Life In Our Foothills December 2020

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FROM THE EDITOR

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ll the sudden, it’s the most wonderful time of the year here in the Foothills!

How great is it that Christmastime is right around the corner? December is my favorite month, mostly because I think everything gets better––food, family time and all the twinkling, wonderfully creative Christmas lights people put on their homes. Did I mention the food?

It’s the season of love, giving, joy and…baking.

Don’t we all have those sweet memories of our grandma bringing over our favorite cookies? Aren’t we all a little nostalgic about being in the kitchen with Mom or Dad during this time of year? Well, lucky for us, Martha’s Amish Bakery is just down the road to offer us homemade doughnuts, cookies and endless shelves of bread. The doughnuts are amazing!

Sometimes, it’s nice to just take a walk and remember childhood, in general. James Metcalf ’s recollection of his time as a preacher’s son, playing in the Metcalf Valley is an ideal read for this Christmas. Beginning as a nervous choir boy and finding his path to earning his own title, he ended where he began: back in Metcalf Valley.

Like I said before, it’s the season of many, many things, but it’s most recognizably the season of giving. Father and daughter Fredrick and Alexandra are creators of the most beautiful jewelry in town.

The finest necklace for your lovely wife awaits inside, or perhaps a ring for your girlfriend…. No matter whom you’re walking through that antique front door for, you’re bound to find the perfect gift.

So, when you’re through reading this Life in Our Foothills issue, start enjoying the most wonderful time of the year, and go put up your Christmas tree! If you already had it up before Thanksgiving like my family, take a stroll over to Martha’s, or Fredrick’s. I’m positive they’ll have everything you could ever want this Christmas season.

Kevin Powell General Manager

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Contributors Mark Levin, Writer and Photographer

Mark is retired from a career in education. In addition to the classroom he has had a lifetime of experiences earning a buck as a photographer, videographer, author, musician and camp director. You can follow his blog about people and places in the foothills at www.FoothillsFaces. com or check out his new podcast he enjoys with a friend of 50 years at www.garyandmark.com.

Vincent Verrecchio, Writer and Photographer

When not working in advertising as a copywriter, art director, photographer, creative director, and agency owner, Vince was on a horse with a camera in his hand somewhere in North America, Europe, or Africa.

Now lightly retired from advertising, for more than 40 years, he writes about whatever strikes his fancy, looks for interesting photos everywhere and wanders the Foothills on a horse.

Macy Cochran, Writer and Photographer

Macy Cochran is an English Writing student at North Greenville University. She is a lover of books, coffee and binge watching sitcoms from the 90’s. As a creative writer, she often spends her time working on her novels, poetry and short stories.

Jimmi Buell, Writer

Jimmi is an extension agent for the Polk County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. She teaches cooking and nutrition classes with a focus on improving health with better food choices. She can be reached at jimmi_buell@ncsu.edu or 828-894-8218.

Pebbles, Writer

Pebbles is the “spokespony” for HERD, or Helping Equines Regain Dignity, a local nonprofit that saves equines from dire conditions and in many cases slaughter. She dictates her monthly columns about her adventures, and what a rescue organization does, to Heather Freeman.

Pebbles and Heather can be reached through HerdRescue.org

Jullia Zeleskey, Photographer and Graphic Designer

Jullia has always had an passion for art and design. These two interests have blossomed into a career she can enjoy on a daily basis.

As a photographer, her keen eye for that unique shot are showcased in the Tryon Daily Bulletin, Life in Our Foothills and Visitors Bulletin magazines. Most weekends, she can be found spending time outdoors hiking or mountain biking a trail off the beaten path or sipping a vanilla latte.

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Contents 10 Trick-or-Treat Halloween Stroll in Landrum

12 Love at First Bite Martha’s Amish Bakery

20 A Son of the Metcalf Valley

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James Metcalf

28 A Love for Jewelry

Martha’s Amish Bakery Photo by Mark Levin

Fredrick’s Design Studio Jewelers

38 Pebbles

Maritime’s Journey

44 Bruce Ollis

16 years a Wolverine

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Bruce Ollis Photo by Macy Cochran

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A Love for Jewelry Photo by Macy Cochran

46 Quick Bites Leftover Turkey to Homemade Soup

48 Marketplace 50 Ad Index

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Trick-or-Treat in Landrum at the Halloween Stroll

By Macy Cochran On Halloween evening, children and adults alike joined downtown Landrum’s annual Halloween Stroll. Rutherford St. and Trade St. were lined with crowds of clowns, dinosaurs, astronauts and all kinds of creative creatures who stocked up on candy until next year.

Miles, Bella the Dog, and Hadley Robinson and Thomas Taylor

Rhonda, Jayden and Eli Reina

Tallulah and Remington Parker Nathaniel Duran Jace Bryson and Luke Malone

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Derek and Gunner Revan

Ava, Adrian and Sophia Perez

Emma Grace and Riley K. Potter

The Price Services team

Corbin Truesdale and Mario Gonzales J.R. Gimlet and Hailey Padula

Michael and Halley Bennett

Addison Stapleton

Jack Nodine and Malenda Watkins

Arther Keller, Amara Bolt and Waylin Hill

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Martha’s Amish Bakery Love at First Bite

Martha cutting cinnamon rolls

Writer & Photographer Mark Levin Mother and daughter Martha and Freida Graber had no clue when they opened their bakery in 2014 that it would be as successful as it has become. It was a leap of faith as neither had a background in commercial baking or in business for that matter.

But what they might have lacked in business sense was replaced with hard work, dedication to the baking craft, attention to customer service, and learning to understand what the customer wanted.

Martha (the mom) and Freida (the daughter) are a bit surprised at their success…but anyone sampling their homemade baked goods aren’t surprised at all. It is love at first bite.

Six years later, Martha’s Amish Bakery has become a Green Creek landmark with locals and out-of-towners dropping by on a regular basis.

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It has become a tradition and it didn’t hurt any that the online guide to the special and unusual places in North Carolina, “Only in Our State,” has featured the bakery on more than one occasion.

Everything coming out of the bakery is exceptionally tasty. Days start early. On Saturdays, Martha makes her way into the kitchen by 3 A.M. While most of us are enjoying our best sleep at that time of day, Martha is preparing the ingredients (they’re a secret) of their now world-famous donuts. Yes, world famous! (Well, that’s this writer’s opinion based on the number I’ve consumed over the years.)

The donuts are huge! One could serve a small family but there aren’t many individuals who will stop at just one.

Homemade breads

Dunut holes Saturday morning treats

Cinnamon rolls

Sourdough Bread-

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Picking out their favorites

Martha and Frieda moved to Polk County from Guthrie, Kentucky, where Martha’s parents founded the first Amish community in that state back in 1958. There’s a large community of Amish living in Kentucky now, but Martha’s family left the Amish church for a new beginning in Polk County in 2004. Martha found herself raising six of her eleven children as a single mom (after separating from her husband) and struggled to support her crew.

She originally cleaned homes to help support the family. This mom knew she wanted to do something else. While she always enjoyed cooking, she never thought about baking and selling her treats. Martha cooked up a several loaves of homemade bread and headed out to the Columbus Farmer’s Market on what would be her start in the business. She didn’t sell a loaf. Nothing. But by the next weekend, people were starting to notice.

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It was a lucky day when Martha was filling out paperwork at the Department of Social Services and noticed a card for Western Carolina Community Action (WCCA). She contacted the program and Kathleen Carr came out to meet Martha and was instrumental in steering her in the right direction.

Under Kathleen’s guidance, Martha found the help she needed to understand what it takes to grow a business including understanding the legal issues.

Martha’s dream, which had seemed out of reach for so long, started to come together. Her brothers bought her a countertop bread mixer along with some bread pans. And with that, Martha started baking for the Farmer’s Market out of her tiny apartment kitchen. The family still laughs at the memory of Friday nights before market day when there wasn’t room left in the kitchen or dining area to eat or do homework. The living room had to do.

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WCCA told Martha that for every dollar she saved, they would match with two dollars up to $1,000. It was a challenge, but Martha scrimped, sacrificed, and saved. She made that goal. With this money, she purchased a 20-quart mixer and a proofer to assist in baking. She could now make up to 20 loaves of bread at a time.

Martha was awarded the Self-Sufficiency Award in 2012 from WCCA. Kathleen Carr has stayed in Martha’s life and has become a family friend.

Martha was taking a big chance opening her own bakery. After all, overhead at the Farmer’s Market is pretty much limited to the costs of the ingredients and the time involved. But now she was looking at needing a physical space, rent, utilities, commercial kitchen, health department regulations, and all that comes with it. But Martha was determined, and she opened “Cool Mama’s Bakery” at her current location in Green Creek with a sister and brother-in-law as partners.

Freida came on board as an employee in 2015 when her uncle and aunt were ready to move on. Freida became a business partner in 2017.

Since this time, they’ve added Dina Ramos as a full-time employee. Just recently Freida’s sister, Kathy Graber, has stepped in to help on donut Saturdays. And even the dad, Melvin Graber, comes in on Saturday’s Donut Day. Martha’s Amish Bakery is good every day, but as you can imagine – Saturday’s donut day is non-stop. But folks don’t make the drive just for donuts. Some of the other house specialties include cinnamon rolls and Amish cinnamon bread. Martha and Freida also sell loaf after loaf of sourdough bread and banana bread. Cookies are always available and incredible pies and cakes are usually lining the shelves though some are seasonal such as strawberry pies made with local strawberries. They always have fresh coffee brewed and customers can take a bag home of their favorite variety.

Martha and Freida are rightfully proud of their hard work. Freida says learning how to work commercially, as opposed to out of a small home kitchen, has been one of the challenges of building their business. Martha contributes their success to a lot of blood, sweat, and tears.

It has not all been easy, but the rewards have made it worthwhile. Freida loves to see how people adore the food she has fussed over. She takes it personally. Martha loves connecting with people, many of whom first tried her treats at the Columbus Farmer’s Market.

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Kathy Graber checks out a customer Kathy Graber

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In addition to their Green Creek bakery and selling at the Columbus Farmer’s Market on Saturdays, Hobo Hollar Farms near Spartanburg sells dozens of Martha’s Amish Bakery pies and other goodies. They often sell out and call Martha and Freida asking for more…right now! As in, “We have customers waiting.”

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years. Freida, when she has any free time, enjoys hiking in the mountains. Mother and daughter might even consider writing a cookbook featuring their family recipes that have been handed down from generation to generation. It’s these recipes that, when mixed in with the caring hands and hearts of Freida and Martha, have brought many a smile to the lucky ones who come through the door. Once you step inside, you won’t leave without something tasty in your hands or in your stomach. And, you’ll be back.

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Martha’s Amish Bakery is located in the Green Creek Community at 6431 Highway 9 South, Columbus. It’s just a stone’s throw from the blinking light at the corner of Landrum Road and High 9. They’re open Wednesday through Saturday.

Check hours and updates on their Facebook page. Phone: 828-863-4643.

Jimmy Metcalf, singer/songwriter and retired Baptist minister with his son James, sing/songwriter and southern gospel radio DJ and announcer.

A son of the Metcalf Valley Writer & Photographer Vincent Verrecchio “This used to be a main road from Greenville County to Saluda,” says James Metcalf, easing his pick-up forward on one of the dirt tracks in Metcalf Valley. The tires crunch over twigs and sticks as we pass under a bower of deciduous and evergreens.

“Our family cemetery is ahead to the right, and straight on, lost in the woods, are the sites of the old Metcalf stills.”

Hidden here in the valley between Brushy Ridge and Mine Mountain, decades of wheels, feet, and run-off have worn into the earth, excavating dirt banks now held in place by the exposed roots of the trees leaning in from both sides. A wooded slope rises to our right and drops at our left. The track is wide enough for us to pass without scraping branches and wide enough that when stopping for a mud pool, we get out with room to spare.

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Skirting the mud on foot seems to trigger a memory for James. Pointing to the right, up into dense growth, “You can barely make out what used to be a washout. As kids, we’d go sliding from up there.”

I ask if he’d used a runnered sled or a sheet of cardboard to slide on the snow. “We had nothing like that to sit on. We just wore our oldest clothes and slid on the mud...probably more slippery than snow.”

Walking on, he points left into a seemingly impassable tangle of green woven with contrasting highlights and shadows. “My great, great, great grandfather William Metcalf, son of a Revolutionary War veteran, lived down there in a cabin built some time before 1810.” I stoop to peer and gradually discern a dim tunnel dropping through Rhododendrons into darkness. “Down there in a hollow?”

Sixty-six headstones are set at random angles with varying wear and legibility. A ragged perimeter holds back the forest.

In the family cemetery are found other names than Metcalf, names of in-laws and ancestors such as Pace and Staton.

Mary Jane Rhodes, an in-law, used to walk down the mountain to sell her eggs at Melrose. She was deaf and in 1918 didn’t hear a train coming on the Saluda Grade and was struck and killed.

“The most recent marker is Burton Metcalf. He was the last of the Metcalf mountain men distinguished by overalls, flannel shirt, and a fedora that he wore year-round and was buried in.

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“Nothing left but a ring of boxwood trees that had been planted around the site.” With a glint of humor, he adds, “You want to call it a holler.”

Not much further, we stop again, looking left into another barrier of foliage. James reminisces, “I can remember standing here and looking down over fields. Second growth forest has reclaimed much of the valley.”

I detect nostalgia or resignation, or perhaps a combination of both.

We come to a fork and he leads to the right. “Many stories up here...histories, legends, tall tales.”

I have no doubt he could tell them all.

I first met James in 2016 when we worked together on a new brochure for the Polk County Historical Association Museum. He was a volunteer and docent with an amazing memory for facts and an engaging manner for sharing what he knew.

Not one to talk much about himself, he shared nothing personal at first. It took time for me to finally learn that he was more than a historian and genealogist. As a singer-guitarist-songwriter of southern gospel and bluegrass music, he has 9 CDs to his credit. One of his compositions, “The Great Physician’s Hand,” was recorded by eight different artists and in the top 20 of the Southern Gospel Music Charts for a year.

“It was exciting to hear others record my music and knowing my message was touching people nationally,” recalls James. “Dad was a Baptist minister who wrote songs and played guitar so I grew up singing but I was nervous at 16 when singing my first solo in church of my song ‘I’m Going to Glory’.”

During a radio career of more than 24 years, James was also voted one of the top ten small market southern gospel DJs two years in a row. He’s been with WWQT since 1996 when its call letters were WJFF.

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Second growth forest has reclaimed much of the valley, replacing cleared fields and crops.

George Washington Metcalf with his wife Selena at home around 1934. He’d been a guard for the convicts who built the Saluda Grade railroad. As a child, he hid family livestock in the woods away from Civil War marauders. (Photo courtesy of Polk County Historical Association Museum)

Talking of his music, James Metcalf says, “I get an idea for a song and then a tune that I play in my head, again and again until I pick-up my guitar and try the chords, improvising and experimenting until I hear something I like.”

We walk into a cemetery of 66 headstones set at random angles with varying wear and legibility. A ragged perimeter holds back the forest. Once again I am amazed at James’s memory and ability to tell history, either looking at markers, at me, or into himself.

“Anthony Metcalf took four of his sons with him to fight the British at King’s Mountain and Cowpens. His son Warner, age 12, went as a drummer boy, and all returned.

“Elizabeth Metcalf stood her ground in 1863 when either Confederate home guard or Yankee guerillas tried terrorizing her into exposing deserters.

Whoever they were, they urinated in her cookware and shot a hole in her cast iron pan.

“In the Civil War, six Metcalfs enlisted in the 54th North Carolina Regiment, only two came home. I know Jonathan died in an Ohio prison 24

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camp in 1865. Elias died in a Charlotte hospital with a $20 gold piece in hand.

“Mary Rhodes, an in-law, used to walk down the mountain to sell her eggs at Melrose. She was deaf and in 1918 didn’t hear a train coming on the Saluda Grade and was struck and killed.”

“Fred Metcalf, my grandpa, did some jail time in the thirties for makin’ liquor. He never called it moonshine. Great uncle Orville worked on a chain gang for an identical offense before finding religion and never again touching a drop.

“Woodrow Metcalf was hunting here in 1945 when he shot off his toe. Relatives at the time said a ghost must have spooked him. I don’t think that’s likely but it is strange that his daughter Wilma was born in 1946 with six toes.

“I’ve loved history since I was a kid but my love for this valley is more than that.”

James has fond memories of sitting on the bank of Colt Creek as a child, thinking that the water at his feet would soon drop over Pearson’s Falls.

James Metcalf, a son of the Metcalf Valley, is chief docent at Polk County Historical Association Museum, an award-winning singer-songwriter, award-winning southern gospel radio DJ, genealogist, and a historian finishing his book, “Blues, Grays, and Renegades,” about Polk County in the Civil War.

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James Metcalf’s great, great, great grandfather, son of a Revolutionary War veteran.

Woodrow Metcalf shot off his toe in 1945. His daughter Wilma Louise was born in 1946 with six toes.

He elaborates, telling how he moved away when his father Jimmy took a position as a pastor in Massachusetts. Thereafter, his time in the valley was usually during the summers when he helped with the chores of farming and tending the pigs. He played with cousins and liked sitting on the banks of Colt Creek, knowing that the water at his feet would soon drop over Pearson’s Falls.

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“As soon as I graduated high school, I moved back. I feel a connection to this land, a belonging, a sense of continuity.” For 17 years, he lived in the historic Metcalf log cabin built by his grandparents in 1940. When his father retired and his parents wanted to return to the valley, James built a place for himself nearby so his folks could have his father’s childhood home.

“They can enjoy the quiet on the porch and be close to our history and heritage, to me, and the rest of the family here in the valley and surrounding mountains.”

The Metcalf cabin was built in 1940 from Chestnut tree logs cross-cut sawn by two men and drug by horse or mule from the shores of Tryon Town Lake.

After 80 years the clay chinking is still weatherproof.

A Love for Jewelry and Tryon Fredrick’s Design Studio Jewelers

Writer & Photographer Macy Cochran Back in 1989 during a trip to North Carolina, Fred Sulovski and his family and friends drove through Tryon.

“I’m gonna live here,” he said. Plain and simple, Tryon was the place he wanted to be, and over 25 years later, he still resides here with his friends and daughter.

Afterall, New Jersey had been his home for a long time, and after traveling out west, he decided that he would make the right move in the Foothills.

At first, he didn’t necessarily choose Tryon to open a jewelry store. It took him time to get adjusted. He worked at a jewelry store in Spartanburg learning the area.

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Alexandra, Fred’s daughter, says, “All his brothers are jewelers, and they all own jewelry stores up in Jersey.”

Making jewelry is in their blood, or perhaps in their fingertips…

Alexandra started working with her father after she decided to take time off from her finance job in Manhattan. She wanted to check in on Fred, so she took a few months off from New York City and came to Tryon where her dad’s business is. After seeing how busy he was, she moved down here and now works with her dad at Fredrick’s Design Studio.

“She basically runs it now,” Fred laughs, thankful for her help every day.

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A gong over 250 years old stands in the lobby

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Alexandra wearing a ring created by her father as it is their newest edition to his collection

The newest Morris the Horse pendant.

Jeweling is obviously in the family gene, so it is likely to be handed down the line.

When Fred was just a young boy, he worked as a paper boy and at a drug store. He’s had his fair share of cleaning windows and sweeping floors, but he was fifteen years old when he discovered his love for making jewelry.

Fred’s brother was a diamond setter. After school each day, he’d ask if they needed help.

“That’s how I started, and I just kept going and going,” he says. “From ’65 to ’67 I was in the Army, and when I got out, I went right back to jeweling.”

He started with selling wholesale jewelry.

In 1978 he went on his own, opening his own storefront in New Jersey.

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“But I got tired of Jersey and came here,” he says.

Fred is a people person, his daughter claims, and loves designing new pieces. “He can take three old rings and turn it into something no one else could ever create,” Alexandra says.

“Passion is this: jeweling is part of me that will never die. It brings out my creativity. You gotta do the things you feel from here,” Fred says, patting his chest.

While Alexandria says her dad is practical, she also says he has a creative mind like no one else and is able to create extraordinary pieces of jewelry.

“I don’t like new things,” Fred says. “I like antique pieces.”

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Fred’s collection of authentic African masks, yet another example of his love for antiques

In Fredrick’s Design Studio, you’ll find handmade rings, necklaces and broaches. On the walls hang authentic African masks from real tribes. Even in the lobby a 250-year-old gong hangs on display.

Fredrick’s sells mostly women’s jewelry, and they’re known for their antique style. Their newest piece was created by Fred just in time for the Christmas season.

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the Tryon Toymakers, was a bestseller at Fredrick’s as it sold out last time and has nearly sold out this time.

Day-to-day, Fred spends his time making new pieces and doing repairs for customers.

During this time of year, Fredrick’s gets “pleasantly busy,” but Alexandra says, “We’re always pretty busy.”

Fred’s inspiration for making crafting fine jewelry, he says, is himself. “If I do something I like, I’ll keep wanting to do it.” Much like what his friend George says, if you start out making your bed every morning, you’ll be inspired to keep doing good things.

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“No changes here,” Fred says.

There’s nothing else to say about that.” But his daughter laughs and says that he’s always buying antiques that people walk in and offer him despite his saying that nothing ever changes.

“Being good to my fellow man,” he says, is his secret to success. “If you can get ‘em in here, then be nice no matter what.”

He also says, “I like the independence of being able to own my own business. I’m happy with what I have when I open up my door.”

At Fredrick’s Design Studio, sparkling glass cases of shining jewels line the walls, so when you enter through the old wooden door, you’ll be met with class and kindness

by Alexandra and Fredrick himself.

Gentlemen, bring in your ladies in for an early Christmas present…you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

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Maritime’s Journey

By Pebbles I well remember how Maritime’s adventure with us began. Jason Sexton, the horse trader running the Knoxville, Tennessee horse auction, had plenty to say, sharing her brief history as a long yearling.

“This here filly is as pretty as they come. It is a shame she has fallen into bad hands. A girl in North Carolina bought up the whole pen of these four loose-lot horses six months ago. She was going to try to raise them and make some money. Well she ended up bringing them back to our auction this week as winter is coming and she cannot afford to feed them. They need groceries but they are quality young horses. We are selling them by the pound as they are too young to start riding this year. They all

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ship on Friday,” exclaimed Mr. Sexton as he moved them with his prod stick in the tight pen.

Sound the alarms! We must do something to help this pretty girl. The larger colts in the pen with her were selling, but not the filly. Strike one, she is a mare. Strike two, she is a red mare, a chestnut with a bright blaze and tall white stocking legs. The old wives’ tale that red mares are trouble accounts for why so many are not saved from slaughter.

My mistress Heather and I thought she was beautiful. She moved around the sale pen with grace. This filly possessed aristocratic dignity. She reminded us of a willowy debutante wearing white full-length gloves.

Maritime with her new owner Chloe Beaver

It was decided quickly by the board of Helping Equines Regain Dignity (HERD) that we would raise the funds to save her life. We had only hours to complete the mission to keep her off the slaughter truck.

It just so happened that Heather was with her mother, Elaine Freeman, at the beach when this 911 rescue effort launched. The two women each donated to help raise the funds to purchase Maritime to bring her into HERD’s care. Since mother and daughter often enjoy their ritual morning walk through an old growth maritime forest in South Carolina, the name seemed perfect for this pretty young horse. We christened her from afar as Maritime.

Matt Hounshel, a friend of our rescue in Tennessee, drove to the horse lot to pick up Maritime. She was thin and had nasal discharge pouring out her nose.

The back of her hind legs was badly scraped. The hide had been peeled off her white stockings, leaving only bloody pink flesh exposed. She had clearly gotten caught up in a fence while at the auction lot.

Matt and his horse-loving wife Veronica tendered to her respiratory infection with antibiotics. They toiled gently medicating her wounded legs, covering them with clean bandages daily.

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Maritime loves her dog friends

It took an entire month to get Maritime completely healed for the trip down the mountain to North Carolina. Tryon resident Rosy Schlueter called Heather and offered to give our new ward a runin shed and pasture to foster her for a few weeks until more permanent arrangements materialized. The filly proved herself to be a very polite easy guest with impeccable manners.

Trainer Amy Barrington came over to meet Maritime and was taken with her good looks and pleasant disposition.

A spot opened a month later at Randy and Mary Lynn Conway’s farm in Campobello. Maritime joined another young HERD mare, Seaworthy.

The Conway’s are dedicated HERD supporters. The couple donated the use of their lovely farm for our rescue to house recovering young horses.

Mary Lynn instantly became smitten with Maritime’s lovely face.

She began a new ritual of singing to the filly and allowing her to socialize with the Conway’s affectionate black dog, Skoock. This trio enjoyed a special connection.

When Heather announced a young woman in Clemson, SC, who specialized in training young horses, wanted to adopt Maritime, Mary Lynn was saddened to hear she would be leaving. On the lovely afternoon when the trailer pulled into the driveway to take Maritime to her new home, tears flowed profusely. Updates came in regularly on the filly’s progress in her new home. It was therefore a big surprise when Heather received a call that Maritime needed to come back into HERD.

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On Aug. 15, River Valley Pony Club hosted a

Maritime with HERD farrier Jessica Pre upon arrival to the Conway’s farm in Campobello

Maritime in training with Beth Harrill

Upon her arrival, Mary Lynn and Heather noted that the luster was gone from Maritime’s coat and her feet now had very deep cracks that required serious treatment. Her weight was not bad, but it was clear the current feeding program provided by her new owner failed to support her rapid growth and conditioning. Mary Lynn was relieved to have her back. Maritime needed veterinary help combined with corrective shoeing to restore her badly deteriorated feet. This regimen required nine months of Heather’s undivided attention at her private farm, before Maritime could go to training with Beth Harrill.

Once Maritime was restored into perfect condition, she was taught to tackle HERD’s obstacle course. This challenge was followed by under saddle lessons in the riding ring and on the cross-country course. The mare excelled at every task under HERD member Beth Harrill’s tutelage. She maintained her easy-going personality and brave attitude. Like me, Maritime is a gifted southern belle.

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Beth announced that our classy three-year old mare was ready to find a partner and advertised her availability. Within days may interested equestrians responded. A gifted 15-year-old rider, Chloe Beaver, was the second candidate to ride Maritime. The union was poetry in motion and her family had been optimistic.

They had driven down from Knoxville, Tennessee with high expectations and a horse trailer in toe. Maritime did not disappoint, and they loaded and took her home that very afternoon. The two complemented each other beautifully. They moved through their paces effortlessly in the ring.

Maritimes is Chloe’s first personal horse after years of taking lessons. Beth called Heather with the wonderful news that Maritime had found her partner. The two will have many years together to mature and compete. From Knoxville to the Carolinas, returning to the same town in Tennessee, Maritime’s journey is full circle and full of promise.

Holiday Sour Cream Coffee Cake Cake Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened • 1 cup sugar • 2 large eggs, at room temperature • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour • 1 teaspoon baking powder • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1 cup sour cream

Topping

• 1/2 cup brown sugar • 2 teaspoons cinnamon • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • 1 cup finely chopped pecans

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9 1/2” tube pan, or a 9” x 9” pan.

To make the cake: Beat together the butter, sugar, and eggs.

In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.

Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternately with the sour cream, stirring after each addition.

To make the topping: Combine all the topping ingredients, stirring until evenly crumbly.

Spread half the batter in the pan, and sprinkle with half the topping mixture. Repeat with the remaining batter and topping.

Bake the coffeecake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, or with just a few moist crumbs sticking to it. Glass pans may take an additional 5 to 10 minutes to bake through completely.

Remove the cake from the oven; if you baked in a tube pan, wait 10 minutes, loosen the edges, and carefully turn it out of the pan. Place the cake right-side up (topping up) on a plate to serve. If you baked the cake in a 9” x 9” pan, just serve it right from the pan.

Serve the cake warm or at room temperature. Wrap the completely cooled cake airtight, and store at room temperature for several days, Can freeze for longer storage.

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PCHS football coach Bruce Ollis is 16 Years a Wolverine

By Macy Cochran Bruce Ollis, Polk County High School (PCHS) football coach, has been a Wolverine for sixteen years, and has been head coaching for just over forty-one years.

Originally from Laurinburg, NC, and earned his degree in social studies at Presbyterian College, later earning his physical education license. With his wildly talented athletic family, he settled in Polk County for the job he knew he was meant for.

The best part, he believes, is being a part of the only high school in the county. That way, “We’re all Wolverines,” he says.

How do your students inspire you?

My students inspire me to be a better person. There’s no greater feeling than helping a young man through thick and thin and watching him succeed on the field, and later watching him walk the stage at graduation after contributing to the team. At the end of a game, people care about how you made them feel, not about how many touchdowns you scored or wins you had.

You can make a difference in a young man’s life when he’s in high school, so I think coaching is a calling. Most people think the best part about this job is winning. But my favorite part about it is the relationships between the coaches and players.

At PCHS, we coach character, and our motto this year is “accountability.” I try to coach my men to take on the mindset of doing what’s right even when no one’s looking. Being with them keeps me young, and it’s certainly rewarding.

How did you get to Polk County High School?

In ’02, I was head coach at a different school. We had an average year, but I was let go at the end of the season.

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I got lots of offers from many schools to come coach for them, but then, one of my friends at Landrum High School called me and told me about an opportunity at his biggest rival’s team.

“I believe it’s a diamond in the ruff,” he said, and I got the job.

I stayed at PCHS until the end of the 2013 season when one of my other buddies called me to offer me a higher paying job, and I took it. But something kept tugging at me to come back to Polk. Sure, I learned a lot coaching at that other school, and we made some positive changes, but PCHS is where I wanted to be.

Those who knew of me said “Welcome back,” but those who knew me said, “Welcome home.”

What are the harder aspects of this job?

Trying to connect with a kid you don’t end up truly reaching. It feels like a failure because it’s been proven time and time again that being a part of a team helps you perform better in the real world outside of high school.

The hard part is self-imposed, because I want to see my team and young men succeed. We go to work.

We prepare these men for victory. And we might not always be the most talented, but we’re always the hardest working.

My hobby is my job, though. I mean, how many people get to go to work every day and coach their son?

Do you think you’ll always be a coach?

I can’t imagine going into another profession.

I’ve thought about retirement, but I’m not thinking about retiring. I’ve still got so much to give.

I’ve been a head coach for forty-one years, and I’ve been at PCHS for sixteen of them. It’s in my DNA. My dad was a coach, and my mom was a physical education teacher. I just grew up loving football.

Dad was an incredible athlete, and so are my sons.

I always gravitated towards football, but I was never pushed. Coaching is an extension of my playing career, so I’m fortunate to share my knowledge of being a past football player.

How do you celebrate a win? How do you handle a loss?

I always tell my guys that you win Monday through Thursday. Friday is just the pay-off.

If you’re excited about what you’re doing and you put forth the effort, you give yourself the opportunity to win. You show your face in defeat and go home with the win––in other words, don’t be boastful. Losing is discouraging, but every play we practice are the battles. Every time we line up, that play can determine the outcome of the game, so for every battle won is a step towards winning the war––the game.

When we lose, it strengthens my resolve to make us work harder. I don’t blame the students; I’ll make them better the following Friday night.

Quick Bites

From Leftover Turkey to Homemade Soup As we gather for the Christmas holiday, food is still a focus. Once you’ve finished your celebrations, it’s time to think about that leftover turkey (or chicken) carcass in your freezer. Yes, I do recommend freezing it! One great way to utilize it is by making soup.

The turkey carcass can be cooked in many ways.

You can place it in a crockpot with water and cook it all day or--if you’re in a hurry--there is always the instant pot. Of course, the more traditional way is to cook the turkey bones on the stove in a stockpot.

Any way you cook it, it will leave you a nice broth for soups and stews, and it’s cheaper than buying broth in the store.

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We all make New Year’s resolutions. One of the top listed resolutions every year is eating healthier.

With recipes everywhere, magazines, online, TV cooking shows, it is easy. Right? Most nutrition specialists recommend starting with a recipe. I actually recommend you start with your refrigerator.

What do you already have? For instance, if you have several vegetables, carrots, celery, onions, in your refrigerator and maybe a protein (chicken, fish or beef ) in your freezer, then you have most everything you need to concoct a good healthy soup. And on these cold evenings, is there anything that tastes better than a warm cup of soup?

Homemade Turkey Soup Yield: 8-10 servings (about 2 quarts) Ingredients 1 leftover turkey carcass (from a 10- to 12-pound turkey) 2 quarts water 1 medium onion, cut into wedges 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 bay leaves 1 cup chopped carrots 1 cup uncooked long grain rice 1/3 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup chopped onion

Directions Place the turkey carcass in a stockpot; add the water, onion, salt and bay leaves. Slowly bring to a boil over low heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours.

Remove carcass; cool. Strain broth and skim fat.

Discard onion and bay leaves. Return broth to a large pot. Add the carrots, rice, celery and chopped onion; cover and simmer until rice and vegetables are tender.

Remove turkey from bones; discard bones and cut turkey into bite-size pieces. Add turkey back to pot and heat through.

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A Lively Community for Those 55+ White Oak Village provides the setting, security and peace of mind for those who wish to realize their retirement dreams. Our goal is to provide healthy and active lifestyle solutions.

Enjoy spacious 1 and 2 bedroom apartments – each with a private sunroom and access to numerous amenities and services the Village provides.

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to Keep You Healthier for the Holidays The Holidays are for trips to grandma’s house, the smell

of cookies baking, joyful family gatherings, and the anticipation of Christmas morning.

They are a special time of tradition; of bringing families together, expressing our gratitude, and making life-long memories.

Holidays are nostalgic, magical, and joyous.

To our neighbors, friends, and relatives, we at St. Luke’s Hospital wish you the happiest, merriest, and healthiest of holiday seasons.

Be well, be safe, and make more unforgettable memories.

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