Tryon makes room for museum, page 10
Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 86 / No. 146
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Friday, August 23, 2013
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Driver’s license office in Polk’s future
Polk County residents sit on benches outside the mobile DMV unit Thursday, Aug. 22. Polk County commissioner Keith Holbert said he received word recently that the county has been approved for a permanent office. See full story on page 6. (photo by Samantha Hurst)
The BBQ Pitmasters episode shot at the 20th Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival will air on the Destination America network on Sunday, Aug. 25 at 9 p.m. *** Tickets for Polk County football games are $7 per adult and $3 for students grades K-12. Season passes will be available at the gate. The first parking lot by the tennis courts is strictly for handicap parking only. See www. tryondailybulletin.com this weekend for a game recap.
TFAC awards BIG funding to area teachers by Samantha Hurst
The Tryon Fine Arts Center’s (TFAC) Arts in Education committee gave away BIG funds during a reception Wednesday, Aug. 21 to teachers prepping to take innovative art programs to their students this school year. The Be Inspired Grant (B.I.G.) Program, launched earlier this year, was created with the focus of providing
teachers with more resources to create programming to engage youth in new ways through art. SueZ Truitt, who TFAC staff credit as the brainchild of the program, said inspiration came from an article in The Washington Post that lists 10 life skills learned through the arts. Those skills include creativity, confidence, problem
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