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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 86 / No. 39
The First Baptist Church of Landrum will present the Easter drama, “The Story of Jesus” Saturday, March 30 at 7 p.m and Sunday, March 31 at 10:45 a.m. Admission is free. The Story of Jesus will be told through song, drama and creative arts. Bring your family and friends. For further information, call First Baptist Church of Landrum at 864-457-4118. Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy. 176, Saluda. Polk County Transportation Authority, makes a regular trip to Hendersonville on the first and third Tuesday of each month. 894-8203. The Meeting Place Senior Center, beginner/intermediate pilates, 8:30 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; devotions and art class, (Continued on page 2)
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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Yancy Pace, Brittany Jones, Olivia Clayton, Taylor Jones, Margaret-Mary (child), Cheyenne Johnson and McKenzie Rice dunk a turkey to loosen its feathers before plucking them by hand. (photo submitted by Ashley Gilbert)
Polk FFA receives grant to process poultry by Leah Justice
Students at Polk County High School now have the hands-on experience of raising and processing chickens from start to finish. The Polk County Schools Board of Education met earlier this month,
where a check was presented to the Polk County FFA chapter by Jason Davis, NC State FFA coordinator and Emma Cannon, NC State FFA president, who traveled from Raleigh to present students a check for $4,436.
Former Polk County High School agriculture teacher Kevin Bailey originally applied for the grant, which was later awarded from the N.C. Tobacco Fund As(Continued on page 4)
Tryon looks to collect $50k in delinquent water bills by Leah Justice
The Town of Tryon is looking into ways to collect approximately $50,000 worth of delinquent water bills as well as
possibly doing an audit to ensure current bills are correct. Council met March 19 and discussed differing concerns over delinquent water bills. Of
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
the total delinquent, approximately $29,000 comes from inactive accounts and approxi(Continued on page 4)