Workshop on food as medicine at Mill Spring Ag Center June 7, page 11
Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 85 / No. 91
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Thursday, June 7, 2012
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Facelift for Tryon Elementary Did you or anyone in your family attend or teach at Green Creek School? If so, you are invited to the 16th annual Green Creek School reunion Sunday, June 10. This all-inclusive reunion will be held at the former school (now Green Creek Community Center) from 2-5 p.m. Anyone with former ties to Green Creek School is welcome to attend.
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Thursdays, 7 a.m. - noon, old Searcy Mill parking lot, Hwy. 108, Columbus. Polk County Driver License Mobile Unit, Thursday, June 7, the Polk County Driver License Mobile Unit will be at 130 Ward St. in Columbus, directly in front of the post office from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Continued on page 2)
S hy ’ Q u a n W i n g o s h ov e l s fertilizer out of a bucket to place in a garden hole in which an oak leaf hydrangea will be planted. Wingo and his fellow students wor ked with parents and community volunteers to spruce up the bank outside of Tryon Elementary on Wednesday, June 6. Organizing parent April Kelley said numerous businesses donated plants, a landscape design, additional materials and more. Kelley said the project would be completed in several phases as part of Principal Ott Sizemore’s five-year plan to beautify the campus. See page 5 for more photos. Photos of the completed project and a list of contributing businesses will be included at a later date. (photo by Samantha Hurst)
Polk commissioner majority supports proposed fire tax increase for Columbus by Leah Justice
A majority of Polk commissioners said they are in favor of granting the Columbus Fire Department its requested one-cent increase for next year’s budget. Commissioners met Monday, June 4 at the Saluda School
auditorium and held a budget workshop prior to the meeting. Commissioner chair Ray Gasperson, vice-chair Renée McDermott and Cindy Walker agreed to include the increase in the budget for fiscal year 2012-13, while commissioners
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Trusted to care for her whole family. Emily Wilson, Polk High teacher and son, Chester
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Ted Owens and Tom Pack were against the increase. Owens and Pack said they wanted the county to take money out of its budget to pay for the extra revenue rather than approve a tax increase. (Continued on page 4)