PCHS hosts outdoor education day camp March 26, page 5
Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 36
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. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, “We Care” is a weekly informal social group open to women coping with loss. The group meets at 9 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe in Tryon and is open to newcomers. For more information, contact Shannon Slater at 828-894-7000 or 800-617-7132 or sslater@hocf.org. Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9 a.m. Bridge, 10 a.m., 828-749-9245. For more activities, e-mail saludacenter@ hotmail.com or visit www. saluda.com. 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. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills is currently seeking individuals who wish to volunteer in the Upstate area. Training opportunities will be held March 22 - 24 (Columbus office). For more information call Tracey Brannon at 864-457-9125 or email tbrannon@hocf.org. (Continued on page 2)
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuessday, March 22, 2011
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Street art in Tryon Elena Greve, 1-year-old daughter of Scott and Jessica Greve of Columbus, takes a break from contributing her chalk artwork to Melrose Avenue in Tr yon during Super Saturday held March 19. Warm, sunny weather brought out crowds of families to the annual event, also called the Children’s Theater Festival. Magicians, musicians, stor ytellers, actors, jugglers and more performed at four stages in downtown Tryon. A parade featuring a costume contest took over Melrose Avenue at 12:15 p.m. Face painting, Chinese paper cutting and origami were just a few of the activities available on the streets. See page 3 for more photos. (photo by Leah Justice)
Tryon to tackle kudzu problem again by Leah Justice
The Town of Tryon is again discussing ways to eradicate kudzu. This time, the town wants to get the community involved. Tryon Town Council talked about the kudzu problem at its meeting Tuesday, March 15. Because most of the kudzu is located on private land, council members looked at ways to help property owners tackle the problem. Councilman Doug Arbogast, who requested the item be placed
on last week’s agenda, asked if the town can create an ordinance requiring property owners to remove kudzu. Town attorney Bailey Nager said an ordinance wouldn’t be appropriate unless kudzu is on structures. He said some owners couldn’t afford to take measures to eradicate kudzu on their property. Councilman Austin Chapman said many in the community are willing to take care of areas, with a recent effort being done
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
in Gillette Woods. Chapman said he’d like for the town to assist individual efforts, such as allowing property owners to burn the kudzu once it is taken down. Tryon Fire Chief Joey Davis said property owners can burn kudzu if they have a permit. He said his department would be glad to assist in any way, such as having a truck on location during burning. (Continued on page 4)