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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 83 / No. 182
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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New adult day care holds grand opening Set to open for clients by end of year by Leah Justice
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Almost 100 residents gathered to tour the new Don and Betsy Freeman Adult Day Health Care Center during
a grand opening ceremony Sunday. The adult day care center is located in a building behind the Polk County Senior Center, on property the county owns. The building was renovated with county money, as well as grant
and fundraising money. The new adult day care center is designed to help Polk County's older residents feel right at home. It includes two living rooms, equipped with (Continued on page 4)
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy 176, Saluda, 7 a.m. to noon. Polk County Transportation Authority makes a regular trip to Hendersonville on the first and third Tuesday of each month. 894-8203. 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, 828894-7000. 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 Center, Bridge, Tuesdays, 10 a.m., chair exercise, 2:30 p.m. 828-749-9245. For more activities, email saludaseniorcenter@tds.net or visit www.saluda.com. Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free. Polk County Library, Preschool Storytime, Tuesdays at (Continued on page 2)
Polk County commissioner Cindy Walker and Betsy Freeman cut the ribbon to Polk County's new adult day health facility, while commissioners Renée McDermott, Warren Watson and Ray Gasperson look on. (photo by Leah Justice)
Nina Simone Tryon birthplace for sale by Jeff Byrd
One of Tryon’s most historic properties, the birthplace of the internationally acclaimed jazz legend Eunice Waymon, later Nina Simone, is being offered for sale by the owner, Kipp McIntyre. The house has been partially restored since McIntyre bought it in 2005. A new foundation was installed, new beams and floor boards. The west wall was replaced.
“We had custom windows built based on the memories of a girl who remembered washing them,” McIntyre said. Wainscoting was purchased from the former Lynn Baptist Church before it was demolished. “It was probably the same wainscoting which was milled at Tryon Lumber at the time the Nina Simone house was built,” McIntyre said. Jim Peterman and No Problem
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Builders were the general contractors. “People are coming from all over the world to see the birthplace of Nina Simone,” McIntyre said. “This is ‘the house,’ ground zero for fans. She was literally delivered, born right there.” For McIntyre, the house and its history is one of a community (Continued on page 3)