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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 85 / No. 15
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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Landrum approves funding for quilt trail by Samantha Hurst
If you are interested in protecting the area’s water and natural environment, you may want to come to the Polk County Public Library Thursday, Feb . 23 at 6 p.m. for a presentation given by the Green River Watershed Alliance. The group’s purpose is to address the need to build a collaborative environmentally protective plan for the Green River watershed.
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Landrum City Council members pledged the city’s support for the creation of a Landrum Quilt Trail during their meeting Tuesday, Feb. 14. “I think that it is a good project – I think it will bring a lot of people here,” said Councilman Johnny Carruth. Councilwoman Jan Horton agreed and made a motion that the city provide $5,200 in hospitality tax funding for the project. Ellen Henderson, a representative for the Landrum Quilters, which plans to organize the trail, said these trails create a lot of buzz for a community. “[Quilt trails] are known, where they exist elsewhere, to bring in tourism and for the economic impact they have on those towns (Continued on page 7)
RIght: Crystal McSwain (left), principal of Landrum Middle School, accepts the Cardinal Heritage quilt block presented on behalf of the Landrum Quilters by 2011 president Sue Burton. The block is similar to those proposed to be made for the Landrum Quilt Trail. (photo submitted by Ellen Henderson)
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, 800-
Columbus gives go-ahead on agreement to connect town, county water systems
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Pass-through agreement added by Leah Justice
Columbus and Polk County have both approved agreements to connect their water systems between Polk County High School
and Polk County Middle School. Columbus Town Council met Thursday, Feb. 16 and approved the interconnect agreement, which specifies that Polk County will pay for the water line and construction. The construction will mean
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
that all four water systems within Polk County will soon be connected for sharing opportunities, with a newly constructed water line between Saluda and Tryon, a water line between Tryon and