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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 35
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Monday, March 21, 2011
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Leaders in conservation forum Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Monday activities include line dancing, 10 a.m., senior fitness, 11 a.m., Bingo or bead class, 12:30 p.m. 828894-0001. Christian Fellowship Luncheon, TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mondays except holidays, noon - 1 p.m.; food, fellowship and discussion of relevant issues; interdenominational. 859-5051. Chess Club, Mondays, 12:30 p.m., recreation room, LaurelHurst Apartments, Columbus. Open to anyone in community. 894-3336. Saluda Center, Monday activities include Line Dancing at 12:30 p.m. For more information visit Saluda.com. Western Carolinas Classic Radio Club, Monday, March 21 at 2 p.m., Studio 118 at ICC Polk. “Escape: ‘Blood Bath.’” The Winter Jazz Series follows around 3:10 p.m., featuring Max Roach and Buddy Rich. All are welcome. Free. Al Anon: Green Creek, (Continued on page 2)
Local land owners discuss conser vation issues during the Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC)’s Feb. 27th “Saving Our Horse Country” forum. Panel members included PAC Executive Director Sally Walker, Land Protection Specialist Pam Torlina, veterinarian Thann Boyum, attorney Agatha Guy and landowners Sue Mullen and Gerald Pack. For more information about conser vation, contact The Pacolet Area Conservancy at 828-8595060 or by visiting www. pacolet.org.
Wording of charter school bill concerns Polk County school leaders by Samantha Hurst
Polk County Schools Board of Education passed a resolution March 14 requesting members of the North Carolina House of Representatives make significant changes to legislation known as Senate Bill 8 regarding charter schools. Superintendent Bill Miller said his biggest concern lies with funding. “We believe that Senate Bill 8 has wording in it that is in there on purpose so that we would have to share any penny of money that comes into our schools,” Miller
said. “When a booster gives money, when a band parent raises money … we would have to send them some of that money. We believe they have wrote that in there on purpose so they can get some of that money.” Currently under North Carolina law, local funds reserved for education follow the student. This means if a parent in Polk County moves their student from a Polk County traditional public school to a local charter school – Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy and Lake Lure Classical Academies in Rutherford
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
County and Mountain Community School in Hendersonville – the average per pupil expenditure of $1,867.13 is transferred from Polk County Schools’ annual allotment to the chosen school. For Polk Schools this amounted to a loss of $334,148 this school year, according to Polk BOE Finance Officer Charlotte Sullivan. The families of 83 students living inside Polk County limits chose for their children to attend charter schools instead of local (Continued on page 7)