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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 39
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Friday, March 25, 2011
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Ninth book for local author Mark Schweizer’s ‘The Countertenor Wore Garlic’ set to come out in April Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Saluda Center, Friday events: chair exercise, 10 a.m.; Trash Train, 10 a.m. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Friday activities include movie matinee, 10 a.m. bingo, 12:30 p.m. 828894-0001. Upstairs Artspace, exhibits “Brainstorm: Opening Minds, Embracing Change” and “Alex Irvine: Contemporary Face Jugs” run through March 26. More info: 828-859-2828. Seniors on Sobriety (SOS) AA Meeting, Fridays at noon, Polk County Chamber of Commerce Building, 2753 Lynn Rd. (Hwy 108), Tryon. 828894-0293. Tryon Toy Makers Museum, open Friday 2 - 6 p.m., 43 E. Howard St., Tryon. 828290-6600. American Legion Post 250, weekly bingo games, Fridays, 7 p.m., 43 Depot St., Tryon. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Smoke-free. Narcotics Anon., Saluda Senior Center, Friday, 8 p.m.
Saturday
Indoor/outdoor farmers’ (Continued on page 2)
by Robin A. Edgar
Don’t let local Tryon writer Mark Schweizer in on any of your secrets. They just might be revealed in the latest edition of his liturgical mystery series – especially if they have a musical bent. Growing up in Winter Park, Fla., Schweizer has been involved in music ever since his mother forced him to take piano lessons. He “Word of mouth went on to study vocal has been the best performance at Stetson University, graduating marketing tool in 1979 with a bachas well as great elor of music degree reviews on blogs.” in performance. “It was a toss-up. -- Mark Schweizer The family business was architecture, but I decided to pursue music as a career as soon as I discovered the math requirement for architecture majors,” he said. Music also played a big part in Schweizer’s personal life. He and his wife, Donis, a violinist,
Mark Schweizer
met when they both worked at the Farmhouse Restaurant in Blowing Rock, N.C. Now closed, the establishment used to hire college students (mostly music/drama majors) to wait tables, (Continued on page 6)
Polk’s travel and tourism options grow Chamber, EDC and Tryon offer to provide services by Leah Justice
Polk County has no lack of options for how to provide travel and tourism services next year. The tourism department wants to keep the service. The Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce, the county’s economic development commission (EDC)
and the Town in controversy, of Tryon have “One thing is clear. with many a l s o t h r o w n Whoever gets [the travel opinions extheir names in pressed about and tourism office] is the hat. who should run Polk County going to be under some the department. approached the serious pressure.” The Polk chamber earlier County Board -- Andy Millard this year to see of Commisif it was intersioners heard ested in taking the service in Monday, March 21 from accomexchange for approximately modations business owners who $65,000 in annual occupancy tax(Continued on page 8) es. The proposition has resulted
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