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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 86 / No. 109
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
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Brady’s life and work to go on display by Samantha Hurst
About a month from now, early drawings of dream homes, scribbled notes from a creative genius and books of architectural greats will be on display at the Tryon Fine Arts Center to offer a glimpse into the life and work of Tryon architect Holland Brady. “We just want to make this a celebration of not just Holland, but Tryon too,” said Brady’s partner Dean Trakas. “Holland kind of is Tryon – he’s so attached to the history of this town and had so many great stories to tell.” Now, Trakas, along with Brady’s family and close friends, want to hear the stories others have to tell about him. (Continued on page 3)
Holland Brady works at the drafting table in his office in downtown Tryon in 2012. Brady, then at 87, still came to work most every day. He passed away on June 20, 2013. (photo by Betty Ramsey)
A 4th of July 3-on-3 basketball tournament will be held at Stearns Gym in Columbus Thursday, July 4. The tournament will be a double elimination style tournament, with registration held 15 minutes prior to game time. There is a small registration fee. Age categories include: 8-8:30 a.m. First-second graders; 8:30-9:30 a.m. Third-fourth graders; 9:3010:30 a.m. Fifth-sixth graders; 10:30-11:30 a.m. Seventh-eighth graders; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Ninth12th graders; 12:30-1:30 p.m. Adult co-ed.
Tryon seeks house to rent Whitmire by Leah Justice
The Town of Tryon is seeking a house to rent resident Eunice Whitmire following testing that revealed mold issues inside her home and fecal bacteria in her yard and crawl space after 14 years of town wastewater running onto her property. Tryon also announced that surveying has begun along East Howard Street for a replacement sewer line that the town hopes will repair issues that allow the wastewater
to flood into Whitmire’s yard during heavy rains. Council met Friday, June 28 for a special meeting and discussed the soil and air sample results then recessed the meeting until Tuesday, July 2. A sample taken on the right side of the yard was positive for human bacteroides at 1,774 cell equivalents/gram of soil and (Continued on page 4)
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