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Tryon Daily Bulletin
The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper
Vol. 86 / No. 63
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Monday, April 29, 2013
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Columbus Fire Dept. Chief Bobby Arledge said donations from last Monday evening’s fundraiser included almost $1,500 in cash, and about $20,000 worth of equipment, food and other supplies, for the West, Texas, fire department. 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. Saluda Center, Mondays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; line dance, 12:30 p.m.; Saluda Duplicate Bridge, 1:30 p.m. 828-7499245. For more activities, email saludacenter@hotmail.com or visit www.saluda.com. The Meeting Place Senior Center sing-along, 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 11 a.m.; bingo or bead class 12:30 p.m. 828894-0001. Christian Fellowship Luncheon TJ’s Cafe, Tryon, Mon(Continued on page 2)
Chandra Carver of Blountville, Tenn. leads her golden retriever, Indie, over a jump during the Blue Ridge Agility Club’s trial at FENCE Friday, April 26. (photo by Samantha Hurst)
Dog agility trials bring new competition to FENCE by Samantha Hurst
Four-legged athletes rounded corners and cleared fences at Foothills Equestrian Nature Center Friday afternoon to open a
weekend of Blue Ridge Agility Club (BRAC) trials. This is the second year in a row the club has chosen FENCE as a site for one of its four yearly
trial event. “We definitely are trying to diversify the groups that use our (Continued on page 3)
Columbus to consider test speed bumps on Walker St. by Leah Justice
With complaints of speeding in Columbus neighborhoods, one town councilman has asked the town to consider installing speed bumps on Walker Street to see if they actually deter
speeding. Columbus Town Council met April 18 and heard from councilman Ricky McCallister who asked to put speed bumps on council’s May agenda. McCallister said he lives on
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
Walker Street where there tends to be a lot of speeding. He said he’d like for the town to consider installing speed bumps on Walker Street to use as a test for (Continued on page 4)