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Tryon Daily Bulletin

The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper

Vol. 85 / No. 80

Tryon, N.C. 28782

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Only 50 cents

Saluda Arts Festival packs sidewalks, stores by Samantha Hurst

Summer is coming, and local libraries will soon be starting their summer reading programs. The Landrum Library and the Polk County Public Library (Saluda and Columbus locations) both offer summer reading programs for children. The programs feature special events throughout the summer and a log for children to record the books they have read. For more information, call 864-457-2218 (Landrum Library) or 828-894-8721 (Polk County library).

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. 828-894-8203. Hospice of the Carolina (Continued on page 2)

Saluda streets overflowed with visitors taking in area artwork as they were serenaded by regional musicians Saturday, May 19. What brought so many visi-

tors to downtown Saluda this weekend? The draw was the ninth annual Saluda Arts Festival. “I am hearing and feeling that it was our best festival ever,” said Susie Welsh, festival chairwoman. “We had an estimate of

maybe even 4,800 people, when in the past we’ve been closer to 3,000.” Councilman Johnny Kinard said when the festival began al(Continued on page 3)

Visitors to the Saluda Arts Festival Saturday, May 19 browse through tables of pottery and folk art at booths just outside Blue Gypsy Watering Hole. More than 80 booths lined Main Street, drawing often thirsty and hungry visitors inside restaurants or stores to shop more. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

Polk board of education raises lunch prices by Samantha Hurst

Polk County Board of Education members voted at their May meeting to increase school lunches by 10 cents for the 20122013 school year. “We looked at other systems around the area to see what their

prices were and most everyone was going up by 10 cents,” Superintendent Bill Miller said. “There’s no magic about this in the first place – we just have to do what we can to slowly move our prices closer to national averages.”

The federal government required all school systems to begin the increases last year in an effort to shrink the gap between what schools charge for meals and what the govern(Continued on page 4)

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