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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 83 / No. 119
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
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Editor's note: Forty-one years ago today, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. Columbus resident Bud Phillips was a lead engineer for Grumman Aerospace in the development of the lunar landing module. Below, his wife, Dorothy Phillips, tells the story of her husband's work on the project. by Dorothy A. Phillips
The Tryon Daily Bulletin helped me find a relative living in this area when we moved here in 1997. There was a brief statement in the Bulletin of a real estate sale – the mother of Mrs. Ellen Furey, a Tryon resident, had just bought a home in the Red Fox development. The name Furey rang mental bells for me, so I called Mrs. Ellen Furey to find that her husband Tom was a second cousin. Tom and my husband Bud (Roland Vivian Phillips) became fast friends. They had a common interest, both having been employed by Grumman Aerospace on Long Island, N.Y. My cousin Tom asked me to write for the Bulletin the story of my husband’s work on the
The Apollo 11 lunar landing module, known as the Eagle, took astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin safely to and from the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. In 1963, Bud Phillips of Columbus was the lead engineer for Grumman Aerospace in charge of vehicle (Continued on page 3) design for the lunar module ascent stage for the NASA Apollo project.
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy 176,
Saluda, 7 a.m. to noon. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, We Care informal social group for women coping with loss. Open to newcomers, Tuesdays, 9 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe in Tryon. Shannon Slater, 828-894-7000. The Meeting Place Senior Center Tuesday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; art class, 10 a.m., Bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. Saluda Senior Center, Bridge, Tuesdays, 10 a.m., (Continued on page 2)
Sanctuary development behind on paying Columbus water bill Town considers options by Leah Justice
The Town of Columbus is looking into what its legal responsibilities are in maintaining the Sanctuary development’s water system now that the development has fallen $3,500 behind on water service payments. Columbus officials say they have tried unsuccessfully to contact Sanctuary developers about the past due bill.
Columbus Town Council last week directed new Columbus Town Manager Jonathan Kanipe to look at the town’s agreement with Sanctuary regarding water service. Under a policy approved in 2008, Columbus gives water customers 11 days after the due date to pay their bill. If the bill has not been paid after 11 days, the town shuts off the water service. In the Sanctuary development's
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
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