McCown Room. Public wel-come. Info: 828-859-6655.

Women to Women Support Group, first and third Tuesdays of each month, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Steps to HOPE, 60 Ward Street, Columbus. 828-894-2340.

Writing Family History/Mem-oir workshop Deno Trakas, author of “Because Memory Isn’t Eternal: A Story of Greeks in Upstate South Carolina,” will present a creative

writing seminar titled Writing Fam-ily History/Memoir on Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Tryon Fine Arts Center. To register, call 859-TFAC or visit www.tryonarts.org.

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

Carolina Camera Club, meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Tryon Fine Arts Center.

Tryon Board of Commission-ers next meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Tryon Fire Department. Info: 828-859-6655.

WednesdayPolk County Mobile Recycling

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

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; medica-tion assistance; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Wacky Wednesday, senior fitness and Italian club, 10 a.m.; bingo and bridge, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

TLT Box Office now open for “9 to 5: the Musical.” Hours are 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Monday - Saturday with additional hours 4-7 p.m., Tuesday - Thursday. 516 S. Trade St. Call 828-859-2466 anytime. Performances at Tryon Fine Art Center Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3. Group discounts available.

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

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

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

Spring Migration of Song-birds Pam Torlina, land protec-tion specialist for the Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC), will pres-ent “Spring Migration of Song-birds through the Southeast” on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Tryon Depot at 1 p.m. This meeting is open to the public.

Foothill’s Parkinson’s Sup-port Group meets the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the Landrum Library. All are welcome and it is free. Call 864-457-4419, for additional information.

Female Domestic Abuse In-tervention Program Wednesdays 6-7:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

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

ThursdayPolk County Mobile Recy-

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

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

The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities in-clude ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Devo-tions, 10 a.m.; Bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m.; Grocery shopping, 1 p.m.; Yoga, 6 p.m. 828-894-0001.

TLT Box Office now open for “9 to 5: the Musical.” Hours are 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Monday - Saturday

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more people that can contribute to that the better chance we have of going in the right direction.”

Miller said the system plans to ask staff and community members a series of questions. Those questions include:

What are your thoughts about our facilities and what safety concerns do you have?

What are your thoughts about the school day and the school year?

How do you feel about course offerings and student achievement?

How should a modern class-room operate and what is the instructional delivery that will be most effective?

Do you have any other issues regarding strategic importance that we didn’t ask you?

Miller said the final question allows participants to think big.

“The last question is basi-

• Polk Schools(Continued From page 1)

(Continued on page 4)

The school task force did a walk-through at Polk County High School, Friday, Feb. 15 to assess any security concerns. Pictured is Supt. Bill Miller (at left) discussing the layout of the buildings with Tryon Police Chief Jeff Arrowood, school board chair Geoff Tennant, school security officer Gary Laughter, state trooper Darryl Bailey, Columbus Police Chief Chris Beddingfield and Polk high school principal Mary Feagan. (photo by Leah Justice)

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cally, ‘If you had a million dol-lars to spend on Polk County Schools what would you spend it on?’” Miller said.

He said at the various school meetings, six rooms will be set up so people can choose three of the rooms to go in for 20-25 minutes to discuss these top-ics. He said this will allow for people to come for about an hour and not have to be there all night.

School staff meetings began at Polk Central Elementary School Feb. 13 and will wrap up by Feb. 27 at Polk County High School.

The meetings will start out with an introduction and then be followed by the three individual breakout sessions.

“The biggest challenge for us is to get people to talk about the big picture and not the smaller things that affect their daily lives now,” Miller said. “We’ve got to discuss where we want to

Community meetingswill follow on the

following schedule:March 5

Polk County Early CollegeMarch 12

Sunny View Elementary SchoolMarch 19

Polk Central Elementary SchoolMarch 26

Polk County High SchoolApril 2

Tryon Elementary SchoolApril 9

Polk County Middle SchoolApril 16

Saluda Elementary School• meetings begin at 7 p.m.

• Polk Schools(Continued From page 3)

be down the road.”Polk Schools also plans to

get student feedback through a student roundtable with middle and high school students.

• Steep slope(Continued From page 1)

for (the building inspector) if he had a threshold,” said planning board member David Smith. “There has to be a value associated. He needs the number given to him somehow so he doesn’t have any guesswork.”

The Polk County Board of Com-missioners instructed the planning board in January to draft wording for the building inspector to do a pre-site inspection to determine if an engineer is needed. The decision followed commissioners rescinding the county’s former mountainside and ridgeline protection ordinance (MRPO) and deciding not to ap-prove a steep slope ordinance the planning board recommended to replace the MRPO.

Both commissioners and the planning board have heard from several residents during meetings urging the county to approve an ordinance for steep slopes.

Planning board members were all in favor of having the build-

ing inspector make the engineer decisions through an ordinance, with their main reason being the ordinance can contain a slope trig-ger. Planning board members said an ordinance can give the building inspector a trigger of when to go out to a site saving the county time and money and avoiding having to do a pre-site inspection on every building regardless of slope.

An ordinance would also give a local avenue for property owners to appeal a building inspector’s deci-sion as well as to give exemptions such as for agriculture, forestry, altering or replacing a single-family dwelling and for minor construc-tion. Homeowners already have an appeal process for a building inspector decision through the state for a range of decisions made on construction.

Polk County Building Inspector Steve Jones told the planning board it was up to them, but he’d rather go the route of writing a pre-site

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Trapping: who benefits?To the editor:

Why is it so important to rush to legalize widespread trapping in Polk County?

All one has to do is call wild-life - they will issue a permit and refer you to someone who

will come and legally trap the nuisance animal.

If we can already legally trap and shoot these so-called nui-sance animals, why should we lift the ban on steel traps in Polk County?

Who benefits? Maybe we should follow the money.

– Emmy Summers,Tryon

Letter to the Editor

inspection rather than an ordinance.But planning board members

said they’d feel more comfortable with an ordinance.

“I still think something should be on the books,” said planning board member Christel Walter. “And it’s really for the protection of the homeowner and people that live around (the construction).”

Walter also said the ordinance drafted is “benign.”

“It’s benign because it’s only establishing that threshold,” Walter said. “It’s still up to (the building inspector’s) discretion. I hope the commissioners will be ok with this. I think we have to move in that direction.”

Another topic discussed last week amongst the planning board was the potential liability issue of not having an ordinance. A couple of the planning board members and a resident mentioned the county being cautioned last year by former county attorney Mike Egan that without an ordinance the county would not be protected under state law if a slope failed due to construc-tion. Egan told commissioners last year both the county and the build-ing inspector could be liable if, for example, the building inspector said an engineer wasn’t needed and a slope failed causing damage. It is unclear how liable the county would remain with the current draft steep ordinance leaving the decision up to the building inspector whether or not to require the property owner to have an engineer design the building.

“And as you recall attorney

Mike Egan cautioned against an employee making those type de-cisions,” said Tryon resident and former county commissioner Renée McDermott. “Under North Carolina law, Egan said when an employee is making discretionary decisions neither the county or the employee is covered under North Carolina law. The inspector and the county could both be held liable and I’m sure you wouldn’t want that.”

Planning board members Lee Bradley and Susan Welsh also mentioned Egan’s caution.

“At least in theory (an ordi-nance) relieves a lot of liability,” Bradley said.

The planning board also men-tioned a letter it received from White Oak Township resident Ruby Drew, who wrote saying that while living in Asheville she was a victim of mud building up along her garage and house because others not taking precaution when building above her property.

“I am not against building on slopes,” Drew said. “I am against it being done by people who are not knowledgeable or who are unscru-pulous about their construction.”

The planning board also heard the other side from Bill Wilkerson of Saluda, who said people say they don’t want building on ridgelines, but questioned how the county can prohibit a property owner from building on their property.

The planning board decided for everyone to work on the current draft ordinance, including board members, Polk County Planner Cathy Ruth and Steve Jones. The board will discuss changes to the draft at its next meeting, which is scheduled for March 14.

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Commissioners can still stop trapping legislationTo the editor:

We concerned citizens for the protection of our wildlife in Polk County are getting a better under-standing about our commissioners and their resolution to the State of

N.C. to rescind the ban on steel trapping.

We know now that the issue is “not out of their hands.” The commissioners have total control over whether protection against steel trapping expands or remains as it has stood for 35 years.

We have learned in addition to the Senate Bill 33, there has been a new NC Senate Bill 80, introduced Feb. 13 to repeal the 1975 local act altogether, leaving

Letter to the Editor wildlife without any protection at all. Those bills are being rushed through the N.C. Senate before the public can act against them.

We now know the reason for the secrecy on the part of our com-missioners to get the resolution on the floor of the N.C. State Senate before the public knew about it.

The action taken by our com-missioners and their representa-tives will have destroyed any protection for wildlife and those

who have no regard for animals in general can commit wholesale slaughter at will.

Nice going commissioners. If a few can control the rights of the majority who are standing up for decency and what is right and good, there is something wrong with the system.

There is more to be done re-garding this matter.

- R. Murphy Bole,Columbus

Trapping notthe solutionTo the editor:

This letter is in regards to HB 33 to allow trapping in Polk County.

I am against trapping as a means to manage wildlife in Polk County. Traps are indiscriminate and often injure or kill non-target animals or birds.

There are non-lethal methods that are used as a long-term solu-tion for managing wildlife.

Coyotes - I researched coyotes, using innovative websites, and found that coyotes mate for life, the alpha pair only breed once a year, their diet consists primarily of rabbit and small rodents - not pets or livestock - confirmed when I interviewed our local biolo-gist, Justin McVay. Justin did his masters in coyotes and I happen to feel that educated knowledge trumps urban myth. Justin said in a year-long study of 300 coyote scat samples using DNA he found that their diet consisted of rabbit and small rodent. A minimal amount of samples did contain white tail deer, feral hog and chicken. No dogs or cats.

So, coyotes self-regulate their population - but, when killed indis-criminately, they over-compensate and subordinate pack members breed to produce more and larger litters. Then they also need more food to feed these litters and may need to change their diet to feed the pups. So - kill them and their

Letter to the Editor numbers increase! Rabies - in 2011 in North Caro-

lina only two coyote tested posi-tive for rabies. They had the least amount of numbers tested positive. for rabies - less than cows and horses. There are about 11 deaths to humans from domestic dogs in the United States a year - but only one recorded death to a human by coyote in the United States ever recorded in history.

Our local animal control of-ficer, Mike Herman, said I could quote him that domestic dogs cause more harm and death to live-stock and wildlife than coyotes.

I have two friends who have cattle farms and they have never lost a cow or calf to coyote - ever. I have one friend who has a horse breeding operation - she has never lost a horse or foal to a coyote - ever.

Non-lethal solutions to man-aging wildlife:

Coyotes - good husbandry practices such as electrical fenc-ing; field fencing; using guardian animals like dogs (great Pyrenees, Anatolian shepherds), llamas and donkeys; corralling at night; loud radios at night and motion sensor lights.

Hazing - loud shouting, bang-ing pots and pans, spraying with water hoses, loud radios, etc. all directed at a coyote if spotted on one’s property.

Beaver- flow devices work great and work out to be less money than paying a trapper since more beaver will come back.

Beaver deceiversFencing existing trees with 2”

x 4” mesh fence.Abrasive tree paint - exterior

paint mixed with mason sand. Beavers love willow and pop-

lar, they hate conifers and hem-lock, pines - so plant appropriately. They only travel 100” from the water.

Culvert protective fences. You may remember an accident

at Green river Plantation when their dog was killed in a beaver trap. Amanda Cantrell said she has

paid the state and a trapper to help them with their beaver problem. They prefer not to kill the beaver and are very interested in learn-ing about non-lethal long-term solutions.

Short-term solution - trap and kill tools.

Long-term solution - non-lethal wildlife management

The majority of Polk County does not want trapping.

- Deborah O’Donnell

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On Jan. 14, 2013 the Swartz-CPA firm celebrated 25 years in Tryon.

Larry Swartz acquired the tax practice of Ed Delehanty, then located at 100 N. Trade Street, on Jan. 14, 1988. Dele-hanty had one full-time em-ployee and worked only part-time himself. It was small but it was a beginning.

Swartz and his wife, Jea-nene, were looking for a small town in which they could live and work without the hassels of city life.

“We wanted quality of life for our family and we didn’t want to wait until retirement to find it. We found it here in Tryon,” Swartz stated.

The accounting and tax prac-tice has been a family business from the beginning. The Swartz family all made the move to Tryon. Daughters, Allison and Aimee, and granddaughter, Jessica, have all worked in the business. Jeanene still works part-time.

Swartz left his position of vice president of finance and

chief financial officer of a small conglomerate in Char-lotte to answer the call to self-employment and small town life. He opened an office in Easley, S.C. where his fam-ily had lived for many years before moving to Charlotte. But Easley was growing and just not small enough to suit Swartz. He met Jerry Johnson, now president of Tryon Federal Bank, through one of his cli-ents. Johnson encouraged him to consider moving to Tryon and proceeded to sell him on

the benefits. That was the be-ginning of an interest that some two years later landed Swartz in Tryon.

Has small town life in Tryon been what the Swartz’s ex-pected?

“The people have been great, we expected that,” Swartz said. “Getting to know local resi-dents, many of whom are cli-ents, has been one of the great pleasures of our life here. I feel as if they are an extended part

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Papa John’s Pizza recently submitted a sign proposal request with the City of Landrum for its proposed new location in the old Blockbuster building in front of Bi-Lo. This illustration shows an approximation of what the façade of the location would look like with the new signage in place. City Administrator Steve Wolochowicz said the city is anxious to see a new business move into the building, which has been vacant on that end for some time. (illustration submitted)

Papa John’s looking to come to Landrum

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If you have been thinking about starting or expanding a busi-ness venture, the next Mountain BizWorks FARE of the Caroli-nas Foundations course begins March 4.

This session leads clients through an eight-week busi-ness planning course that helps entrepreneurs evaluate and esti-mate start-up and overhead costs, determine profit goals, project cash flow, develop marketing plans, and learn about necessary licensing and record keeping. Ad-ditional material is provided for those in agricultural enterprises.

Mountain BizWorks’ FARE of the Carolinas supports the development of rural economies by placing an emphasis on re-sources that rural enterprises need to succeed. FARE helps rural entrepreneurs capture a deeper understanding of the communica-tion and network infrastructures that define rural entrepreneurship.

Business trainings are conducted in a peer group environment, a “safe” place to brainstorm through a variety of business ideas and grow and learn from participant feedback. Since agriculture has been and re-mains one of the biggest indus-tries in North Carolina, all food, agricul-tural and rural enterprises are encouraged to attend.

Under the umbrella of ru-ral enterprises, an assortment of business ventures exist in each community: food, agriculture, value added products, hardware stores, independent grocery stores, restaurants, small engine repair and hundreds of other businesses make important contributions to

businesses that uniquely define each rural community. At the core, agriculture plays an important role in rural economic development; it binds communities together

in agreement, to the land and to the cultural heritage.

FARE assists rural commu-nities through l e n d i n g a n d training. While honoring small town tradition and embracing new innovative methods, FARE

of the Carolinas provides path-ways for improved quality of life in rural communities that encourages diversifying streams of income. FARE understands the underlying importance of farm businesses, which in turn leads to the protection of a habitat

in which healthy food systems can thrive. This understanding of the value of small towns and rural communities provides a new framework in which to support entrepreneurs with capital, train-ing and resources.

Registration is now open for the eight-week course beginning Monday, March 4 from 6 – 9 p.m. at Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce, 2753 Lynn Road Suite A, Lynn, N.C. Fees are based on a sliding scale.

For more information or to register, contact Ashley Epling at 828-253-2834 x 27 or [email protected], or course facilitator Carol Lynn Jackson at 828-817-2308 or [email protected].

For a full schedule of upcom-ing courses and events throughout western North Carolina, please visit www.mountainbizworks.org/calendar.

– article submittedby Ashley Epling

Business-planning course for small business entrepreneurs

Want to go? What: Mountain BizWorks business-planning course

When: March 4, 6 - 9 p.m.

Where: Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce, Lynn.

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OFFORECLOSURE SALE

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Under and by virtue ofthe power of sale con-tained in a certain Deedof Trust made by Bright'sCreek Holdings, LLC, aGeorgia limited liabilitycompany, doing businessas BRIGHT'S CREEKHOLDINGS OF GEOR-GIA, LLC, by Alon J.Vainer, Managing Mem-ber (PRESENT RECORDOWNER(S): Bright'sCreek Holdings of Geor-gia, LLC, a Georgia lim-ited liability company) toJoseph McCullough,Trustee(s), dated the13th day of October,2006, and recorded inBook 346, Page 1981,and Modification in Book365, Page 2283, in PolkCounty Registry, NorthCarolina, default havingbeen made in the pay-ment of the note therebysecured by the said Deedof Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trus-tee Services, Inc. havingbeen substituted as Trus-tee in said Deed of Trustby an instrument duly re-corded in the Office of theRegister of Deeds of PolkCounty, North Carolinaand the holder of the noteevidencing said indebted-ness having directed thatthe Deed of Trust be fore-closed, the undersignedSubstitute Trustee will of-fer for sale at the court-house door in the City ofColumbus, Polk County,

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North Carolina, or thecustomary location desig-nated for foreclosuresales, at 3:30 PM on Feb-ruary 19, 2013 and willsell to the highest bidderfor cash the following realestate situated in theCounty of Polk, NorthCarolina, and being moreparticularly described asfollows:Being all of Lot 82 of

Bright's Creek, Phase 1,Map 4 as the same isshown on a map thereofrecorded in Map Book Eat Page 1169 in the PolkCounty Registry. To-gether with improvementslocated thereon; saidproperty being located at352 Chestertown Drive,Mill Spring, North Caro-lina.Trustee may, in the

Trustee's sole discretion,delay the sale for up toone hour as provided inNCGS §45-21.23.Should the property be

purchased by a thirdparty, that party must paythe excise tax, as well asthe court costs ofForty-Five Cents ($0.45)per One Hundred Dollars($100.00) required byNCGS §7A-308(a)(1).The property to be of-

fered pursuant to this no-tice of sale is being of-fered for sale, transferand conveyance “AS IS,WHERE IS.” Neither theTrustee nor the holder ofthe note secured by thedeed of trust/securityagreement, or both, beingforeclosed, nor the offi-cers, directors, attorneys,employees, agents orauthorized representative

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er’s check (no personalchecks) of five percent(5%) of the purchaseprice, or seven hundredfifty dollars ($750.00),whichever is greater, willbe required at the time ofthe sale.An order for possession

of the property may be is-sued pursuant to G.S.45-21.29 in favor of thepurchaser and againstthe party or parties inpossession by the clerkof superior court of thecounty in which the prop-erty is sold.Any person who occu-

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of the family.” Swartz has also worked with

local churches, the chamber of commerce, the barbecue fes-tival and other Christian and civic organizations.

“I didn’t expect, however, the complexity of the work in this small town. In addition

to some very successful local businesses people, I found that many people retiring here have been very successful in their varied careers. When they retire here, they bring their complica-tions with them,” he said.

From his office in this small western North Carolina town, Swartz and his employees now prepare tax returns for indi-viduals in 20 states annually

and have clients in several for-eign countries. Business clients range from one-person entities to larger multi-state businesses.

“Working with these varied individuals and businesses is a challenge that I fully enjoy. Of course, I don’t do this on my own. In addition to myself, I have a talented staff of four full-time, four part-time and four tax season individuals

of whom I am quite proud,” Swartz said. “God has brought to me a great staff who love our work and the people we serve.”

Among his staff there are six degreed accountants, one is a CPA with a master’s degree in taxation and one is a former IRS agent who is enrolled to practice before the IRS.

– article submittedby Larry Swartz

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Unity’s Heart to Heart gala draws large crowdThe Heart to Heart Gala was

recently held at the Cobb Fam-ily Life Center and enjoyed by more than 200 guests.

This event was designed to educate, inform, inspire and entertain. The keynote speaker, Teresa Romzick, spoke on some of the risk factors of heart dis-ease, particularly in women and touched on a new syndrome called broken heart syndrome. She also talked about the impor-tance of maintaining a healthy heart. Rev. Rob Roy Staley, pastor of the Zion Grove A.M.E Zion Church, spoke briefly on the heart, spiritually.

A delicious and healthy meal, which consisted of baked chicken, mixed vegetables, green beans, garlic potatoes, salad and an array of fruit-based desserts, was prepared and served by Kelly 14 Creations Caterers of Forest City, N.C.

Entertainment for the eve-

ning was live music by saxo-phonist Raymond Hunt who serenaded the ladies with an

instrumental of “You are so Beautiful To Me,” which was one of the highlights of the evening. The electrifying voice of Renee Gray wooed the crowd with her rendition of Whitney Houston’s, “I Will Always Love You,” and received a standing ovation for her performance. Charlie Perez, a senior at East Rutherford High, wrote and recited a poem, entitled, “The Heart.”

Keith Knox, pastor of the Garrison Chapel Baptist, served as MC for the evening. Steven Abe, pastor of the Mill Creek Church of the Brethren, did the

invocation.The Unity in The Commu-

nity Organization sponsored the Heart to Heart Gala. Town councilman and Unity in the Community board member, gave a brief overview and mis-sion statement of the organiza-tion.

He also expressed the role of the Polk County Community Foundation in making past and present events possible. The Polk County Community Foun-dation’s Special Events Grant Fund sponsored this event.

– article submittedby David Staley

teresa romziCk Charlie perez

Bill Drake, Spartanburg’s vet-eran radio host, has just published “Awake With Drake – Conversa-tions with a Radio Institution,” a collection of stories and high-lights from his many interviews and interactions with the people and events of Spartanburg.

Drake will give a short presen-tation and book signing Feb. 22 from 3-5 p.m. at The Book Shelf in Tryon.

Light refreshments will be

served. The Book Shelf is lo-cated at 94 N. Trade St., Tryon.

– article submittedby Alivia Rochester

Drake signs at The Book Shelf

Want to go? What: Bill Drake book signing

When: Feb. 22, 3 - 5 p.m.

Where: The Book Shelf, Tryon.

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Pam Torlina, land protection specialist for the Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC), will pres-ent “Spring Migration of Song-birds through the Southeast” on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Tryon Depot at 1 p.m.

Torlina’s presentation will focus on the annual cycle of spring migration by songbirds through the southeast, the amaz-ing feats these animals perform to ensure their species’ survival through the generations, and highlighting some of the spe-cies that will start arriving in our area soon, bringing bright color and cheerful song to the area, sure signs of the renewal of spring.

After the presentation, guests will be invited to get an up-close look at nests, feathers and even bird specimens (it is illegal to possess any part of a migratory bird without the proper per-

mitting, and PAC is permitted by the federal government to collect and possess bird speci-mens to be used for educational purposes).

Torlina, a biologist, has been with PAC serving as the land protection specialist for almost seven years. She has more than 15 years of experience as a field biologist, naturalist and outdoor educator. She has worked with the South Carolina State Park Service, the City of Greenville Parks and Recreation-Youth Bureau, the New York State Office of Parks and Recreation and Historic Preservation, and Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve, in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. She has per-formed annual migratory and breeding bird surveys, surveys on nocturnal owls, hawks and woodpeckers, presented edu-cational programs on birds for

adults and children, conducted nest searches and nest record data in the U.S. and Canada, par-ticipated in data collection for the most recent Ontario Breed-

ing Bird Atlas, and volunteered with a licensed bird bander over the past several years.

– article submittedby Wyndy Morehead

Torlina to discuss spring migration of songbirds Feb. 20

A free invasive plant seminar will be held at Foothills Eques-trian Nature Center on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 9 a.m.

The seminar will cover infor-mation regard-ing exotic inva-sive plant spe-cies in North/South Carolina. The class will cover the com-mon types of invasive plant species found in this area, how to identify them and how to eliminate them from your property.

After the seminar, join the group for a walk around the wildwood trail with John Vin-ing, extension agent for Polk County, while he identifies invasive plants for us around the trail.

Exotic invasive species,

originally planted as ornamental plants in gardens, often escape into native habitats causing havoc. Invasive plant species often choke out native species

and decrease biodiversity.

It is impor-tant to identify w h a t p l a n t s are considered invasive and harmful to the environment, so informed de-

cisions can be made when plant-ing home gardens. Participants will learn which native plants can be substituted for exotic species, so that homeowners and nature can live in harmony.

For more information, please contact FENCE at 828-859-9021 or [email protected].

- article submitted by Kristy Burja

Foothills Equestrian Nature Center hosts invasive plant seminar Feb. 19

Want to go? What: Invasive plant seminar

When: Tuesday, Feb. 19

Where: FENCE

Pam Torlina. (photo submitted)

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The Bird Box

by Simon Thompson

We have all heard of a “snipe hunt,” but on one late February evening a week or so ago, a group of intrepid local birders met in search of a close rela-tive of the snipe, the American Woodcock.

The American Woodcock is a fairly common bird throughout the Carolinas, but it still remains hard to see and even harder to study. This large member of the sandpiper and snipe family is about the size of a Rock Dove or Feral Pigeon, but is cloaked in an intricate pat-tern of brown, buff and chest-nut feathers. It has rather large protruding eyes, which indicate that it is a nocturnal species, and it is therefore more easily seen during the evening hours. The bill is very long with a flexible tip to the upper mandible and it’s perfectly adapted for probing for earthworms in damp soil and leaf litter.

Woodcocks inhabit alder thickets, wet bottomlands and hollows overgrown with wil-lows, maples and similar vegeta-tion, also woodland edges and adjacent grasslands. They prefer areas that are damp where they can feed on earthworms in the

moist soil. Should the habitat become too wet, woodcocks will be forced into drier areas that more suit their needs. Being a bird of the shadows, good views are hard to obtain and their true coloration is rarely seen.

The woodcock watchers all assembled at their meeting place in Jackson Park in Hender-sonville that night, and read-ied ourselves for the evening

revelry. We had come to watch the twilight dis-play flight of the woodcocks, an activity only performed a t dusk and dawn.

To listen to this nocturnal revelry, first find suitable woodcock habitat, such as a wet thicket surrounded by short grass. Then wait until the sun is just dipping behind the horizon at around 6 p.m. in the evening, walk down to the cho-sen site and wait.

With good luck you will hear the males as they start their courtship in the waning daylight hours. The stillness of the eve-ning will be broken by a nasal “peent,” very reminiscent of the flight note of a Common Night-hawk. This is uttered as he struts around on his chosen display ground, and after calling for a

while he flies high into the night sky up to a height of a few hun-dred feet, twittering all the way. Then, with descending bell-like notes, he returns to the ground to continue the nasal “peents.” This whole process will be repeated many times during the night.

We saw at least three birds doing their display flights that evening, silhouettes against a glowing winter sky, and listened to their songs. The views were not great, but the atmosphere was wonderful, as we quietly drank in the sounds of the waning day. To get a glimpse into the daily routine of such a shy bird is a

fascinating experience, enhanced by the cool winter air and the leafless woodlands; it very read-ily brings on a renewed awe for the natural world.

Simon Thompson has lived in WNC for the past 20 years. He owns and operates his own birding tour company, Ventures Birding Tours. WWW.birdven-tures.com

He and Chris also own and operate the Asheville Wild Birds Unlimited Store. For more in-formation on any of the birding activities in the area, drop by the store or check his website at www.asheville.wbu.com

Woodcock watch in Jackson Park during February

Pastor Daniel Jeter and fam-ily of Heart of God Faith Min-istries Inc. in Inman will host a “Ministry of Music in Concert” featuring L. Karle Mapp of Asheville, N.C. on Feb. 24 at 3 p.m.

A donation will be requested at the door.

– article submittedby Terri Simmons

Music ministry concert Feb. 24

Woodcock watch. (photo submitted)

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This year, 2013, is the Chinese N ew Ye a r o f t h e s n a ke . LaurelHurst residents celebrated by eating Chinese food: sweet and sour and sesame chicken, fried rice, vegetables, spring rolls and, of course, fortune cookies. Decorations of Chinese lanterns and paper snakes were everywhere and participants wore red, which symbolizes fire and is supposed to drive away bad luck. Shown above are Jean Gregonis, Ruth Rose, Fred McKaig, Vera Benson and Pat Armistead. At right Concierge Joan Bridges and activity director Jennifer Thompson celebrate Chinese New Year with traditional Chinese hats. (photos by Jennifer Thompson)

Chinese New Year

with additional hours 4-7 p.m., Tuesday - Thursday. 516 S. Trade St. Call 828-859-2466 anytime. Performances at Tryon Fine Art Center Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3. Group discounts available.

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

Landrum Library, Lap Ba-

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

Polk County Historical Asso-ciation Museum open Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

AA open discussion meeting, Happy, Joyous and Free, noon

on Thursdays, Columbus United Methodist Church, 76 N. Peak Street, across from Stearns gym.

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

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

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