Rutherford Weekly

OUR 26 th YEAR • ISSUE NO. 11 • MARCH 15, 2018 RutherfordWeekly.com 828-248-1408 Complimentary Complimentary 15,000 COPIES EVERY THURSDAY 719 S. Broadway, Forest City Right off Exit 182 from US74 ©Community First Media Community First Media Made in America glass Local artwork, glass & more Vaping Supplies Vaping Supplies Skateboards Skateboards Mon-Fri 11am-5:30pm Saturday 12-4pm ©Community First Media We Finance! Auto Sales Auto Sales M i k e s M i k e s INC. INC. M i k e s M i k e s Auto Sales Auto Sales Auto Sales Monday-Friday 9am-5pm 417 South Broadway • Forest City • NC $ 3,795 3,795 4 cyl., automatic. 1999 Ford 1999 Ford Ranger Ranger Cash Discounts Any Price! $ 5,295 5,295 6 cyl., auto., new tires, CD player. 2011 Ford 2011 Ford Escape Escape $ 4,295 4,295 Ext. Cab, V6, auto., PW & L. 1999 Dodge 1999 Dodge Dakota SLT Dakota SLT $ 4,795 4,795 4 cyl., auto., PW & L, good miles. 2009 Nissan 2009 Nissan Sentra Sentra No payments over $ 75 per week 828-245-2238 828-245-2238 only only $ 1,200 1,200 down down 4 cyl., auto., air, clean, nice truck. 2003 Chevrolet 2003 Chevrolet S-10 S-10 YOUR POSITIVE MEDIA SOURCE! YOUR POSITIVE MEDIA SOURCE! Barn Quilt Sightings on the Rise Article By: Cathy Alexander, Rutherford Weekly Article By: Cathy Alexander, Rutherford Weekly A drive through the county reveals an up-tick in the presence of Barn Quilts. Barn Quilts are a single painted square of unique geometric quilt designs, usually mounted on the side of a barn. History traces 'quilting' with fabric back to as early as 100 BC. Modern barn quilts, however, are attributed to a woman named Donna Sue Groves who originally aspired to paint an entire quilt and display it on her barn as a tribute to her mother's Appalachian heritage. No other evidence has been found that pre-dates Donna Sue and the Ohio Arts Council who first produced the 'Ohio Star' quilt square that appeared in Adams County in 2001. That barn quilt, along with many others painted by her friends and members of the council, adorn the barns in Ohio along a carefully planned 'trail'. In 2015, the Rutherford Weekly published an article written by Allison Flynn, about Cliffside resident Amy Drum, when she decided to honor her great-great grandfather, Raleigh Rutherford Haynes. Haynes built Cliffside Mill which later became known as Cone Mills. "I felt like barn quilts would be a way to shed a light back on Cliffside," said Drum, following the decline of the textile industry. In that article, she described in great detail how she and her family painted the squares. Apparently, her inspirational effort spread out into the surrounding areas. There are organizations all across the nation that have embraced the Barn Quilt Trail concept and you're likely to see them in almost any rural community. Over 7,000 documented barn quilts are part of organized trails; dozens (probably thousands) more are scattered throughout the countryside waiting to be discovered. In downtown Marion, almost every business features a barn quilt and many of those are designed specifically for that particular business. Here locally, 'Rutherford County Barn Quilts' meet periodically in Forest City to paint small squares. Others residents, out and about in our county, have painted their own. A nice relaxing afternoon drive around the county will reveal these 'tributes of pride' to our own heritage adding exclamation points to our already beautiful and breathtaking landscape. Barn quilt in Washburn Community. Barn quilt in Washburn Community. Barn quilt in Bostic. Barn quilt in Bostic. Barn quilt in Golden Valley. Barn quilt in Golden Valley. Barn quilt in Gilkey. Barn quilt in Gilkey. Article By: Chelsea A. Rush Article By: Chelsea A. Rush Director of Marketing & Community Relations Director of Marketing & Community Relations Rutherford County Schools Rutherford County Schools SAFE Kids Rutherford County, led by Dr. Chris Burly, has, once again, graciously provided bicycle helmets for all fourth grade students across the county. In addition to providing the helmets, Chris and his team of volunteers take the time to properly fit each individual child's helmet to his or her head and to talk with them about the importance of protecting our noggins. Bicycle helmets provided for all Rutherford County fourth grade students Volunteer Drew Radford fits Darin Tipton's new helmet provided by SAFE Kids Rutherford County on Tuesday at Harris Elementary. Harris Elementary student, Braydon McGinnis, was extremely excited for his new helmet, but may have been even more excited to pose for the camera!

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