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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 86 / No. 16
Peer Seeks Volunteers (Polk Equine Emergency Rescue) for its local, non-profit, equine ambulance. The organization will train and certify qualified candidates in large animal rescue. If interested, send appropriate contact information, including all equine and large animal experience to: PEER, P.O. Box 1237, Tryon, N.C. 28782 or email foxfield@ windstream.net.
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, corner of Hampton Court and Hwy 108. Saluda Center, Thursday activities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga, 5:30 p.m. For more activities, email saludacenter@hotmail.com or visit www. saluda.com. The Meeting Place Senior Center, Thursday activities in(Continued on page 2)
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Thursday, February 21, 2013
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Cars from a variety of police departments, including Columbus were invited to be in the Traffic Safety Symposium car show. (photo submitted by the Columbus Police Department)
Columbus top Governor Highway Safety point-getter by Leah Justice
The Columbus Police Department, which has seven officers, gained recognition earlier this month for accumulating the most N.C. Governor High-
way Safety Program points in the state. Coming in second place behind Columbus was the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department, which has 1,685
sworn officers and 550 civilian personnel. The Columbus Police Department was recognized at the (Continued on page 4)
Council spars over decisions to fire town manager by Leah Justice
Tryon’s Town Council meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 19 made it clear council members are not united on whether firing town manager Caitlin Martin was the
right decision. Mayor Alan Peoples began comments by saying there had been a lot of changes in the last few weeks and “a lot of us are unhappy. I’ll leave it at that.”
Comments mostly came from commissioners George Baker and Roy Miller with both reserving their time to speak for the (Continued on page 6)
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