Polk hears positive comments over decision to allow trapping, page 6
Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 86 / No. 23
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Monday, March 4, 2013
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Girl Scout cookie time Need help navigating the Medicare system? Polk County representatives of the North Carolina Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) will present a “Welcome to Medicare” Workshop on Tuesday, March 5, at 6:30 p.m. at The Meeting Place Senior Center, 75 Carmel Drive, Columbus.
Girls from Tryon Troop 802 set up shop to sell Girl Scout Cookies outside the IGA recently. Shown are Girl Scouts, left to right, Elsie Morrah Padgett, Virginia Rostick, Jessie Emory and Frances Padgett. (photo submitted by Carolyne Rostick)
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon. Baker Studios Artist Breakfast, Richard Baker Studio invites artists of all mediums, patrons and friends to his monthly “Artist Breakfast,” March 4 at 9 a.m. at his Saluda Studio located at 18 Church Street. Baker provides the coffee, compliments of Honking Tonker’s, and attendees are graciously asked to bring (Continued on page 2)
Sheriff’s office arrests credit card fraud suspect by Leah Justice
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office identified and arrested the woman in surveillance video suspected of fraudulently using a credit card. Jessica Herman, 27, of Green
Creek, was arrested Thursday, Feb. 28 and charged with seven counts of identity theft and seven counts of obtaining property under false pretenses, according to sheriff’s office records. Herman is the wife of Polk
County Animal Control officer and Green Creek Fire Chief Michael Herman. Polk County Sheriff Donald Hill said through the initial investigation, the sheriff’s (Continued on page 4)
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