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Saluda Property & Real Estate
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Saluda Community Library
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WEDNESDAY, AUG 1 @ 10:30
Our favorite marionettes
are back as Mountain Marionettes presents "At the
Hop", as we take a step back to the time of poodle skirts,
bobby socks and saddle shoes. Anyone ready to do the Twist?
For more
information about children's programming at the Polk County
Library, call Joy Sharp at 894-8721.
Painting of the Saluda Library by Paul
Koenen and can be purchased at Saluda Fine Arts. A percentage of
the proceeds go to the Saluda Library.
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Saluda Library Fund Raisers
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The winner
of the train photo drawing, "Last Excursion of Steam
Engine 611" by Terry Henshaw, was Vickie Graham.
Congratulations Vickie!
There are
still a few Coon Dog posters available. And a few t-shirts in
sizes adult x-large, adult small, youth large, medium, small and
x-small. To purchase these, please call Melody at
828-749-9683.
Please call
Melody, if you have any questions about contributing to the
library fund. We need all of the help that you can
provide to finish paying off our debt.
Thank you for
your support! Enjoy the library!!!
For more info, call the library (749-2117) or Melody
Gibson (749-9683).
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Back to School
Saluda School August Events
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August 9
5:30 pm- PTSO Organizational Meeting in the auditorium
August 20-24 Teacher Wordays
August 23 5:30-7:00 pm Meet Your Teacher
Night
August 27 First Day of School
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Saluda Garden Club
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Is this a cat, or what? A flower that looks like a
cat? Or a cat that looks like a flower? In fact, whatever it is,
the location is just a foot or two from a bird feeder. So, it must
be a cat disguised as a flower - on the prowl, just waiting to jump
in for the kill! Located in the garden of one of our members, it's
the result of a rather nondescript "cat" that had no home
other than an available flowerpot. Add a little color here and there.
Voila! All feathered friends, BEWARE!
Just in time to
get updated on how to give our birds the best during the winter,
Priscilla Palmer from Wild Birds Unlimited in Hendersonville, will
be our next speaker. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August
22, at 10 a.m., in the library. Come and get the handout you
missed from the last meeting and enjoy our company.
Tip of the
month: To control weeds organically, especially in small
areas that border on the real
plants, spread several layers of newspaper over
the weeds for at least two weeks or as long as
needed. Weight down with rocks to deter winds or animals from
shifting the papers.
Happy
Gardening
Sandra
Rocks
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Saluda Senior Center
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Senior Center is open to the public and welcomes all
Saluda citizens (at any age) to join in the activities and programs
offered.
Monday Activities Schedule
9:00 Walking Group
9:30 Line dancing
12:30 Yoga
Tuesday Activities Schedule
10:00 Bridge
2:15 Chair Exercise
Wednesday Activities Schedule
9:30 Walking Group
10:00 Trash Train
Thursday Activities Schedule
9:30 Knitting Group
10:00 DansKinetics (August 2, 23, 30)
7:15 Beginner's meditation
August 2 1:30 Flat Rock Playhouse
August 9 2:30 Board Meeting
Friday Activities Schedule
9:30 Walking Group
10:00 Trash Train
10:00 Chair Exercise
August 10, Birthday Celebration
The Senior Center serves warm nutritious lunches
Monday through Friday from 11:30-12:30 at a cost of $3.00 a person.
The Saluda Senior Center provides many services to the growing
retirement community in Saluda. Volunteers to provide these
services are needed.
They encourage you to share your time to help deliver meals on
wheels or work in A Thrifty Barn retail shop.
For more information about activities at Saluda Senior
Center call Donna at 828-749-9245.
Basement Sale at A Thrifty Barn first and third
Saturdays of the month.........great bargains!
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Mom's Being Proud
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I just started to
subscribe to your Saluda Lifestyles. What a treat to have my son
and his friends on your front page! What a great shot!
The
by-line could imply that these children might
be part of the summer growth. Just want you to know (it likely
does not matter to anyone but the moms of these kids) all of this
kids in your photo are year-round Saluda residents. For some
reason you caught a photo of a great group of friends who are all highly
talented, gifted and honors students. We hear so much in the
news about kids who are violent, buried in video games, obese,
angry with attitudes, or not doing well in schools. But
what your photographer captured is a handful of kids who are just a
great bunch of kids and each is very proud to call Saluda
their hometown.
As the parents
of these kids will all agree, "It takes a village to raise a
child." Maybe I should not speak for all these kids'
parents, but I will. I'm sure, like me, they all are
very grateful to the "village" of Saluda for helping
raise our kids. In this group you will find
artists, actors, musicians and vocalists; all of these
kids are superb athletes, all of these kids take their
academics very seriously. All of them are a joy to spend time with,
and beam with a zeal for life. Each of them reflects Saluda's
hometown values where ever they go. In just a few short years each
will embark on their life's adventures and they will always carry a
piece of Saluda in their hearts on their journey.
So, many thanks
for the fun photo, and for your part in our "village"!
From the front of
the line to the back: Bronwyn Pellett, Eric Lauer, Cade Underwood,
Selma and Isla Neal, Candace Arrington, Alessandra Akers, Kari
Malkki.
From
a grateful mom,
Katha
Underwood
Photograph by Beverly Pickard
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Saluda Church Services
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Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration
The Reverend Paula C. Morton
8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist - Rite I
9:15 a.m. - Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist - Rite II with music.
Saluda
Presbyterian
The Reverend Gene Witherspoon
Adult SS 10:00 am
Worship Service 11:00 am
Saluda First Baptist Church
Welcome new pastor, David Webb
SS 9:45 am
Worship Service 11 am & 6:00 pm
Wednesday 7:00 pm
Saluda Methodist Church
The Reverend Tony Sayer
SS 10:00 am
Worship Service 11:00 am
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Thank You!
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We would like to
publicly thank all those that have helped make our fundraising
benefits in 2007 a success. Thank you, so much, for first of all
helping our friend Jeb Bolton with her cancer related medical
expenses. Secondly, for helping to raise funds for POLK VOCATIONAL
SERVICES for their vehicle needs, and last but not least, for your
outstanding response to our plea for help for THE SALUDA VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT. Amy and I would like to thank The Thompson's -
Bob, Cathy, Robert Jr., and Charlie, AND The Orchard Inn for Their
Sponsorship of our July 21 performance by ROY BOOK BINDER.
Thanks, also, to THE SHANE PRUITT BAND, and "A
SIGN OF THE TIMES" for the great music at all three of these
events.
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DansKinetics
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In
June, four FREE demonstration classes of DansKinetics were
offered at the Saluda Senior Center. For those of you who were not
able to attend these classes, more FREE demo classes will be
offered in August, so please bring your bodies and join in the fun.
Jo is offering these demo classes to introduce a new exercise class
to the community and hopes there is enough interest so that she
will be able to teach classes this fall. Due to the nature of these
classes, a minimum of 6 people are needed for a class.
What
is DansKinetics? DansKinetics is an exercise class--and More!
It is moving to all types of music. Classes begin with slow,
simple stretching and warm up to guided and free dance movements.
Classes then end gently with a meditation to music. No experience
is necessary. All ages and body types are welcome. Classes are at
least an hour long.
So mark your
calendars. Dates and times include:
August
20, 27: Mondays nights at 5:30 pm
August
2, 23, 30: Thursday morning at 10:00 am
Jo Rytter teaches
the DansKinetics class and is a certified Kripalu DansKinetics
Instructor. The Kripalu Center (www.kripalu.org)
is a world renowned institute located in the Berkshire Mountains of
Massachusetts and is dedicated to the advancement of yoga and
health.
For additional
info contact Jo at:
Phone:(828)
749-3699
Email: jorytter@yahoo.com
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Quilters Guild Forming
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Elaine's Attic
is a new quilter's resource opened in Landrum. They will be holding
a grand opening September 15.
There
will be a special sale on fabric, activities for children and
food. It will be held rain or shine.
Hours are Wednesday through Saturday 10-7, Sunday 1-6.
Elaine's Attic is located at:
For more information, please call 828-863-4036 after
6PM.
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What a Great Place to Live!
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Saluda: It remains the best place I ever lived.
If you ask me, there is no place on earth just like Saluda. From
the very day I first saw the town, I knew it was a special place in
this big world, and a place to be treasured. Over the years, my
belief in that has only gotten stronger. We have so many wonderful
people in this town: I've written about some of them, and been
touched by every one of them.
A couple of days ago, a 200 year-old oak tree
fell and took out part of my house, the entire back deck, and more.
Miracle of miracles, no one was hurt or killed. My son was in his
room upstairs when it happened, and part of his room disappeared
into thin air: and I shiver to think what could have transpired.
Instead of crying or asking 'why me', I just felt a deep gratitude
that we are all ok. Houses can be fixed, but lives can't be
replaced.
My immediate worry was finding someone to come
tackle the huge old tree. To make a long story short, Phil
Baumberger of Saluda Tree Service showed up in no time, probably
losing out on his supper hour because of my call. Not once did he
say: I'm too busy, or I'll come in the morning. Within minutes of
getting here, he was up on the roof, putting up a tarp to keep rain
out of the second story. Ropes and belts, he was taking his own
life into peril on my steep roof! On into the dark, he was sawing
limbs that were hitting the house, and doing his best to get a
start on the mighty project. Somehow, I felt deeply comforted with
his reasurring presence on the job. He was back in the morning,
equipment and helper Randy in tow. The tree will take days of hard
labor to clean up: it's a momental task. The house will take much
longer. However, I look around Saluda, and I see so many good,
decent people here that make this town what it is. People with kind
hearts. People who come running when there's a crisis. They don't
run away, they are right there through the hardest times. This is
what makes those people like family. Phil, and those with his kind
of spirit, are all around this town. Saluda is the magical and
special place it is, because of people like them.
Speaking of
Saluda, I'd like to invite everyone in Saluda to come visit to the
Upstairs Artspace in Tryon. The gallery is easy to find, on 49
South Trade Street beside the Tryon Theater. The gallery is a
non-profit organization, and it needs community support--both
financially and otherwise, to ensure another 30 years in existence.
As an artist and an art-lover, I value the gallery immensely: it
has been in existence almost 30 years in different locations--and
now has a beautiful restored building to showcase contemporary and
cutting edge art. I now manage the gallery, and would love to see
ALL of you coming in. The hours are 11 to 5, Tuesday through
Saturday, and I'd be delighted to see you and give you the grand
tour. The Upstairs is such a valuable resource for this area: and
it belongs to us all. Please come!
By: Bonnie J. Bardos
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Lola Ward
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All
of Saluda joins together to send condolences to the family of Lola
Thompson Ward who passed away on July 21, 2007 at the age of 103
years. We all know Lola from Thompson's Store and want Charlie,
Judy, the grandchildren and great-grandchildren to know we are
thinking of them and remembering them in our prayers.
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Saluda Sunrise
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Debbie Johnson from
Saluda shared this early morning sunrise from her home overlooking
the Green River Gorge.
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What's Happening
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 Summer Sunday Art August Schedule at Saluda Fine Arts
Saluda Fine Arts, 46 E. Main St., Saluda NC, continues
its Summer Sunday Art series of free workshops and demonstrations.
Each Sunday afternoon the gallery will be open from 2 - 5. The art
events begin at 3, and the public is invited.
The August schedule is as follows:
August 5 Josh
Grubbs presents a charcoal drawing workshop. He
will demonstrate and provide samples of his drawings. Supplies will
be provided for participants.
August 12 Scott
Kinnard ("Scott the Poet") paints
pictures with words. He will make dramatic poetry presentations
including "The Highwayman" and "Road Not
Taken." Writers sometimes study art to improve their ability
to write what they see. Artists may learn to visualize and paint
what they hear by listening to beautiful and descriptive words.
August 19 Beverly
Pickard leads a painting workshop. Participants
will use the supplies provided to paint with oil pastels. Basics of
color, value and composition will be discussed and practiced. There
will be handouts.
August 26 Gloria
Ross will demonstrate and teach participants
how to create art with stone clay. This workshop is appropriate for
and can be enjoyed by all ages.
Materials will be provided.
  Saluda
Fine Arts presents "The Music of Art," an exhibit of
oil paintings by artist Jean Hough. The public is invited to an
opening reception on Saturday, August, 4, from 6 - 7:30 at 46 E.
Main St. , Saluda, NC. The show will be on display through August
17.
The
reception features Hough's art as well as live music and artistic
food prepared by Chef David's Catering.
Hough
paints in oils "because of their richness and depth of
color." Her medley of art for "The Music of Art"
includes a variety of images and feelings - the thrilling still
life of beautifully painted objects, landscapes that generate
silent energy, portraits that invite a concert of emotions.
Hough describes herself as a
self-taught artist, who drew since childhood and took all the art
classes available in high school. She was a biology teacher and
describes her learning and teaching experience as related to her
early skill at visualization.
Enjoy the music of art without hearing it or
describing it in words - just feel its energy.
Saluda
Fine Arts invites you to meet the artist Jacquelyn
Schechter at the opening reception for her show "Wabi-Sabi
Photography: Beauty in the Fleeting Moment" Saturday,
August 25, 6:00 - 7:30. Come, slow down,
look closely and enjoy new work by this internationally
recognized artist.
46 East Main
Street
Saluda, NC
828-749-3920
Wine, h'ors d'oeuvres and music
Show remains up through September 8.
Heartwood Gallery presents local  photographer,
Alice Payne August 1 - September 25. Please join us for
the opening reception Friday, August 3, 5-7pm.
Photography has been Alice's passion
since childhood. Growing up in the mountains of southwestern
Virginia, she spent her childhood pointing her Kodak Brownie camera
at the things she loves--nature and animals.
Now she uses
state of the art professional equipment to bring us all into the
heart of flowers or to show us all a beautiful mountain scene, a
sunrise, or sunset.Alice lives on a mountain in western North
Carolina with her husband, four dogs and six cats.
  The Purple Onion Sunday night concert series will continue 0n September
30 with Scott Ainslie. Performance starts at 7 pm. Tickets are $15
per person. Contact the Purple Onion at 749-1179 to make
reservations. Summer Hours at Purple Onion are June 1- August
31 Monday through Saturday--Lunch 11-3, Dinner 5-9.
Town Council meets second Monday of the month at
7:00pm in the meeting room above the Saluda Library.
Saluda Business Association will hold its next meeting
August 7 at 5:30 in the meeting room above the Saluda Library.
Random Arts August Workshops
Sat. Aug 4th - Layers of Wonder with Martine
House ( 2 spaces
remain) $90 10 am till 5pm (Although Martine lives in the area her busy
schedule barely allows us to see her no less have her teach here in
Saluda. Take this opportunity to learn from and be in the very same
creative space with this very well known fiber, fabric
and mixed media artist)supply list provided at time of
registration. the fee includes lunch and the class will be held at
the Methodist Church in Saluda.
Free Mini Workshops
Sat. Aug 3rd - Shadow Stamping Sensations 11-12 and
then again from 2 until 3 pm ...FREE - NO supplies
needed
Sat.. Aug 10th - Artist Trading
Cards 11-12 and then again from 2 until 3 pm... FREE -
NO supplies needed
The FREE mini classes require that
you register in advance since space is limited.
It is as simple as
#1 Choosing a time 11 or 2
#2 Call or email us 828-749-1165
to register
#3 Showing up at Random Arts
on the right day!
It's as easy, fast and fun as it can
be!
Check it out Workshops.
Jim
Carson will hold his fall workshop in
Saluda ,Thursday-Saturday , October 25-27 (oil and/or acrylic).
The title of the workshop is "Painting Fast and Loose /
Eliminating The Unnecessary." There will be an emphasis on
simplifying shapes, color harmony, painterly marks, and
composition, as well as learning how to apply the paint quickly and
confidently. The workshop will be taught over three full days at
locations around Saluda, with a "get acquainted party" at
Jim's house on Wednesday night, October 24. The cost of the
workshop is $300. For more information, please link here Jim Carson.
 Toshs Whistle Stop
Café 2007 Music Schedule
August
17-Greg Lilley
August
24-No Music
August
31-Brandon Turner Tosh's Whistle Stop Cafe
Courtyard Tailgate Market at Tosh's Whistle Stop Café
Every Friday 11-4
Are you a
local farmer, grower, artist or craftsperson? Do you have eggs,
fruit, vegetables, herbs or plants, jams and jellies, homemade
quilts, crafts or artwork that you would like to sell? Vendor
fee is only $5 a day. Email us at tosh03@tds.net
 Frank & Amy's Front Porch August Concert
Schedule
Saturday August 11- THE FRONT PORCH BLUES BAND will
headline an evening dedicated to raising the funds necessary to pay
for the remainder of the 2007 concert season. This will be a huge
event, not to be missed. WTZQ RADIO in Hendersonville will be the
media sponsor, and the evening will be underwritten by private sponsors
to be named.
Saturday August 18 - Straight from New Orleans, the
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