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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 70
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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Area farmer’s markets in full swing
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. Polk County Transportation Authority makes a regular trip to Hendersonville on the first and third Tuesday of each month. 894-8203. 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 800617-7132 or sslater@hocf.org. Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9 a.m. Bridge, 10 a.m., 828-749-9245. For more activities, email saludacenter@hotmail.com or visit www.saluda.com. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Tuesday activities include ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; art (Continued on page 2)
Farmer’s markets are bustling throughout the area, offering produce and other products. On Saturday, May 7, vendors in Columbus included Love on a Leash owner Joeni Zink and mother, Beba Zink (above), who sell a variety of dog treats called “Love Bites” made from peanut butter and other natural ingredients. Other items available May 7 included plants from David and Anita Miller’s stand (right). The Millers sell tomato plants, herbs, hostas and Anita’s crafts, which include quilted hats and totes. Local markets are held in Columbus Saturdays from 8:30-11 a.m. in front of the courthouse, in Green Creek on Tuesdays from 5-7:30 p.m. at the Green Creek Fire Department, in Tryon on Thursdays from 4-6:30 p.m. on McCown Street and in Saluda on Fridays from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the W. Main parking lot. See page 3 for more photos. (photos by Samantha Hurst)
Tryon, TDDA leverages funding totaling $3.2M According to a recent report prepared by the Town of Tryon in partnership with the Tryon Downtown Development Association (TDDA), Tryon’s business area has received overall funding totaling $3.2 million since 2008. The town and TDDA recently submitted the final report to the
N.C. Rural Economic Development Center for a $75,000 Economic Innovation Grant (EIG) awarded to Tryon in 2008. TDDA officials said the report illustrates a remarkable example of how small grant funds might be leveraged to accomplish larger community goals.
The $3.2 million in private and public investment in Tryon’s Central Business District and adjacent General Business corridors occurred despite the general downward, national economic trend over the three-year grant period (Continued on page 4)
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