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Vol. 83 / No. 116
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Saluda-Tryon water line nearing completion Construction set to be done in October by Leah Justice
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
A water line that will connect the towns of Columbus, Saluda and Tryon is expected to be complete this October, according to
Tryon engineer Joel Woods. Work is currently being done laying the line connecting the towns of Saluda and Tryon along Howard Gap Road. The towns decided a few years ago to connect their water sources in an effort to provide back up
sources between the towns. The decision was made during a severe drought, when mandatory water restrictions were placed on each town. The line will enable Tryon (Continued on page 3)
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. to noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m. 828-894-0001. Saluda Senior Center, Thursday activities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin yoga 12:30 p.m., gentle Yin Yoga 5:30 p.m., Saluda Center. 828-749-9245. NCDMV Driver’s License van, three Thursdays a month, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in front of Columbus Post Office. Check www.ncdot.gov/dmv/ office_locations for schedule. Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free. Saluda Public Library, Bouncing Babies & Toddlers in Tow, Thursdays, 10 a.m. Landrum Library, Lap Babies, Thursdays, 10 a.m.; storytime, 10:30 a.m. Polk County Public Library Summer Reading Program, Make a Splash in the (Continued on page 2)
Workers construct the Saluda-Tryon water line on Howard Gap Road. (photo by Leah Justice)
BBQ has $1.2M impact, festival official says by Jeff Byrd
The 2010 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival generated $1.2 million in economic activity in the area last month, according to an analysis by Brenda Bradshaw, public relations officer for the festival. Bradshaw said the numbers were compiled from surveys taken by a national marketing
research company this year. Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce president Andy Millard, however, said that Bradshaw’s analysis may be based on insufficient data. The chamber, which owns and operates the festival, has not yet done its own analysis, Millard said. “At this point, that (economic impact analysis) is just one per-
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son’s opinion,” Millard said. He said the chamber board is working to compile its own numbers, based on known cash outlays in the community. The chamber canceled the festival last January, citing the financial risks to the chamber and the manpower needed to run the (Continued on page 6)