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Tryon Daily Bulletin
The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper
Vol. 86 / No. 82
Dr. Jerry Russell is holding a Memorial Day Service at Veterans Park in Saluda May 27 at 2 p.m. *** Democratic Women’s Club - will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, May 27 at 11 a.m. at the Democratic Headquarters in Columbus. A light lunch will be served. Everyone is welcome. 828-894-3219 Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
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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 (Continued on page 2)
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Monday May 27, 2013
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Adam Palmer, center, with two soldiers from his unit. (photo submitted)
Giving all but the ultimate sacrifice Catching up with Adam Palmer by Samantha Hurst
This Memorial Day Adam Palmer has a longer list of soldiers to remember in his prayers than
he’d like. Palmer spent three tours of duty in Iraq, giving all but the ultimate sacrifice as he watched many of his comrades lose their lives for their country. “It was rough, it was real rough and a lot of my close friends were
killed,” Palmer said. Born and raised in Polk County and Landrum, Palmer entered the military right out of high school. He said he knew he needed direction (Continued on page 6)
Saluda considers debt collector Residents express concern over past due bills by Leah Justice
The City of Saluda is considering a new debt collector that has a different and more friendly approach to collecting past due bills and taxes. City council met May 13 and
heard from Craig Halford with Transworld Systems. The city also heard from residents Bill Wilkerson and Karen Bultman, who both expressed concern over utility bill collections. Wilkerson asked the city to pursue filing utility liens, which would require a local bill from the state legislation.
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
Bultman expressed concern over a list of past utility bills she was given and asked for more detail. She said one past due bill was for $1,016. “How many months was that?” Bultman asked. “That’s what I want to know.” The city recently had approxi(Continued on page 4)