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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 45
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Monday, April 4, 2011
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‘Photography in the Garden’ at TFAC Bartol offers ‘Explore the Arts’ program Thursday 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. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family Member Support Group, meets in Columbus on the first Monday of the month, 10 a.m. noon. For info and/or location, contact Lisa at 828-894-0104 or Annie at 864-457-7278. 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. Harmon Field Board of Supervisors meets on the first (Continued on page 2)
Spring is creeping around the corner, and soon the flowers, trees and shrubs will be in all their glory. You can get help in capturing that glory on film or pixels Thursday, April 7 when local professional photographer Chris Bartol presents “Photography in the Garden” at Tryon Fine Arts Center. You may have technical questions about exposure, shooting in full sun or shade and how to use interesting compositions to best show off your garden treasures. Bartol will offer the audience an opportunity to ask those questions and take advantage of his years of experience and knowledge. The program will be held in the Mahler Family Board Room at TFAC from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 7. A modest admission is collected at (Continued on page 3)
Spring morning mist. (photo by Chris Bartol)
Hwy. 14 bridge replacement under way $1.9M project set to be complete in September by Leah Justice
The North Pacolet River bridge along Hwy. 14 just outside Landrum is being replaced. The South Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) project budget is approximately $1.9M, which includes construc-
tion of a new bridge, roadway approaches and utilities. The state awarded the contract to the low bidder, Saddlebrook Construction of Pickens, S.C., in October 2010. Saddlebrook’s bid was $1.5 million, which did not include roadway approaches and utilities. The new bridge will be located approximately 40 feet from the current bridge, which will be kept intact during construction for continued traffic flow.
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
DOT Assistant Program Manager Jonathan Chasteen said traffic counts over the bridge were high enough for the state to decide to leave the current bridge open during construction rather than create a detour. The current bridge was listed as being structurally deficient for future projected traffic counts. “It’s an old bridge and nearing (Continued on page 4)