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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 86 / No. 65
There will be a tennis open house and re-opening of Red Fox’s tennis courts and pro shop on May 4 at 3:30 p.m. The event will include a clinic with local pro Jim Greene, barbecue dinner and live music. The event is sponsored by Red Fox Country Club and the Thermal Belt Community Tennis Association. For more information, call 864-905-8224. 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.; 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 (Continued on page 2)
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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Brian Cabral (center) gets ready on Coach Bruce Ollis’ call to set off from the start line of the relay race. See more pictures on page 4 and at www.tryondailybulletin.com. (photo by Samantha Hurst)
Special Olympics champions athletes of all abilities by Samantha Hurst
They ran, they jumped and they threw softballs with gusto. Polk County High School’s football stadium hosted dozens of excited athletes Tuesday,
April 30 for the first Polk County Special Olympics held in several years. Event organizer Jane Ollis said she wanted to ensure that area athletes of all abilities
and ages had an opportunity to show their talent on the track or field. “I think this day was just (Continued on page 5)
April sees over 3 inches more rain than normal by Leah Justice
April showers could truly bring May flowers this year following the 3.51 inches of rain received over the weekend. Polk County hasn’t been in a drought classification since the
middle of January, mainly from above average rainfall, particularly in January and April. The area received 3.51 inches of rain on Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and April 28, which put the month of April 3.10 inches of
rain above normal. According to the National Weather Service, the average rainfall for the month of April is 4.58 inches, based on aver(Continued on page 3)
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