‘Creative Change’ film series to be shown in Saluda, page 5
Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 85 / No. 25
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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Polk County library receives gift of statue Donated in honor of local author Lilian Jackson Braun by Barbara Tilly
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has launched a series of Twitter feeds that will provide state-specific food safety alerts to consumers. Followers of these Twitter accounts will receive alerts about recalls of meat, poultry and processed egg products in their state, as well as information on how to protect the safety of their food during severe weather events. The FSIS state food safety alert Twitter feeds for this area are: NC_FSISAlert (North Carolina) and FSISAlert (South Carolina).
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. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, “We Care” is a weekly informal social group (Continued on page 2)
Visitors to the Polk County Public Library (PCPL) in the past few weeks may have noticed a new piece of art outside the library. The new artwork, created by Mayo Mac Boggs, was donated to the library in honor of local author Lilian Jackson Braun by her husband, Earl Bettinger. The statue is an artistic interpretation of Koko and Yum Yum, the cats in Braun’s well-known “The Cat Who…” mystery series. Inside the library are photos of the actual pets that were the inspiration for the books. According to PCPL Director Cindy Nanney, the statue is a duplicate of one Bettinger and Braun have had for years at their home. Nanney said Bettinger talked about how much Braun loved libraries in general and the Polk library in particular. After Braun’s death on June 4, 2011, Bettinger said he wanted to do something for the library in honor of his (Continued on page 4)
Statue by Mayo Mac Boggs recently donated to the Polk library in honor of Lilian Jackson Braun. (photo by Cindy Nanney)
Columbus decides first budget priority is to replace police computers, radios Retreat reviews town’s new goals by Leah Justice
Columbus Town Council held a retreat Saturday, March 3 and prioritized the town’s greatest needs, with the highest priority
placed on getting needed computers in police vehicles. Council decided that its first priority is to get new mobile data terminals (MDTs) or laptop computers for patrol vehicles and portable radios for the police department.
Other priorities include staff development and training, considering a salary increase in next year’s budget, remodeling the police department for security improvements, downtown eco(Continued on page 3)
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