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Tryon Daily Bulletin
The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper
Vol. 85 / No. 214
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
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WCCA honors Cool Mama Bakery owner by Samantha Hurst
The last scheduled passenger train traveled through Polk County on Dec. 5, 1968.
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Wednesdays, Fire Department in Green Creek, 7 a.m. - noon. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; medication assistance; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Wacky Wednesday, senior fitness and Italian club, 10 a.m.; bingo and bridge, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001. Green Creek Community Center, quilters’ group, Wednesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m. Saluda Center, Wednesday activities, Trash Train, 10 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga 12:30 p.m. For more activities, email saludacenter@hotmail.com or visit (Continued on page 2)
Martha Graber found her way to independence by opening Cool Mama Bakery two years ago. This year she was named Western Carolina Community Action’s self-sufficiency client of the year. “I had this anticipation that this is what I was going to do,” Graber said. “I had goals in mind and I felt like I could do it. But WCCA – they have helped me a lot. Their support and their encouragement really helped me along.” This includes helping her through financial literacy courses, as well as ServSafe sanitation and food storage classes. WCCA even assisted in purchasing a (Continued on page 6)
Martha Graber delivers bread and cookies to the Polk Fresh Farm Store. (photo by Samantha Hurst)
New county board majority brings big changes Gage appointed chair; Pittman interim manager by Leah Justice
A new republican majority elected to the Polk County Board of Commissioners made big
changes their first night in office. The new board was sworn into office Monday, Dec. 3 in front of a standing room only crowd and immediately made big decisions. The first was to appoint highvote getter Michael Gage as the chair of the board. Commissioners also appointed Ted Owens as vice-chair. During the November
election, commissioner Tom Pack (R) was re-elected to office along with Gage (R) and Keith Holbert (R). The new commissioners join Owens (R) and Ray Gasperson (D), who were not up for re-election this year. Following saying goodbye to (Continued on page 4)
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