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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 48
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Thursday, April 7, 2011
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Greased lightning Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. - noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus. Tryon Public Works Water service will be off from Grover Industries to Benson’s Produce from 8 a.m. - noon due to installation of a new valve. Saluda Center, Thursday activities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga, 5:30 p.m.; Saluda Center. 828-7499245. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; art class, 10 a.m., bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. Landrum Library, Lap Babies, Thursdays, 10 a.m.; storytime, 10:30 a.m. Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free. Saluda Public Library, Bouncing Babies and Toddlers in Tow, Thursdays, 10 a.m. Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 (Continued on page 2)
The Burger Palace Boys take a first ride in Greased Lightning. Top row, left to right: Nick Rowland (Vince Fontaine), Maverick Yoder (Roger). Bottom row, left to right: Cabell Brand (Kenickie), Cade Underwood (Doody) and Cole Pellatt (Danny). (photo submitted)
PCHS Players present ‘Grease’ Friday, Saturday When the PCHS production of GREASE opens on Friday night, one of the biggest stars of the show will be not a student, but a car. “This is the fifth time I’ve directed a production of ‘Grease.’ The most difficult part of each production is finding a car that will work within
the confines of the individual stage,” said director Donna Everett. Unlike the movie, in the musical version of ‘Grease,’ Greased Lightning is never restored. “It remains a junk heap throughout the musical, so finding the right car often results in a frustrating search,” Everett said. Enter David Waldrop of Waldrop’s Restorations. (Continued on page 3)
Polk rescinds rails to trails resolution by Leah Justice
Local property owners against the Rails to Trails initiative, a proposal to convert the area’s currently unused railbed to a trail system, have apparently made their points effectively. After hearing from those against Rails to Trails for months, the Polk County Board of Com-
missioners voted unanimously Monday, April 4 to rescind a resolution commissioners issued Dec. 6, 2010 in support of the initiative. Commissioner Reneé McDermott made the motion to rescind the resolution after reading a written statement (see page 5 for her full statement).
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
“The Rails to Trails issue is, indeed, moot,” McDermott said. Polk County Manager Ryan Whitson announced last month that he had spoken with Norfolk Southern, owner of the rail line, which said the rail line will not be given up because the line is (Continued on page 4)