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pring - how I love the sound of that word. Just saying or hearing that one little word brings expectations of warmer days and sunny skies, the welcoming sight and smell of flowers pushing up through the ground to make their annual debut, coloring our world with strokes of every color. Throwing open the windows to let the fresh air in and hearing the joyful sounds of children playing outside, their laughter and smiles a welcome contagion that brings smiles to our faces and warms our hearts too. Spring, the season of promise and new beginnings, what’s not to love?

In these pages we will share with you some of the season’s best delights. Super Saturday – a Children’s Theater Festival and annual crowd pleaser for 35 years now – has something for everyone, young and old.

Here you will find world-class performers and acts at the inside venues and all day entertainment on the streets of Tryon, see page 24. You can even join in the fun like little Ms. Elena Greve on the front cover of this month's issue, and don a costume of your own.

Interested in seeing some of the most beautiful homes of the area?

Then you’ll want to check out our sneak peak of The Green Blades Garden Club’s home tour, starting on page 36 There is something for everyone in these pages, check out our calendar of events for upcoming festivals and activities. The April Fool’s Festival is right around the corner and Steeplechase too; time to start thinking about those hats ladies. There are many more stories within these pages and we hope you enjoy this latest issue as much as we enjoyed working to bring it to you. Look for the newest issue of Life in Our Foothills the last Thursday of each month. The magazine is available free of charge at more than 100 locations throughout the area. If you want it delivered to your home or office we offer subscriptions for $35 per year, just enough to cover the postage. To subscribe visit us at lifeinourfoothills.com or call us at 828-859-9151.

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on the cover Three-year-old Elena Greve is decked out in her Snow White costume and hopes other area children will join her in dressing as their favorite storybook character for the 35th annual Super Saturday Children's Theater Festival. Elena is the daughter of Scott and Jessica Greve and a student at Tuesday School.

Photograph: Samantha Hurst Cover design: Samantha Hurst

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PUBLISHER Betty Ramsey EDITORIAL Samantha Hurst Leah Justice Gwen Ring CONTRIBUTORS Barbara Childs Gillian Drummond Carol Lynn Jackson Erik Olsen PRODUCTION Samantha Hurst Gwen Ring MARKETING Harry Forsha Nicholas Holmberg Lenette Sprouse ADMINISTRATION Jessy Taylor DISTRIBUTION Jeff Allison Jonathan Burrell Tony Elder

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CONTENTS

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Super Saturday

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Random Arts

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History abounds

Tryon's own Children's Theater Festival celebrates its 35th birthday with jugglers, sidewalk chalk, soul dancers and cake, of course.

This art space delights any individual interested in unique and quirky pieces and supplies. Owners Jane Powell and partner, Paul Aabye, opened their first shop, The Stamp Shop, in Saluda in 1995.

This year's Green Blades Garden Club home tour features Dr. Brad Whitney's home. Inside guests find themselves surrounded by artifacts of Whitney's ancestors and of his own travels.

46 Creature comforts

Caring canines provide comfort to ailing seniors in nursing homes and hospice. The work these animals and their owners do, however, brings as much joy to them as the patients they aim to help.

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COLUMNS 46 Country Living

Gillian Drummond talks about Georgian architecture and its importance.

52 In Good Taste

Carol Lynn Jackson gets us ready for the farmers market season.

IN EVERY ISSUE 8 Out & About

Plan your calendar for the new year.

10 Short Stories

April Fool's Festival brings comical fun to Tryon.

13 Foothills Featured Catch a glimpse of recent events.

APPOINTMENTS 56 Equestrian events

As warm weather returns so do clinics and shows from carriage driving to dressage.

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57 Tailgating in Tryon

Preparation begins now to fashion the perfect hat and the perfect tailgating experience.

62 Getting to know Knox

Meet FENCE's new executive director Carrie Knox.

64 Pisgah trailblazers

Michael Atkins clears trails with other volunteers.

66 Stable service

Veronica Hassig launches new business.

70 Piece of horse heaven Cathy Schwartz discovers her farm home.

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Community

CALENDAR MARCH

March 1 - April 5

Instructors’ Show at Tryon Arts and Crafts School.

Open to artists who have been or still are an instructor at Tryon Arts and Crafts School. All media generally used in the studios will be allowed.

March 2 – April 6

contact Laura Brookshire at 828-894-2281.

Mill Spring Ag Center

March 6 - noon

Recital at Holy Cross Episcopal Church John Gardner, organ

March 8 – April 20

TPS Members’ Show – painting and sculpture.

Older Than Dirt Tryon Painters & Sculptors, 26 Maple St., Tryon NC 828-859-0141. Seven local sculptors showcase their work. For more information, call 828-859-2828.

March 2-3 Upstairs Artspace, 49 S. Trade St., Tryon Exploration of Silk Painting with Christine Mariotti Tryon Arts & Crafts School, 373 Harmon Field Rd., Tryon, 828March 8 – April 20 859-8323.

Here. After.

This showcase exhibits parents’ responses in paintings to the NewMarch 2 and 9 town Connecticut shooting.

Segmented Multi Wood Bowl Upstairs Artspace, 49 S. Trade St., Tryon Learn to create a one of a kind segmented wood bowl with woodworker, Chris Carroll. For more information and fees, call 828-859- March 8 – April 20 8323.

Southern Comfort at Upstairs Artspace Tryon Arts & Crafts School, 373 Harmon Field Rd., Tryon NC Landscape photography (mostly kudzu) exhibit where the artist 828-859-8323. uses an older photography developing technique known as wet collodion.

March 4 Upstairs Artspace, 49 S. Trade St., Tryon Start of TROT Spring season Robbie Hambright, 828-859-9021.

March 9, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

March 5 1 – 5 p.m.

Introduction to Beekeeping This workshop is a concentrated introduction to help guide students on the right track for starting and maintaining a honeybee hive. Registration deadline is March 1. For more information, 8 L IFEIN O URFO O T HIL L S. C O M

First Polk’s Folk Farmer Day The Mill Spring Ag Center invites you to come out and learn more about our rural heritage. Indoor farmers' market, demonstrations for butter-making, soap-making, spinning, blacksmithing, etc.

For more information, call 828-894-2281.

Mill Spring Agricultural Development Center, 156 School Rd., Mill Spring

OUT & ABOUT

March 9, 10

Potato Baskets Learn to weave a sturdy basket in which potatoes are traditionally stored. For more information & fees, call 828-859-8323.

Tryon Arts & Crafts School, 373 Harmon Field Rd., Tryon NC 828-859-8323.

March 9, 10

Patinas for Jewelry Learn to create patina jewelry that may make some ask the question, “Which is flawed, this rusty necklace, or your idea of what a necklace should be?”

For more information & fees, call 828-859-8323.

Tryon Arts & Crafts School, 373 Harmon Field Rd., Tryon NC 828-859-8323

March 10, 1– 4 p.m.

Go Fly A Kite Day Come and enjoy this great day outside - flying kites, picnic lunches and rolling down Hawk’s Ridge. First 200 receive free kites. For more information, call 828-859-9021.

FENCE Center, 3381 Hunting Country Rd. Tryon

March 10, 5 p.m.

Choral Evensong by Pastyme A Cappella Singers Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Tryon.

March 11, 10 – 11 a.m.

Gardening Seminar “Top 10 Landscaping Mistakes” Seminar with Rhonda Anderson. Also learn the secret timeline to planting carefree flowers this spring.

FENCE Center, 3381 Hunting Country Rd. Tryon

March 13 - noon

Recital at Holy Cross Episcopal Church.

Amy Brucksch, classical guitar; Joanna Mulfinger Lebo, violin.

March 15

Call for Artists - Saluda Arts Festival Completed applications must be postmarked by March 15. Notification of acceptance will be mailed in April.

Susie Welsh at 828-749-3900 or Catherine Ross at 828-749-3534.

March 16, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

National Quilting Day, Landrum Library The Landrum Quilters annually sponsor this celebration of quilting in cooperation with the Friends of the Library.

For more information, visit www.landrumquilters.com.

March 16 – all day

Super Saturday – Children’s Theater Festival Celebrate the 35th annual Super Saturday & Children’s Theater Festival. For more information, go to: tryonsupersaturday.com Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. 828-859-8322

March 20 - noon

Recital at Holy Cross Episcopal Church.

Wanda May, soprano; Jeanette Shackelford, piano.

March 21 – 8 p.m.

Orion Weiss

Pianist Orion Weiss, whose music has been described as “at once sensitive and technically dazzling,” will perform at TFAC, presented by the Tryon Concert Association. For more information, go to tryonarts.org.

Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. 828-859-8322

March 25, noon

Brown Bag Lunch - Joseph Bathanti, poet laureate of NC. Lanier Library, 828-859-9535 or lanierlib@windstream.net.

March 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Fiction with Mindy Friddle Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. 828-859-8322.

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Fools discover a day’s worth of festive tomfoolery in Polk County each year around April Fool’s Day. This year downtown Tryon transforms into a goofy gaggle’s paradise Saturday, April 6 with another day filled with events meant to entice visitors to do nothing but have fun! Early morning dancing, an eco-friendly runway show and the annual outhouse races up Trade St. will all attract enthusiastic jesters.

This day of hilarity is not to be missed.

Volunteers and entries for parade, races and Trashion Show are needed – more details can be obtained on TDDA's website www.downtowntryon.org.

Preliminary schedule: 10 A.M.-ISH: Zumbathon (on Palmer Street) NOONISH-3 P.M.: Christopher Laughter will play live Irish Music on the Streets of Tryon NOON-ISH: Parade from Morris (Oak St.) down Trade St., turns right on Palmer St. down to Maple. Everyone is welcome to join in.

1-4 P.M.: Classic Car Show at Stott’s Ford. (sponsored by Stott’s Ford) 1-2 P.M.: Trashion Show on Palmer St. (kids and pets) 2-3 P.M.: Silly races – egg on spoon, Waiter’s Race carrying water pitchers, etc. and then the ever-popular Outhouse Races (sponsored by Stott’s Ford) 3-8 P.M.: Live music bands Local beer and wine tent in the street 6:30-8 P.M.: Contra dance (Irish and Appalachian Folk music The Skeeziks)

Pastymeperforms at Holy Cross Pastyme, an a cappella singing group from the Asheville area, will present a service of Choral Evensong for the Season of Lent at 5 p.m. on March 10, at Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Tryon.

After the service, all in attendance are invited to dinner in the Holy Cross parish hall, hosted by the Holy Cross Episcopal Church Foyers Groups.

This sung service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles began in the mid 1500s and is intended to nourish the spiritual life of the congregants. The service will begin with “A Prayer of King Henry VI� as introit. The Preces and Responses is a 21st Century setting by William Buthod. The Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis is set by 16th Century composer, William Mundy.

Pastyme was formed in 1999 by a group of friends who enjoyed making music with each other. The group has performed at numerous venues and churches in the Southeast, including the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, S.C., the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta and the Echo Early Music Festival.

More information about Pastyme may be found at pastyme. org The community is invited to both the service and dinner following, free of charge. For more information, call the church office at 828-859-9741.

Go Fly aK ite

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The winds of March blow strong and that’s a good thing for the kite flying crowd that descends on Foothills Equestrian Nature Center each year for Go Fly a Kite Day. For 2013 the kites will fly on March 10 starting at 1 p.m. Hawks Ridge Hill, behind FENCE Center, is the perfect place to practice your spins, dips and soaring.

There are great easy hikes around the FENCE land and wonderful bird watching all over the property for families to enjoy themselves before the kites take off or after the kites have landed.

Bring a picnic and plan to enjoy the day at FENCE. Free kites are available for the first 200 participants.

Go Fly a Kite Day is made possible by the Kirby Foundation at Polk County Community Foundation (PCCF).

FENCE is proud to partner with PCCF to proHannah Harriman (12 months old) of Columbus at FENCE Go Fly a Kite Day 2012. vide enrichment and enjoyment to Polk County and beyond. The mission of Foothills Equestrian Nature Center is to provide facilities and focus for education, recreation and preservation in nature studies and equestrian activities with the aim of enhancing these endeavors to enrich the quality of life for the community.

For more information about Go Fly A Kite Day or other FENCE programs call 828-859-9021 or email info@fence.org.

Upstairs gallery unveils three shows

The Upstairs Artspace presents three exhibits showcasing some of the region's finest contemporary art, from March 8 to April 20. In "Here. After." Asheville artists Moni Hill, Alicia Armstrong, and Spencer Herr, all parents of young children, explore art's role in the wake of tragedy -- specifically, the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. In "Southern Comfort," photographer Ben Nixon documents the Southern landscape. In "Older than Dirt," potters Jim Cullen, Jim Cornell, Gary Huntoon, David Zacharias, Doug Dacey, John Turner, and Claude Graves update an age-old medium. A "walk and talk" tour at 4 p.m., March 9, will be followed by an opening reception, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, visit the gallery at 49 S. Trade St., Tryon, call 859-2828, or go to www.upstairsartspace.org.

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Laurelhurst drummers Sixteen Laurelhurst residents formed a circle and whacked on some drums. Instructor Linda Powell taught the residents how to play either with mallets or with their hands. They started with easy melodies, learned to "speak" to each other with their drums, and ended by playing low and getting louder and louder until they all ended with one big thump.

1. Grace Beach, Eileen Grippo, Jane Scarborough and Bert Lainhart 2. Doris Stanley, Tressie Shaw and Pat Armistead 3. Jean Gregonis and Jean Carter 4. Helen McClain and instructor Linda Powell MARCH 2 0 1 3

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Chase Away the Blues

Tryon Fine Arts Center had blues and jazz lovers dancing into the night with its second-annual winter fundraiser. The evening consisted of multiple nationally-acclaimed acts and a jam session with several of those performers at the end.

1. Tom Foster 2. Susie Kocher, Amber Keeran and Stephanie Easler 3. Tom and Janice Zielez 4. Walt Johnson and Mike Dixon 5. Lucy and Tim Brannon 6. Jo Ryter and Robert Jones 7. Lisa Stokes, Susan Johann and Robyn Rosenberg 14 LIFEI NO URFO O T HIL L S. C O M

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Groundhog Day Party Artist Richard Baker entertained a playful bunch of guests at his studio in Saluda on Saturday, Feb. 2 for his first Groundhog Day party. The event raised funds for Steps To HOPE. (photos by Debra Backus) 1. Anita Moore, Elena Robson, Ashley Gregory and Amber Grant.

2. Ashley Gregory and Richard Baker 3. Melanie Lincoln, Jim Wright and Cherie Wright.

4. Bonnie Bardos and Richard Baker

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The Unity in the Community organization held the Heart to Heart gala on Saturday, Feb. 9 in recognition of Heart Awareness Month at the Cobb Life Center at Green Creek Missionary Baptist Church.

The event was funded by the Polk County Community Foundation. (photos by David Staley).

1. Billy Staley 2. Charlie Perez 3. Fran Banks 4. Juanita Staley and Dr. Teresa Romzick 5. Judy Destephno and Mary Gist OPPOSITE PAGE 6. Mildred Miller 7. Keith Knox, Arnie Twitty and Nicole Twitty 8. Julia Logan 9. Jimmy and Sophia Hamilton 10. Terri Palmer and Stevie Palmer 11. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Abe 12. Sarah Finney

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Jenna Phipps Benefit

Midway Baptist Church and other community members came out for a spaghetti supper and gospel concert in support of Jenna Phipps. Phipps is 25 and currently battling cancer through treatments at MD Anderson in Texas.

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1. Beth Fisher, Betty Fortner, Nancy Phillips, Patsy Mills, Tammy Anderson, Ingrid Bundschun and Patsy Bunch 2. Blakelee and Richard Smith with James Stott 3. Sandra Conner and Debra Ridings 4. Keith Rimer and Gary Lockee

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La Bouteille 3rd Anniversary La Bouteille Wine and Beer Shop celebrated its third anniversary Friday, Feb. 8. The shop in downtown Tryon opened in 2010 to offer a wide selection of wine and craft beers. Patrons now enjoy free wine tastings every Friday night and beer tastings the last Saturday of the month.

1. Lauren Veale, Matt Corn and Lucas Veale 2. Sam and Sherry Eades and Tommie Perry 3. Bruce and Lori Heckleman 4. Crys Armbrust and Joe Pullara Opposite page: 5. Cinda Austin and Holly McKee 6. Susan and Jim Bickelhaupt 7. Richard McKee and sister-in-law Edna McKee

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FEATURE

Written by SAMANTHA HURST Photographs by LEAH JUSTICE

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vibrant panoply of youthful joy explodes on Melrose Avenue every March as jugglers, drummers and, this year, storybook characters, take part in Super Saturday.

“It’s hard to say what the exact element is,” said festival Chairman Marianne Carruth.

“I think it’s the whole thing.

People remember coming with their grandmother, so they want to bring their kids. It’s fun and it creates memories for families.”

An integral part of Tryon’s fabric, the annual children’s theater festival celebrates 35 years of revelry on March 16.

Frances and Joe Wray founded the event back in 1979.

Even with Tryon’s performing arts scene as lively then, as ever, some felt a critical population remained starving for more theater.

“We had great productions at the fine arts center, but they were really not programs for children,” said Joe Wray in an interview marking the festival’s 30th birthday. “What we wanted to do was establish an event presenting the best in children’s theater and the arts

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The year prior, Wray, along with fellow creative-minded individuals Emmie Mackay, Lee Mueller, Mary Ann Claud, Sunny Grenfell, Gus Hoffman, Ann McCown, Franklin and Sadie McKaig, Jim Moore, Clara Rogers, Ed Ryerson, Jack Wheaton, Geoff and Alice Tennant, Ann Stubbs, Helen McBirney and Jane Dalton crafted the dream that now spills forth each spring.

Carruth said the festival started while she was away at college but she would hear tales of those first years from her nieces.

“It’s always been a feast of entertainment that takes you out of that ordinary,” Carruth said.

After all, how often can you stroll down a street and watch children standing in awe of a life-sized dragon puppet or sitting in the middle of the road, hands covered in chalk, transforming pavement to palate?

Free entertainment delights families along Melrose Avenue as they make their way between shows at the Tryon movie theater, Tryon Fine Arts Center, Holy Cross Episcopal Church and the Tryon Congregational Church.

Connecting all the venues together will be the annual parade of performers and merrymakers at 12:15 p.m. Children are encouraged to dress to the theme of their “Favorite Storybook Characters.”

“We really want to push that this year and encourage kids to take part by getting in character. Seeing all the kids parading down the street is always so much fun,” said Carruth.

Just in time for the festival’s big birthday this year, TFAC expects to complete its new outdoor amphitheater which audiences of shows on the community stage will be able to enjoy.

Board member Melanie Campbell-Cobb said she delights in being involved each year.

“Super Saturday has become such a tradition that everyone gets excited about it every year,” CampbellCobb said. “It lets you see the world through the eyes of a child.”

Mainstage performers this year will include: Goowin’s Balloowins, Madcap Puppets, Antonio Rocha, Mutts Gone Nuts, The Gizmo Guys, The Tarradiddle Players, Timmy and Susana Abell and Soul Street Dance.

The board works hard to ensure a wide variety of performers take the stage each year, Carruth explained.

She said every member has his or her favorite acts though.

She said Doug Burke’s one-man show “No Show” excites her every time.

“He gets Super Saturday and I like those performers because you see them light up too,” Carruth said.

“They realize that it’s all about the kids and exposing them to really great performances.”

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FEATURE While typically most shows are geared toward the kindergarten to fifth-grade age range, many also speak to older audiences as well.

“We always try to have something for the itty bittys and performers on the community stage that bring in the middle and high schoolers so more families will come out and experience the festival each year,” she said.

Shows remain inexpensive for families as well with tickets only costing $2 per performance.

“It's better than Christmas. I'm going to be 42 and I still go,” said Deena Hardin.

Order forms for tickets will be handed out in classrooms, with orders to be filled at the ticket Round Robin Tuesday, March 5.

The Super Saturday box office at TFAC will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 6-8, 14-15, and all day Super Saturday itself. Tickets continue to be just $2, keeping the day affordable for families.

For more information on the performers, go to www.TryonSuperSaturday.com.

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super saturday performers MUTTS GONE NUTS

Stunt dogs, dancing dogs, trick dogs and even talking dogs help comedy duo Jessie and James spread the message of animal rescue. Mutts Gone Nuts will leave audiences howling by unleashing hilarity in this thrill show.

SOUL STREET DANCE Try not to move watching this electric street dance company incorporate a variety of styles of dance. Soul Street Dance Company mixes everything from hip-hop to classical under the direction of Javier Garcia and Rock Williams from Houston, Texas.

GOOWIN’S BALLOOWINS Your kids will love being a part of the fun as Allynn Gooen fills the stage with extraordinary balloon creations.

Gooen charms audiences with his sculpted air as he creates theater sets and characters with balloons.

THE GIZMO GUYS Allan Jacobs and Barrett Felker – The Gizmo Guys – grab audiences from toddlers to great-grandparents through their humor. Their rapid-fire juggling act exhilarates and inspires sidesplitting laughter.

ANTONIO ROCHA Watch as mime and storyteller Antonio Rocha illustrates lessons from different aspects of life. Rocha leads the audience to activate their imagination through rich imagery. Born and raised in Brazil, his unique blend of mime and verbal narrative has been performed in more than 12 countries on six continents.

MADCAP PUPPET Tremendous puppets make for stupendous shows especially when they bring a healthy dose of creativity. Madcap Puppet Theater built a repertoire of comic-absurd and original fairy tale performances. Through unique puppetry and playwriting, Madcap aspires to positively impact young audiences while creative and magical imaginations are developing.

TARRADIDDLE PLAYERS One of the Southeast’s few true repertory companies, the Tarradiddle Players have performed for more than 1,200,000 people. Don’t miss their world premiere of Brother Rabbit Spinning Free, a multicultural production inspired by the people who have made the Carolinas their home. Brother Rabbit is the quickest, cleverest, wittiest rabbit there ever was, but Slippy Fox sees him as one thing and one thing only: dinner. Brother Rabbit’s only hope of escape is to distract Slippy Fox with irresistible stories.

TIMMY AND SUSANA ABELL These performers combine talents to offer engaging performances centered around a repertoire of original songs and stories. Their concerts include an original puppet performance that has captivated audiences around the world, as well as spellbinding storytelling, poetry and award-winning music on seven different instruments.

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schedule

TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER Mutts Gone Nuts 9:30 a.m.

Soul Street Dance 10:45 a.m.

Mutts Gone Nuts 1:15 p.m.

Soul Street Dance 2:30 p.m.

MOVIE THEATER

Goowin's Balloowins 9:30 a.m.

The Gizmo Guys 10:45 a.m.

Goowin's Balloowins 1:15 p.m.

The Gizmo Guys 2:30 p.m.

HOLY CROSS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Madcap Puppets 9:30 a.m.

Tarradiddle Players 10:45 a.m.

Madcap Puppets 1:15 p.m.

Tarradiddle Players 2:30 p.m.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Antonio Rocha 9:30 a.m.

The Abells 10:45 a.m.

Antonio Rocha 1:15 p.m.

The Abells 2:30 p.m.

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ra ndaor tms A Saluda spot for “creative mindfulness”

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Written by Mark Schmerling Photographs by Mark Schmerling

“It transformed because we were so much more than [stamps].

We did a lot of book-binding in our years,” Powell added; “a lot rom a drawing class taken at age 6 to her 18 years as of book art.” co-owner of Random Arts in Saluda, Jane Powell has Originally from Chicago, the couple moved here in 1994. A lived, shared, encouraged and nurtured art in many tour of Saluda provided their hallelujah moment. forms. “I’ve always done it [art] since then,” she says.

“This is it,” they realized.

“If it wasn’t drawing, it was making something.”

“In two days,” said Powell, “we bought three acres of property Today, Random Arts in Saluda is part gallery, part workshop and a house. In eight weeks we were here — lock, stock and barhost, part art supply center and a place to purchase stylish, appeal- rel.” ing clothing. A repeated theme is “creative mindfulness,” which While Paul has been a machinist all his life, “he’s a natural certainly applies. at sculpting,” says Powell, which complements her talents and The business, started in Saluda in 1995, by Powell and her creativity. partner, Paul Aabye, wasn’t always this diversified. As a develop“I knew I wanted to do something like this,” said Powell, of ing artist, Powell often had trouble obtaining supplies. That need beginning an art-related business. “We started reading a book, led to Powell and Aabye founding, “The Stamp Shop,” located ‘How to Make a Living Without a Job.’” in downtown Saluda, featuring rubber stamps in many artistic Shortly after, they invested much of their money on art supdesigns. Powell began stamping on paper, but branched out to plies, and on renting a building, which served as their location stamping designs on fabric and on thin sections of transparent from 1995 through 2010. mica.

In 2010, Powell and Aabye relocated Random Arts to its “It became more three-dimensional than a stamp on a paper,” present location, which provides a welcoming, yet professional, she recalled. atmosphere, and a wide selection of art supplies. The move was Creating art books was another creative endeavor. prompted by economics, said Powell.

As the business and the creativity expanded and evolved, so did “In 2010, when our rent doubled, we bought this (present) the shop’s name, said Powell. building, which we love,” she said.

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workshops In 2013, Random Arts will host 28 workshops and other events. Instructors from as far as Australia will teach one and two-day courses, including Collaging the Translucent, with Andrea Matus deMeng; Faux Metal Journal singlepage coptic, with Christy Hawkins; Graffiti City Scapes, with Jodi Ohl; and Water Color and Sketch, led by June Lafazio. Some instructors travel from Missouri; Vancouver, Canada, Texas and New Jersey. Powell also heads some of the workshops (including producing woven books), as do other local teachers. Her own work has appeared in numerous books. For a full schedule, contact Random Arts.

Workshops have become popular with both instructors and participants, said Powell. “I fill the classes,” she noted. “I’m the facilitator.”

Some instructors have participated for 10 years.

On the first and third Tuesdays of each month, creative individuals can participate in no-charge classes, which Powell labels Zentangle Basics. This art form involves making repetitive, often ornate patterns that become art.

“It’s doodling with a plan,” says Powell. Class times for Zentangle Basics are 10 a.m. to noon.

On May 18, Random Arts will feature its annual Arts & Crafts Outdoor Market, which Powell describes as, “like a garage sale of arts and craft supplies . . . new, used, slightly used, whatever they want to sell.” This popular event, held on the grounds of Random Arts, piggybacks with the annual Saluda Arts Festival the same day.

Random Arts can be found at 481 Louisiana Avenue. Phone is 828-749-1165. Their website is www.randomartsnow.com, and their e-mail address is randomarts@charter.net. •

SHADES OF GREEN Tryon Arts and Crafts instructor katie Poterala will teach you how to create patinas like these leaves for jewelry, March 10.

Call 828-859-8323 for info.

green Quench your garden's thirst with this mint green watering can. $11.99 at Tryon Mountain Hardware in Lynn.

shades of

Create vintage glamour at your dining room table with a set of six grass green Depression-era glass berry bowls $25 at Treasures Old & New in Landrum.

Discover the art of painted silk by taking Christine Mariotti's “Exploration of Silk Painting� workshop at Tryon Arts and Crafts School March 2-3.

Call 828-859-8323 for info.

Attract a frenzy of beauty to your yard with this handblown recycled glass Flower Pot hummingbird feeder. $23 Vines & Stuff in Tryon.

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r. Brad Whitney’s home, Rock Crest, on Lake Lanier, whispers tales of lives lived long ago.

Within this 1928 Craftsman bungalow guests find themselves surrounded by antiques meticulously preserved by Puritan influence and relics of Whitney’s young adult life in Southern Asia.

“The home is filled with certain family pieces that can never be replaced,” Whitney says. “I often wonder, ‘if a fire started, what would I run in and grab?’”

Some might declare the Muslim merchant trunks too priceless to perish or perhaps recommend the rescue of chipped but sacred Santos dotting mantels and sideboards.

Whitney, however, envisions reaching for family portraits of ancestors such as his sea captain great-grandfather or his grandfather’s patient log once gingerly wrapped in tissue paper to preserve.

Whitney, in fact, worked with an architect and designer friend, Steven Shadley, to reappoint the home specifically for his impressive collection. Together they created plans to raise ceilings so century-old, 10-foot tall bookcases would fit snuggly into corners and his great-grandfather’s workbench, sturdy and immense, might serve as a table in his den.

“We also reoriented the home so the predominant living space would be on the back side of the home with views of the lake,” Whitney said. “The colors of the sunrise over the lake are beautiful coming through the windows.”

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Top left: This santos is one of many sacred pieces from the Phillipines that have found a home with Whitney. Top right: A Whitney piano, the brand that got its name from Dr. Whitney's grandfather. Bottom left: The sitting area in Whitney's bedroom. Bottom right: A skull and other medical related items fill Whitney's study. Opposite page: The handpainted umbrella he purcahsed while working in the Peace Corps in Nepal.

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“The home is filled with certain family pieces that can never be replaced.�

- DR. BRAD WHITNEY

Whitney's kitchen keeps with the theme of family and travel with baskets from the Phillipines overhead.

His bedroom and bathroom bring touches of his travels in as well.

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Portraits of multiple generations from both sides of Whitney's family hang at the end of the hallway near two guest rooms.

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constructed with intentions for longevity.

“If I buy something it’s old,” Whitney said. “There is so much out there, so many pieces that need a worthy home to play host to their stories.”

When he first began seeking a home in the Landrum area near his practice he said he was mostly shown newly constructed homes with little character or history to them. One could not utter such a thought of his home now.

Perched in the corner of the living room is a Whitney piano; this too is an interesting storyline in the Whitney family biography. Whitney’s grandfather worked for years as a piano maker in Chicago, eventually selling the rights so a line of Kimbell pianos could brandish his moniker.

Many a memento from Whitney’s three years living with host families in the Philippines also take residence in the remaining nooks of his South Carolina home.

“I love traveling but I loved the experience of living overseas more,” Whitney said.

After undergraduate work, Whitney served in Nepal as a Peace Corp volunteer. There, eating Christmas dinner at the Israeli embassy, Whitney discovered one of the more expansive collectors' pieces. This hand-painted Nepalese umbrella remains center in Whitney’s living space.

Tryon too found its way into Whitney’s abode.

Above his study hearth hangs a Mazzanovich painting and at the foot of a guest bed resides a Lillian Mosseller rug.

The Green Blades Garden Club of Tryon intends to include this home along with several other notable abodes on its home tour, April 13.

Tickets for this biannual self-driving tour are $20; call Jane Current 828-859-2048 for more information. Refreshments will be served at Stonehedge.

To gather more information about the tour, visit Greenbladesgardenclub.org. Green Blades Garden Club maintains the Park on Trade, Landrum and Columbus Hospices, Tryon Fine Arts Center and the Morris the Horse corner. •

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FREEMAN HILL HOUSE

Sitting high atop Freeman Hill overlooking Tryon is the 1906 Freeman Hill House, a beautiful traditional home with many unique features and personal touches. This two-story home has a kitchen to die for with brick and wood floors, windows all around and a cozy fireplace in the breakfast area. The furnishings are eclectic and the walls deep rich colors. A full-length front porch is an inviting feature added in the last few years by the current owners.

CAMP FIREWATER

The owner of Camp Firewater restored this previously small cabin on Lake Lanier to resemble America’s Great Camps of old.

The homeowner, a designer, relied on a team of artists, craftspeople, architects and builders to create a high level of craftsmanship fundamental to the Great Camp tradition. The overall design is notable for its attention to detail, evident in the mountain laurel twig railings, paneling and wainscoting from an old barn in Tennessee and using the same wood on the fronts of the kitchen cabinets.

At the same time furnishings that took three years to accumulate keep the camp's history alive.

STONEHEDGE

Sitting on the remaining 25 acres of an original 12- acre tract resides Stonehedge. Once a popular destination for vacationers, the current homeowners bought this former inn in 2011 making just subtle changes throughout. Carpet was removed to reveal tile and hardwood floors and a rock wall was uncovered. The stone exterior of the home, pool house and guest houses were built from material cleared from nearby fields. Sitting in what was once the multi-level dining area of the Stonehedge Inn and is now the Living area one can almost hear the countless conversations and celebrations held over the years.

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eorgian architecture and decorative arts have been the inspiration and bedrock of my interior design practice, and, as a perpetual student I am always looking for more knowledge and more inspiration.

The English Classical Georgian period in architecture and design (1700 to 1830) had the most profound and lasting influence in America.

Georgian style is synonymous with England in the 18th Century and with the Age of Elegance. It spans the reigns of England’s King Georges, starting when King George I ascended the throne in 1714 and ending with the death of King George IV in 1830. This date, 1830, also marks the start of furniture being made by machine instead of by hand.

It was a classical age, where everything - the arts, architecture, philosophy and even the government conformed to an idealism, which fostered the highest of aesthetic and moral values.

In America, the Georgian style is evident in our early architecture.

This emerged into two main periods. The first was Colonial, which had the simplicity of elegance of the early Georgian period which is evident in our heritage of New England colonial tradition and, of course, in a grander manner in southern plantation architecture and interiors. Early American Georgian or Colonial lasted until 1776 – the birth date of our country. Colonial was followed by the second period, Federal, which incorporated both neoclassical and English Regency and lasted until 1830. Boscobel in Garrison, NY is a superb example of American Federal style. Third is Greek Revival or Regency as it was known in England in the late 18th and early 19th century.

Many southern plantation houses were built in the Greek revival style, which lasted until the Civil War in 1860. Milford Plantation in Sumter County, S.C. (pictured) is a beautiful example of Greek Revival.

There are three organizations which have been a good source for my ongoing education and also a way for me to give back to where my inspiration originates.

First is the British based Georgian Group with its American arm, the American Friends of The Georgian Group located in New York. This organization endeavors to expand knowledge and promote public awareness of all aspects of Georgian design. It was founded in 1937 as the British national charity for the protection of Georgian buildings, townscapes, monuments, parks and gardens. I have toured many houses in England and Scotland with this organization and have been to many houses that are not open to the public. The Georgian Group is planning two trips this year; one to the English Douro in Portugal and the other to the Noble Houses of Northern Italy. www.americangeorgians.org.

The most invaluable organization is The Institute of Classical

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FEATURE Architecture & Art (ICAA). It is dedicated to advancing the practice and appreciation of the classical tradition in architecture and the allied arts. They fulfill this mission through education, publications, awards and advocacy.

Public education programs include lectures and salon series, exhibits, walking tours, conferences on classical architecture and the allied arts and travel tours. The local chapter is located in Charlotte, N.C. This chapter puts on some very interesting tours and programs each year. Last October they had a three-day weekend in Camden, S.C. Camden is the oldest inland city in South Carolina and played a key role in the American Revolutionary War. In the early 1900s Camden evolved as a resort town for the wealthy from all over the east coast. In the winter months these part-time residents brought their thoroughbred horses with them starting a rich equine history. For more information on this trip and wonderful pictures of the houses visited go to www.goodwinclassichomes.blogspot.com.

This spring the Charlotte chapter of the ICAA is planning a walking tour day in Historic Concord, N.C. There are also house tours in Greensboro and Winston-Salem. I am hoping there will also be a visit to Milford Plantation, which is one of the many fine historic homes that Richard Jenrette saved from extinction, renovated and donated to Classical American Preservation Homes Trust. The travel tours for

the national chapter of the ICAA (www.classist.org) are organized by Classical Excursions. Their study guides and lecturers are experts in their fields, opening doors to the extraordinary artistic, cultural and historical achievements of the Western World. I highly recommend participation in any of these groups if you are at all interested in the Classical Georgian style.

Gillian Drummond has her design studio in Tryon. You can see her website at www.drummondhouseco.com and contact her at 828859-9895 or info@drummondhouseco.com •

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“Timmy just knows what to do.”

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o look at Timmy he would seem like an ordinary dog. A well groomed sheltie, romping and barking in the park with his well rounded family, a Border Collie, a Rottweiler, a Chihuahua and, of course, “his human” owner Judy Bolton. But this is no ordinary dog.

Moments before this frolic, a very young boy with a bright green frog hat was watching the park from his wheelchair. As his mom paused, so too did Judy and her dog. With one hand gesture, Judy called Timmy over from play and they approached the little boy. Timmy, now in work mode, was attentive to all around him and very engaged with the little boy who had been motionless and expressionless.

Timmy eased slowly up to the chair-bound young man and rested his head on the boys lap until the little hand started petting. As the boy stroked, his smile grew.

“Timmy just knows what to do,” Judy explained as she recounted the story of the little boy with a frog hat. “It’s not about me, it’s about the joy the dog can bring.”

Judy, a retired physician, found this little Shetland Sheep Dog on Craigs list and fell in love with him. His previous owner had gotten the dog for their daughter, who had grown tired of the four-legged animal and wanted money for some electronic gadget instead.

“My husband and I didn’t think they deserved to have the dog so we bought him,” she said.

Timmy was quickly house trained and picked up other

tasks rapidly like sit, lay and so on. Judy noticed throughout his training Timmy maintained an extremely calm demeanor.

After researching the requirements for therapy dogs through Therapy Dogs Inc., she made a call. A month later and after some training with Mary Gilroy from Therapy Dogs, Timmy was ready to go to work.

“Not only do these dogs need to have the personality to be calm and gentle, but they need to get along well with other dogs,” said Judy.

“They can’t be startled by loud noises, be bothered by sudden movements of people or medical assistants like crutches, nor show anxiety around ataxic people.”

Timmy passed all the tests and is now a part of a growing population of therapy dogs who daily visit the elderly, hospital patients, children’s homes, library reading circles for children and Hospice patients.

Here in Landrum, Timmy is a frequent guest of Oak Brook Senior Apartments, Landrum Library and Hospice of The Carolina Foothills as well as Greenville Glen, Pendleton Place for Children and Oakleaf and Mountain View Nursing home in Spartanburg.

When asked to recall one of her favorite moments Judy responds without hesitation about a moment at Hospice in Landrum. Timmy had been strolling from room to room when he stopped at a door and simply sat. When brought (in to) the room, a woman sat quietly by her 85-year-old terminally ill sister who was lying motionless and non-responsive in the bed.

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“When I looked around the room, all I saw was the sister pets, and love to have a visit from our four legged Hospice voland a framed picture of a dog close to the bed,” Judy said. unteers,” VanHecke says. “Our nurses, nursing assistants and She placed the hand of the patient on Timmy and moved it physicians agree that the animals bring joy and a special spark as if to pet him. There was no response. to the lives of those people who love dogs. Our social workers “The sister requested that I put Timmy on the bed and so I say that research shows that Caring Canine visits provide a sodid,” Judy said. cial interaction that decreases any levels of “The two shared the brief Timmy laid right down next to the depression and pain patients might have.” wrinkled hand of the dying patient and Research from a study done at the Medimoment of petting and the woman began to stroke the dog on cal Center in St. Louis found that patients’ drifted off to a peaceful brief weekly visits with a therapy dog her own.

“It was one of those moments where sleep for an hour, both reduced the loneliness of elderly patients in you suddenly inhale and just watch,” Judy laying next to the other in a long-term care facility. Marian R. Banks, said. “The two shared the brief moment who reports the study, says, “It’s not that comfort and in peace. It the animals have magic vibes coming out of petting and drifted off to a peaceful sleep for an hour, both laying next to the of them, it’s a quality of life issue. It’s was like home.” other in comfort and in peace. It was like about giving people access to what they like - JUDY BOLTON home.” and enjoy.”

Marsha Van Hecke, Hospice House For Judy and her dog, Timmy, it’s about director of outreach says Caring Canine brings sunshine to the comfort he can provide someone just by his presence. patients at the Hospice House and in nursing facilities.

For more information on therapy dogs and how you can “Eyes light up and smiles appear when they see the dogs. employee your pet to be certified, visit Therepydogs.com, or These are people who have had to separate from their own Therapy dogs International’s website at www.tdi-dog.org. •

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Farmers markets prepare gardeners, farmers Polk County’s pioneering Agricultural Economic Development director at the Mill Spring Agricultural Development Center, hether you have been a weekly patron of one and secure their spots for 2013. Through Sprague, many ag of the four Polk County Farmers Markets or an economic development tools are offered, including where to occasional customer, excitement brews for the find sustainable farming workshops, grant monies and distribumarket season ahead. tion outlets.

Come April and May, Columbus, Green Creek, Saluda, Secondly, indoor farmers markets, both in Polk County and Landrum and Tryon farmers markets are in full-swing, offering the surrounding foothills area, and summer/fall CSA (Comweek-long opportunity to buy fresh, buy locally. munity Supported Agriculture) sign-ups are in full swing now So why this news in March? offering year-round connection to local farms. Shop and trade The answer is two-fold: producers and food artisans joinat the Mill Spring Ag Centers’ March 9 Poultry Swap Farmers ing a market as vendors are encouraged to visit Lynn Sprague, Market (www.polkcountyfarms.org) and visit www.fromhere.

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COLUMN org for other March indoor farmers markets in the foothills.

The Mill Spring Farm Store at the ag center is a year-round source for locally produced foods.

Slow Food Foothills can lead you to a local, organic summer/fall CSA program that is Polk County-based and begins sign-ups this month. Weekly shares form organic farms are distributed to you, the shareholder, and in great, tasty variety, once a week. Visit www.slowfoodfoothills.org for local food outlets, development programs and events.

March is for planning and planting another successful growing year for Polk County agriculture.

Polk County farmers markets prove to be a destination place on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday evenings, and Saturday mornings where the community has a chance to meet and visit with local farmers and buy produce, cheese, eggs, milk, meats, added-value items and hand-made crafts.

The market is nostalgic for many folks who remember when it was common to buy or trade directly with a farmer or neighbor whose goods are freshly harvested and taste all the better for it. As people are becoming more vocal about wanting access to good tasting and high quality local goods, farmers markets and CSA programs are increasingly becoming a popular venue to buy weekly groceries.

There have been more than 100 vendors at the four different farmers markets in Polk County (Tryon, Saluda, Columbus,

Many vendors have said that they welcome the opportunity farmers markets have offered their bottom line.

New to the markets this year is the acceptance of Visa/ MC and EBT cards through a program grant associated with Polk DSS.

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Purchase a brick or paver for the Path

of Remembrance at Hospice House of

the Carolina Foothills in Landrum, SC. For information on how to order, please contact the Development Office at 828.894.7000 or dnelson@hocf.org. Information is also available on our website.

It’s about living!

www.hocf.org To be included in the Blessing of the Bricks May 22, 2013, orders must be received by April 1, 2013

and Green Creek), and in the The dollars spent busiest summer months there at these markets have been more than 50 vendors at the Columbus market strengthen Polk alone. The dollars spent at County’s local these markets strengthen Polk economy and ensure County’s local economy and ensure that farmers get a fair that farmers get a profit for their risk and labor, sustaining the chances they can fair profit for their continue to bring their goods risk and labor. back to market in the future.

Lynn Sprague and his teams have done well in the office of Agricultural Economic Development building marketplace, resources and community through our food system.

Many vendors have said that they welcome the opportunity farmers markets have offered their bottom line. Live music, food samplings and cooking demonstrations will continue this season as enhancements to the overall experience. Many ag center spin-off projects and community development programs will be showcased this year, as well in the next coming months. New to the markets this year is the acceptance of Visa/MC and EBT cards through a program grant associated with the Polk County Department of Social Services (DSS). Also, dogs that bring their masters to market are encouraged to relax in supervised pet-sitting stations.

Polk farmers markets are opening with record number vendors who offer something for everyone in the spirit of keeping commerce local. Visit www.polkcountyfarms.org for an interactive look at current market vendors and what they sell or to sign on to become a vendor. We’ll see you selling or buying at market for good eats and good community. •

FEATURE Shelley Dayton submitted this photo of Kim and Rich Nelson's daughter, Lily, posing with Sue Spiegel's Anadalusion horse, Romeo, for the Bulletin's photo calendar contest last year.

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Equestrian Events MARCH March 1 - 3 Dennis Reis Horsemanship Clinic at Garrison Arena, Clemson. Contact: Reis Ranch 800-732-8220.

March 1 - 3 Paul Belasik Clinic at Blue Moon Farm Contact: Sophie Clifton sophie@montana.net March 2 RVPC Mounted Meeting Contact: Denise Ritacco Ritacco5@hotmail.com March 2 FRC Dressage & Stadium Show at FENCE Contact: Margo Savage 828-863-4924

March 7 Rutherford Outdoor Coalition-Eq Div Mtg. Contact: dr.b@rutherfordlargeanimal.com March 7 RVPC Unmounted Meeting Contact: Denise Ritacco Ritacco5@hotmail.com March 8 - 9 Carolina Carriage Club Amy Neary Hazard Clinic at Windridge Farm, Rutherfordton. Contact: Price Story p_story@bellsouth.net March 9 Dressage Scribe Forum at FENCE. Contact: info@ fence.org

March 16 Horse Country Farm Tours Contact: : inveigh@aol.com March 16 - 17 BRHJA Spring Premiere Show at Harmon Field.

Contact: Lewis Pack 828-894-2721 March 16 - 17 Carolyn Resnick Method Clinic with Instructor Linda Salinas at Gastonia, N.C. Contact: Linda Salinas 704674-4085 linda@drdolinda. com March 16 - 17 Sandy Siegrist Nutrition Workshop at Sumrell Farm, Columbus. Contact: Ivey Sumrell

March 9 Harmon Hopefuls at Harmon March 17 Hunter Pace: Green Creek Field. Contact: Lauren Allen Hounds. Contact: www.wch828-506-2335 pace.org.

March 9 March 19 Greenville Foothills Pony March 3 Pisgah Trailblazers Monthly Club Mtg. Contact: Carolyn Cross Country Schooling at Meeting at Calvert’s Kitchen, Culbertson chculbertson@ FENCE. Contact: Pat SaColumbus 6 p.m. eat, 7 p.m. earthlink.net lomon 828-863-2422 www. meet. Contact: Michael Atkins fence.org Michael@atyourserviceair.

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Sandra Beaulieu Dressage March 4 Start of TROT Spring Session Clinic at Brown Bear Farm, Flat Rock, N.C. Contact: NiContact: Robbie Hambright cole Watts 864-276-8536 rwhambright@gmail.com March 3 Hunter Pace: Clemson Eventing Team Contact:: www. wchpace.org

March 20 TROT Workshop Contact: Robbie Hambright rwhambright@gmail.com.

March 23 CCC Beginner Driving Clinic with Paul Nordan. Contact: Kristina Nordan 828-8914777 March 23 FRC Dressage / Stadium Show at Harmon Field Contact: Margo Savage 828863-4924 March 23 Greenville Foothills Pony Club Mtg. Contact: Carolyn Culbertson chculbertson@ earthlink.net March 23 RVPC Mounted Meeting Contact: Denise Ritacco Ritacco5@hotmail.com.

March 30 Harmon Hopeful @ Harmon Field. Contact: Lauren Allen 828-506-2335.

March 30 - 31 Borderline Dressage at FENCE. Contact: Kay Whitlock 910692-3504

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history of the chase Steeplechasing is a cross sport that includes all the thrills and speed of flat racing, yet mixes in the precision of jumping. The premium is on speed, but the concern is squarely focused on the jumps.

The races at the Block House Steeplechase are between two and three miles in length with approximately five fences or jumps. The fences are 52-inch hurdles called “National Fences,” standardized by the National Steeplechase Association (NSA) in the l980s to promote the safety and welfare of horse and rider.

Thoroughbred horses, most of them former flat horses, compete at 41 sanctioned steeplechase stops at some of the nation’s finest tracks, like our own Block House at FENCE (Foothills Equestrian and Nature Center).

The growing popularity of the sport can be explained partly by the fact that it allows fans to get closer to the field than flat racing. You can stand right next to the fence, watch the start of a race when “They’re Off!” and catch the thrills at the finish line.

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t Tryon’s Block House Steeplechase, the elegant art of tailgating is alive and well. Part fine dining, part equine extravaganza, this historic, southern tradition brings families and friends together for a day of fellowship and fun.

On April 20th, spring comes rushing in on the backs of gleaming thoroughbreds that fly and jump over a luscious green track and into the hearts of thousands of spectators who will flock to see the Block House Steeplechase.

For more than 67 years, Tryon has played host to the longest running steeplechase in the state of North Carolina. Hailed by local residents as the social event of the year, full of equine action and high fashion, the fanfare surrounding the Block House Steeplechase is legendary.

For Cam Boyd of Hendersonville, N.C., the Block House races are a beloved event that is tightly woven into the fabric of his family’s history.

“I started coming in the 1950s with my parents and I’ve only missed two races since then,” explained Boyd, “I believe race day should be experienced by each generation. Today, my children bring their families and friends to the same exact parking spot where my family brought me. It’s not just about the race, it’s about making memories.”

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flamingo tailgate

A one-legged stance on sophistication For more than a decade these friends have gathered for a fancy feast before the races begin.

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People of all ages find something to enjoy through the tailgating experience at the annual Steeplechase event. From fine dining to fried chicken each spot has a feel and environment all its own.

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’s gentleman tailgate A dapper take on a classic event

Relax with an assortment of beers from La Bouteille in Tryon: Thomas Creek Highland Brewing Company Founders Brewery and the local brew, BottleTree

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hile the equine action is obviously the main draw, the tailgating rituals and lavish displays of mouthwatering southern cuisine and libations are at the very heart of the race day.

Fried chicken, pimento cheese, pulledpork sandwiches and deviled-eggs all washed down with a Bloody Mary or sweet tea — of course — the menus are as vibrant and lavish as the displays themselves.

“We bring over 40 people with us on race day, and everybody brings a dish,” says Boyd. “My daughter, Emery, and son, Les, do all the planning now. My wife and I happily passed the tailgating torch on to them. Now all we have to do is sit back, eat and enjoy.”

And it wouldn’t be race day without a healthy dose of competition. The Tailgate Contest sponsored by ROCK 101, WROQ, celebrates the uniqueness of each entry with categories such as best country tailgate, most elegant and most unusual.

Contestants pull out all the stops from silver candelabras and fully- stocked wet bars, to pink flamingos and beach chairs; each theme is more decadent and fun-filled then the next.

“I have been coming to the races since I was a little girl,” says Emery Bettis, Cam Boyd’s daughter who is now grown with children of her own. “I’ve never missed a race. Never. My heart starts pounding and I can’t begin to describe the joy I feel when we pull up to our parking spots. When I see the girls in hats and smell the freshlymown grass, I know spring is finally here to stay.”

For more information on the tailgate competition or to buy tickets and reserve your parking spot, contact TR&HC Events at 828-8630480. •

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eat

sit back

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KNOX

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Knox

getting to know

FENCE's new Executive Director Written by BARBARA CHILDS Photographs submitted

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arrie Knox, Executive Director of Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) in Tryon was born and grew up in Southern Ohio. She attended college in central Texas and graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in public relations/advertising management. She has certifications in land management and an extensive background in non-profit conservation management. She brings to FENCE her lifelong love of riding and equestrian skills. She is a lady of the saddle with skills and experience in dressage.

Under the leadership of Knox, the Pines and Prairies Land Trust in the Austin, Texas area protected over 2,000 acres of endangered species and wildlife land that the community there loved and enjoyed. Knox brings her knowledge of land conservation and equine management to her current position at FENCE. Knox works well with the community, and is eager to cooperate with the people here who love FENCE and want to support its mission of equine activities, nature education and recreation.

“I can apply my skills to my work at FENCE, and I am so thrilled to be part of a supportive and co-operative community,” says Knox.

Knox also has an extensive real estate development background. She would buy old houses, renovate them, and sell them to families who gave the homes a new life. Knox laughingly says, “I like to recycle old houses.”

The goals Knox is focusing on for FENCE this coming year include more education and family orientated activities and improving the horse show experience for exhibitors. Celebrate Mother Earth Day, an exciting new event at FENCE on May 4 will include outdoor activities, music, lectures, guided hikes and picnics. Knox wants to establish a museum and enlarge the nature exhibits at FENCE. The museum would include history and photos from the founding of FENCE as well as photos and artifacts of the past occupants of the property back to the Native Americans. Right now nature exhibits include a live animal room and mounted animals for elementary education classes that are

provided by FENCE staff.

The FENCE education team provides hands on science learning to Polk County and other area schools in both North and South Carolina. Lessons range from dissecting owl pellets to exploring weather patterns. All of the science curriculum that FENCE provides corresponds to North and South Carolina state standards and is free to the schools. Field trips to the nature center at FENCE are especially popular as students can hike and explore the outdoors in all the seasons. Knox will continue these services to the school districts and the students.

Summer Camps are big at FENCE and students love the curriculum and day's structure of science, crafts, exploration, and being part of the agriculture, photography, and other camp activities that are offered for the summer months.

In the equestrian world here at FENCE, Knox would like to increase the availability of Therapeutic Riding of Tryon (TROT) to more students. She has plans for equestrian competitions and other horse activities also at FENCE. Knox says, “If you can do it on a horse, we'd love to talk to you” and that is her equestrian motto.

“I enjoy the daily working with staff and volunteers here.

Everyone is friendly, cooperative, and has a great sense of community. The strong opinions of people are challenging at times but they reflect their constructive concerns for FENCE, and all is taken into consideration,” says Knox.

Knox loves to ride and has brought her three horses for trail riding and some dressage work, too. “I love looking out to see the deer, natural grasses and pastures, trails and mountains here. This is a place for my heart and soul. I feel like I have trained all my life for this wonderful opportunity to be part of FENCE,” says Knox.

Knox is happy to announce the many events planned for FENCE. There are gardening seminars along with free family concerts, Go-Fly-a Kite Day, Health Fest and much more.

Upcoming for March 23 is a Community Garage Sale open to all.

For a complete listing of FENCE events go to the FENCE web site at www.fence.org or call the FENCE Center at 828-859-9021. • MARCH 2 0 1 3

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Pisgah trailblazers

Member Michael Atkins talks about his participation Written by BARBARA CHILDS Photographs submitted

mid-afternoon. Once again the campfire on Saturday night had a way of bringing everyone together for some fellowship. ow did you become interested in joining the After an early morning ride Sunday, we had all packed up by Pisgah Trailblazers, and what do you enjoy mid-day and headed our separate ways. most about the work you do for trailblazing Participation in the Pisgah Trailblazers is not always trimand clearing the trails, campgrounds, hiking ming trails, said Atkins. Sometimes it's putting up a fence, a and biking trails, too? horse tie-up, cutting grass, picking up litter or just pick and I've often said, “I spent the first half of my life trying to get shovel work. away from the country and the second half trying to get back.”

“The reward of spending time in these beautiful forests So when the desire to ride a horse came up again, I began with some of the best friends a man could ask for, is a pretty looking for places to ride and people to ride with on occasion. good deal in my book,” Atkins said.

A friend invited me to work a weekend at DuPont. We arrived on Friday morning, set up our trailers, rode most of the What kind of horse do you ride for these campouts and afternoon and had a wonderful time around the campfire that trails? night. The next morning we were off to do some trail clearing, “I ride a Missouri Fox Trotter or a Tennessee Walker. For trimming for four hours and then back in the saddle again by me, a gaited horse equals comfort.”

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What is special about the fun and fellowship in your riding and working club?

“For me it is the riding of the trails and enjoying nature and the beauty of the surroundings. I have a hard time of thinking of trail work as hard, perhaps it's because we always have a good time and work together.”

How many members participate in the club?

“Right now we have approximately 80 members. Not all can be as active as others, but they want to be members just the same.”

How many trail rides are open to Croft State Park and the Pisgah National Forest, also DuPont State Forest, and how many miles are the rides?

“We don't have any competitive trail rides at any of the locations we serve. We ride at leisure, but we also do the areas and trails that have certain bragging rights.”

What are some challenges you face in working with the clearing and opening of the trails?

“The biggest challenge is making the trail multi-useful. We try and make everyone happy, the bikers, hikers and horse riders, but one size doesn't fit all. With the increasing popularity of mountain biking, we've seen some of the trails shifting from peaceful paths to the incorporation of multiple jumps and swooping curves.

This is not conducive to riding a horse, but that is not our call to make.”

What kind of animal life do you see and experience while clearing the trails and riding?

“We seem to see more deer in the lower elevations, and the black bears have a larger presence at Pisgah. It’s much like going to Walmart because you never know what you are going to see. It differs greatly from Croft State Park and past DuPont in the higher elevations.”

Describe the campsites for the riders.

“The campsites vary from primitive at Pisgah, to water and lights only at DuPont, to full hook-ups at Croft. You'll see everything from a tent to a motor home for living quarters, and I'm never surprised when I see the people living in a tent having the best time!”

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STABLE SERVICES LLC

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stable

Organizing is not horse play

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Written by BARBARA CHILDS Photographs submitted

table Services LLC is a new business started by longtime resident Veronica Hassig.

The business offers custom cleaning and organizing services for horse owners and their facilities within the foothills of North and South Carolina.

Everything from basic structural cleaning such as vacuuming dust and cob-webs using HEPA filtration vacuums, washing and disinfecting stalls and aisle ways as well as cleaning and organizing storage areas, tack rooms and feed rooms are all available services.

Hassig founded Stable Services LLC because she saw a need for these types of services and she has a knack and passion for streamlining and organizing anything and everything.

When asked what she enjoys most about working with horses, Hassig said, “I enjoy working with horses and the connection I feel when I’m around them. Whether I am meeting their daily needs or taking a few minutes to scratch a belly for lip curls, I am always reminded how blessed I am to live this life on earth with them.

They teach me more than I will ever teach them.”

Stable Services LLC recognizes the need to work around farm schedules and weather conditions.

They offer services year round, but when weather is bad many people want their horses in the barn.

Stable Services will work around that schedule so as to not disrupt the daily routine. While some services may be annual – such as a “deep clean” many services offered are quarterly or monthly for those who want to keep the dust and cob webs away year round.

“Some clients request assistance in sorting and clearing out years’ worth of accumulated tack and equipment in their barns and others request monthly cleaning and disinfecting,” Hassig said. “Whatever the need is we can customize our services to the client.”

Hassig’s goals for the upcoming year are to continue building her client base and promoting Stable Services offerings. Stable Services is growing and adding equipment and personnel as demand increases. Not only does Hassig have a love for horses but she also has a love for business.

She spent seven years as an equine vet tech, then finished her degree in business administration – marketing at USC Upstate.

“My entrepreneurial spirit has enabled me to dream up many ideas over the last 15 years. I look at what’s out there now and see opportunities to fulfill unmet needs,” she said.

“I wasn’t sure where it would take me but I am confident now that I have ended up where I need to be here in this great equestrian community I call home.”

Hassig also exercises horses and farm sits for clients in Polk County, and she enjoys caring for her 20-year-old Quarter horse, Buster. She is currently serving as a PEER (Polk Emergency Equine Rescue) volunteer and hopes to one day start a non-profit promoting health insurance for equestrians.

For more information, call 864-918-6350 or www.facebook.com/ StableServicesLLC •

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O'NEILL

farrier

fresh new

Written by BARBARA CHILDS Photographs submitted

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ill O’Neill made the move to our foothills from the Chicago area to take advantage of milder temperatures more desirable for working with horses.

The long cold winters up north can make for unpleasant working conditions when one is a farrier, he said. O'Neill has been a farrier for 32 years since attending the Midwest Farrier School in Macomb, Ill. After an apprenticeship of two years, he became a journeyman farrier, certified through the American Farrier's Association.

O'Neill has competed in horseshoeing competitions, and has served as president of the Upper Midwest Horseshoer’s Association. The goal of the tests for farrier certification is to assess proper trimming and shoeing, and to test the comprehension of anatomy, physiology and biomechanics. This basis provides and establishes a measurable level of knowledge and competency in hoof care to the horse owning public.

“I also believe that having a good working relationship with other equine professionals is essential for the welfare of the horse,” said O'Neill.

O'Neill's skills for shoeing took him to the Temple Smith Lippizan Farm in Wadsworth, Ill., the Chicago Carriage Company, KYB in Maple Park, Ill., and to the Gypsy Woods Farm in Richwood, Ohio. O’Neill also worked with George Williams, current president of USDF, and his horses for 20 years.

O'Neill also provided his horseshoeing skills for Bill Wrigley’s polo ponies. O'Neill has traveled to Florida to shoe Grand Prix horses and to Germany to shoe for a client who had two horses there in training.

“For the past 30 years I have shod almost every breed of horse for pleasure, trail, dressage, hunter/jumper, carriage, polo and western pleasure,” O’Neill said. “I have also hand forged every kind of shoe, and I have also forged some useful tools like tongs, pritchels and punches.”

The most enjoyable thing for O'Neill about being a farrier is working with the horses themselves, and realizing that no matter what breed, conformation or accomplishment, they are animals that need care and respect. O'Neill also likes working with the owners and meeting the people who love their horses.

O'Neill said he believes each horse has its own individual needs in regards to shoeing. He said he has been blessed to

work with talented and well respected veterinarians, trainers and other farriers for attaining correct shoeing for balance and performance.

Balance and performance begins with correct trimming.

Some horses need corrective shoeing such as bar shoes, shoeing to correct quarter cracks and applying shoes with hospital plates.

“At the end of the day I want to do the best work for each horse and owner that I can do for them,” said O'Neill.

O'Neill and his wife have lived in the upstate of South Carolina for two months.

“We love the foothills and have found that the people here are warm and friendly. We no longer have horses, but we enjoy bike riding and running, also hiking with our two Jack Russell terriers.”

Bill O'Neill can be contacted at 864-510-1549 also horseshoeoneill@msn.com. •

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SCHWARTZ

horse heaven piece of

A tattered piece of farmland turns into a horse heaven in Landrum

Written by BARBARA CHILDS Photographs submitted

become hunters/jumpers, eventers or dressage horses. Some of her current horses include a 3-year-old 13.2 hand pony up isiting often from the mountains north of Asheto a 17.2 hand Swedish warmblood competing in second level ville, Cathy Schwartz fell for a tattered piece of dressage.

Landrum farmland five years ago.

“I enjoy a challenge, as well as appreciating the easy, laid She initiated an operation to refresh the farm’s back horses. The horses I grew up with were those I rescued beauty by replacing fencing and renovating its pastures. Then from a less than ideal home, or they came from a difficult she added paddocks and run-in sheds. background and needed extensive training and re-training,” “This farm was definitely a fixer upper when I bought it, Schwartz said. “With the training and sale horses, I compete but I have enjoyed the opportunity to help this beautiful piece and attend many shows in the area including the USEA events, of property reach its full potential. It is still a work in progress, USDF shows, BRHJA and PSJ shows, as well as the local but overall, it has really come together,” said Schwartz. schooling shows offered by FRC and Harmon Hopefuls.”

Schwartz has always been passionate about the care of Schwartz relishes the big breakthrough moments. horses, enjoying all aspects of life on a “Showing is fun, but I love the dayhorse farm – feedings, cleaning stalls, to-day training, and the challenges work“I enjoy a challenge, as ing with the young horses as well as and of course, riding, teaching and showing. well as appreciating the some of the more difficult or troubled Schwartz enjoys all English riding. horses,” said Schwartz. easy, laid back horses.”

She grew up riding and showing huntShe is concentrating now on farm ers and jumpers, then she switched to improvements to keep it a safe and -CATHY SCHWARTZ eventing and dressage. Currently she comfortable place for horses and clients. rides and shows all these disciplines, “I also want to continue to find the depending on which training or sale horse she has at the time. best possible horse/rider matches for the sale horses. I get “It is helpful to have this varied background because many of much happiness with placing the horses with the right people the horses that come to my farm for training or sale have not and finding them good homes,” she said. “As far as riding, I yet focused on one area, and they are in need of a change, so I believe each horse has something to teach me, and I want to can explore different things with them and find out what they continue to learn and improve as a trainer so I can do the best enjoy and what they excel in,” says Schwartz. possible job with each horse that I train.”

Schwartz generally owns one or two personal horses at a The farm, house, barn combo Schwartz has set up is a time. The other 10 are at the farm for training and/or for sale. dream come true for her. She can check on the horses without The training and sale horses are all varieties of breeds, levels leaving the house. There are three bedrooms and three bathand ages, ranging from young green horses to very experienced rooms above the barn, a living room and a kitchen attached show horses. Schwartz has started many young horses, from to the barn. Three dogs, two cats and two live-in working those who are to become pleasure horses to those who may students share the residence with her. •

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“Showing is fun, but I love the day-to-day training, and the challenges working with the young horses as well as some of the more difficult or troubled horses.”

-CATHY SCHWARTZ

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DUDLEY

winds

march

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Written by BARBARA CHILDS

arch winds are sweeping the land here in the foothills with blustery, howling, sighing, groaning sounds. Cold winds brush across my glistening sun kissed face and furry warm coat.

Madeline was just saying our long furry ears hear all the news and noises and vibrations that nature and humans bring to our world. Yes, I agree with Madeline that it is all between the ears for us.

Here are some nuggets of noteworthy news that will have your ears buzzing with pleasant strains:

yummy donuts too, on March 23. This is a community event everyone should come out to enjoy. Our barn mom has a stack of books, horse blankets, furniture, rugs, clothes and tack that is marked Garage Sale for FENCE. Madeline found an interesting book in the book pile and brought it to my attention. It is a book that has horse recipes and treats for equines with pictures of the treats.

KELSEY BRIGGS Kelsey Briggs, an event rider and trainer from Charlotte, brought her horse to the equine clinic for some face surgery. Geno, her 4-year-old thoroughbred was kicked in the face by his pasture mate and needed some surgery and stitches below his left eye where a piece of bone was exposed. Dr. Bill Hay did a masterpiece of surgical work on Geno and then stitched his wound. The next morning Dr. Nunez gave him the permission to be released for travel back to Charlotte.

DON WILLIAMS We are sorry to hear that Don Williams at the Hay Rack has had surgery on his shoulder, and we wish him well during his recovery time.

PEGASUS - LANDRUM Did you know about the new Pegasus facility in Landrum? It is a sports medicine and rehab center for horses. Dr. Sean Eastman heads the facility where an aqua tread, equine swimming pool and new oxygen therapy is all available for horses recovering from surgery, soft tissue injuries and any lameness or necessary recovery time.

MICHELLE WILLIAMS Michelle Williams is riding Jasper several times a week, majoring in sports management at North Greenville College, and working at the Hay Rack part-time.

JOAN MCINTRYE Joan McIntrye, equine artist, is working on two equine horse portraits. She has a studio at Re-Ride in Green Creek. One is of Kim Ketchum and his hunt horse that is a vibrant work of color and exquisite detail. The other is a large oil canvas with a gray hunt horse and rider accompanied by hounds splashing through a stream going up and to the right of the canvas. It speaks of energy, and makes a big splash in your heart.

LIBBIE JOHNSON Libbie Johnson has been elected for another three-year term for the Equine Land and Conservation Development Commission. Johnson will also get the chance to visit Lane End's Farm in ANNIE MAUNDER Kentucky later this spring. This is where Zenyatta lives, and yes, Annie Maunder is riding a horse that came back to her after Libbie will visit with this great mare. Zenyatta still likes her dark being away for a time. She took him to the Ralph Hill Clinic at Guinness in the afternoon. So much for carrots, peppermints and Renovatio Farm, and now Annie is all smiles and full of confidence horse cookies... after schooling with Ralph Hill on one of MICHAEL ATKINS her favorite mounts.

Michael Atkins of Long Shadows Farm BUBBI in Campobello is a member of the Pisgah Bubbi, a mini donkey, owned by Annika Trailblazers, a riding and working club that Kostrubala has been sent to love another keeps the trails and campgrounds open in donkey. Bubbi will be a mommy donkey the Pisgah National Forest, DuPont State (hopefully), and there will be a maternal Forest and Croft State Park. He and memdonkey celebration. bers volunteer many hours doing trail work, FENCE GARAGE SALE - March 23 clearing and they also have several weekend The FENCE garage sale is coming up camp outs, day rides and club rides. Anyone soon in March. You can bring all your stuff interested may come to the monthly meetthat needs to be recycled and sold, make ing on the third Tuesday of the month at 6 a pile of money, and drink coffee and eat p.m. at Calvert's Kitchen in Columbus. • Dudley (top) and Madeline (bottom).

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DUDLEY’S (and Madeline’s) RECIPES: Madeline has brought me this appetizer recipe for humans before the St. Patrick's Day boiled corned beef, potatoes, cabbage and carrots are served. Humans go wild for these – especially when served with chilled wine. The Irish Whiskey Pond Cake is also a great dessert for the end of an Irish dinner evening.

Madeline’s Cheese Ball 1 lb. softened cream cheese 1 lb. softened goat cheese (Looking Glass is good) 1 tbsp. chopped fresh herbs (rosemary and thyme are perfect) salt and pepper to taste 2 cups roasted pistachios finely ground 30 seedless red grapes (or more) Combine cheeses, salt and herbs. Mold cheese around the grapes. Place on cookie sheet and freeze all for 20 min. Roll balls in pistachio crumbs and serve.

Irish Whiskey Pound Cake 1 cup butter 1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese softened 6 large eggs 2 cups sugar 2 tbsp. flour 2 cups self-rising flour 1/8 tsp. ground mace 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 or 2 jiggers of Irish whiskey Preheat to 350 degrees; then grease and flour a tube pan.

Beat butter and cream cheese with mixer; then add sugar.

Add eggs and beat one at a time. Beat in 2 tbsp. of flour with the last egg and then stir in remaining flour. Add and stir mace, vanilla and whiskey. Bake 1 hour and then cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool cake on a wire rack. Cake will be moist and dense.

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