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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 85 / No. 119
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Thursday, July 19, 2012
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Summer Sizzler ignites love of art in youth by Samantha Hurst
This week in local history Several notable events in local history have anniversaries this week. On July 16, 1767, Colonial Governor Tryon extended the Carolina border to Tryon Peak. Tuesday, July 16 also marked the anniversary of the great WNC flood, which took place in 1916. On July 20, 1964, the Polk County 4-H Foundation was incorporated.
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, July 19, the Polk County Driver License Mobile Unit will be at 130 Ward St. in Columbus, directly in front of the Post Office (Continued on page 2)
Both activities were part of Tryon Arts and Inside the woodshop of Tryon Arts and Craft School’s Summer Sizzler art camp. Crafts School young students worked last week “It was very educational and fun,” said to drill pieces of wood together as they created participant Gavin Hyder. “You end up with a tool and flower boxes. An hour earlier, they had (Continued on page 3) finished weaving together material.
Instructor Marla Bailey works with Summer Sizzler participant Emma Woodward Burdett on a weaving project. (photo by Julia McIntyre)
Landrum Middle receives national award Landrum Middle School recently received a national Making Middle Grades Work (MMGW) award for depth of implementation, based on the progress of local school leaders and teachers in improving school practices and raising student achievement. The school is one of only
eight middle grades schools in the nation receiving the MMGW depth of implementation award in 2012. This designation is given to schools that deeply implement the MMGW design, have at least 50 percent of eighth-graders completing a rigorous curriculum in one or more subject areas and
meet the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) criteria of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. More than 450 middle grades schools in 21 states participate in the MMGW school improvement initiative to create a culture of
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The Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Program at Rutherford Regional Health System
Helping heart and lung patients recover sooner and return to full, active lives. For more information call 828-286-5053.
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