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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 67
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Thursday, May 5, 2011
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PACWalk set for Saturday Event raises funds for preservation Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. - noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus. Saluda Center, Thursday activities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga, 5:30 p.m.; Saluda Center. 828-7499245. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; art class, 10 a.m., bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. Landrum Library, Lap Babies, Thursdays, 10 a.m.; storytime, 10:30 a.m. Polk County Historical Association Museum, open Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free. Saluda Public Library, Bouncing Babies and Toddlers in Tow, Thursdays, 10 a.m. Tryon Little Theater’s final show of the season, “Done (Continued on page 2)
A wide range of people will hit the trail Saturday, May 7 for this year’s PACWalk for Preservation. Participants of all ages have one common denominator: a love of the outdoors. Now in its seventh year, “PACWalk is a feel-good event that appeals to families, young people and retirees,” Pacolet Area Conservancy Executive Director Sally Walker said. “Basically anyone can be a PACWalker. Our youngest ‘walker’ has been an infant in a stroller, and the oldest has been a year shy of a century. Some like to do the half-mile Sam White Stroll around the lake, and others enjoy the two-mile (Continued on page 3)
The Dockendorf family exemplifies the wide age span of PACWalk participants. (photo submitted)
Polk chooses EDC for tourism services by Leah Justice
Polk commissioners voted unanimously on Monday, May 2 to combine the county’s travel and tourism department with its economic development commission (EDC). The county has discussed who would handle its travel and tourism services over the past few
months, most recently narrowing the choices down to combining the services with economic development or giving responsibility for the services to the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce. The county had a few offers to take on the services in exchange for an estimated $64,000 in occupancy tax funding. In addition
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
to the chamber of commerce and EDC, the Town of Tryon/Tryon Tourism Development Authority (TTDA) also expressed interest in handling the services for the county. The county travel and tourism department also offered to cut the budget or to operate on (Continued on page 4)