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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 3
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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Foothills Humane Society granted $85,000 for Community Cats project by Samantha Hurst
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Wednesdays, Fire Department in Green Creek, 7 a.m. - noon. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Italian club meeting (Buon Giorno), 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 10 a.m.; bingo or bridge, 12:30 p.m.; medication assistance program, 9 a.m. - noon. 828894-0001. Saluda Center, Wednesday activities, Trash Train, dominoes game, 10 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga, 12:30 p.m. 828-7499245. Tryon Kiwanis Club, meets Wednesdays, noon, Congregational Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon. Female Anger Management/Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340. Male Anger Management/ Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednesdays, 5 - 6:30 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340. (Continued on page 2)
PetSmart Charities recently awarded Foothills Humane Society (FHS) an $85,000 grant for the Community Cats Project, a new program designed to reduce feral cat colonies in the area. “We are excited and honored to receive this grant. It recognizes the accomplishments of our Trap-NeuterReturn program, Po’Kitties, and enables us to continue meeting our community’s pet overpopulation problem in a humane way,” said FHS presi- A litter of kittens that came in to Po'Kitties from a stray mother. They have all been dent Ruth Grubbs. “We placed in homes. (photo by Judith Kerns) hope our Community offers free spay/neuter services ral cats, in Polk County as well Cats Project will become a model for other agencies and rabies inoculations for all as Landrum, Gowensville and free-roaming cats. This includes across the country.” (Continued on page 7) The Community Cats Project all stray cats and kittens and fe-
Polk's tax rate among lowest in state Polk County Manager Ryan Whitson said last week he is proud that Polk County is in the bottom fourth of counties in the state regarding tax rate. “I once heard a general say that he was proud that he graduated at the very top of the bottom third of his class at West Point,” Whitson told commissioners. “I am proud to say that Polk County is about at the top of the bottom
fourth of counties with our tax rate.” Whitson gave an overview of how Polk County ranks in the state concerning its finances during a retreat held on Jan. 24. Whitson said according to N.C. Department of Revenue data, as of Jan. 1, 2010, there were 75 counties with a higher “effective” tax rate than Polk. Polk County’s tax rate is 52
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
cents per $100 of valuation, shared by the counties of Hyde, Burke and Alamance Counties, who also have a 52-cent tax rate. Polk, Hyde, Burke and Alamance Counties rank 25th through 29th for the lowest tax rate out of North Carolina’s 100 counties. Carteret County ranks first with 23 cents per $100 of valuation. (Continued on page 4)