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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 85 / No. 69
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Monday, May 7, 2012
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Mission to Nepal by Leah Justice
Pea Ridge resident and photographer Kelli Covil Collins and six others from Rutherford County will travel to Nepal this summer on a mission trip that will include a 160-mile trek to elevations of 22,000 feet. Collins said she was first led to go into the mission field last year and through a series of events was led to witness in Nepal. Nepal is a landlocked state located in South Asia in the Himalayas, which is bordered to the north by the People’s Republic of China and to the south, east and west by the Republic of India. It is the loca(Continued on page 3)
Above: Kelli Covil Collins (left) with Kenny Grier, Molly Grier, Tommy Hensley, Brad Miller and Mike Duncan, who will be traveling to Nepal on a mission trip this summer. Not pictured: Jeff Sundell, team leader and former missionary. Right: Tommy Hensley (center) with two Nepal residents on a previous mission trip. (photos submitted by Kelli Covil Collins)
Local Shriners will hold their annual paper sale for the benefit of the Shriners Hospitals for Children on Thursday, May 10 and Friday, May 11. Shriners will be collecting donations at various locations in Tryon and Columbus. The proceeds benefit the Shrine of North America, which uses the money to finance the 22 Shriner Hospitals across the country.
Mill Spring Fire Department asks for one-cent fire tax increase Mill Spring Fire Chief Trenton Carswell has asked the Polk County Board of Commissioners for a penny increase in the fire tax paid by residents of the Mill Spring Fire District. The department’s fire tax commissioners unanimously approved the one-cent increase and recommended
the county commissioners do likewise, Carswell said. County commissioners must approve the increase, which would raise the district’s fire tax rate from 5 cents to 6 cents for each $100 of property valuation. The Polk County Board (Continued on page 6)
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