Home, garden design workshop set for March 3, ‘Market Place,’ page 8
Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 85 / No. 19
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Monday, February 27, 2012
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Tryon to form committee to help decide whether to sell its water, sewer systems by Leah Justice
Have you got some old men’s ties you’ve been meaning to get rid of? Fool’s Day Festival organizers are looking for more ties, which will be used as part of an art installation in downtown Tryon during the festival on March 31. Contact Cindy Viehman at 828-859-1255 or stop by Foothills Realty to donate your ties. Organizers are also seeking entries for the Outhouse Race and the Trashion Show. For entry forms, contact event co-chair Kathleen Carson at artzycarson@gmail.com or 828-859-8316. The deadline for entering both contests is March 15.
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. Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; (Continued on page 2)
Tryon is looking to the community to help the town decide whether to sell its water and wastewater systems. Council met Tuesday, Feb. 21
and discussed an offer from Ni America, a private company, to purchase the town’s water and sewer systems. Council agreed to ask interim manager Joey Davis to advertise for a committee.
torn on whether to sell the systems to Ni America. “As I said at the Ni America meeting, the big elephant is joining with the towns and county,”
Council members still seem
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PCHS seniors Madison Alexander, Cade Underwood and Cole Pellatt compete in the preliminary round of Polk’s Got Talent. They received enough votes to advance to the final round, to be held Monday, Feb 27. (photo by Mimi Alexander)
Polk’s Got Talent finals tonight at PCHS It was standing room only in the Tryon Theatre on Monday and Tuesday nights for the inaugural Polk’s Got Talent preliminary rounds. The talent was truly local, as at least one member of each act was required to live in
Polk County. Twenty-four acts shared their talents with hundreds of audience members over the two-night preliminary event. The final round will be held at Polk County High School (PCHS) on Monday,
Feb. 27. Seven acts from the junior division and six from the open division will advance to the finals. Advancing to the next round (Continued on page 3)
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